Senior Kim Beck was named the Atlantic 10 player of the year in a poll conducted by the conference’s coaches, the conference announced Wednesday. Beck is the first GW player in four years to earn the accolade.
Averaging 13.6 points per game and ranking third nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.60), Beck was also named first-team all-conference for the third straight year. Only two other Colonials have ever been named to the conference’s top list three times.
“It’s always good to get recognition,” the always-humble Beck said. “Our team has gotten a lot of recognition this year.”
Junior Jessica Adair was also named to the first team while senior Sarah-Jo Lawrence earned third-team honors. Senior Whitney Allen and Beck were named to the all-conference defensive team.
2008 ATLANTIC 10
CONFERENCE WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL HONOREES
First-team
Junior Jessica Adair, forward
Senior Kimberly Beck, point guard
Third-team
Senior Sarah-Jo Lawrence, guard
Defensive team
Senior Whitney Allen, forward
Senior Kim Beck, point guard
Academic team
Senior Sarah-Jo Lawrence
Player of the year: Beck
Student-athlete of the year: Lawrence