LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Senior forward Janelle Garber was named second team All-PSAC East in a vote of the league’s head coaches Tuesday afternoon. It marks the third straight year that Garber has been honored on the postseason all-league team.
Shippensburg's Lauren Beckley, who finished her career as the conference’s all-time leading scorer, was named the PSAC East athlete of the year for the second straight season while Kristina Freeman, the leading scorer on Gannon's undefeated and No. 1 nationally ranked team was named the PSAC West athlete of the year.
For the second straight campaign, the PSAC East freshman of the year award goes to a Bloomsburg rookie as Dana Wieller was this year's honoree, following teammate Kelsey Gallagher a year ago. Indiana (Pa.)'s Sarah Pastorek was the PSAC West freshman of the year. The two coach of the year award winners came from the two divisional champions as Millersville's Mary Fleig and Gannon's Cleve Wright were the East and West winners, respectively.
Garber became the 14th player in West Chester University history to reach 1,000 career points earlier in the season. She led the team in scoring this winter, averaging 11.0 points per game, while also finishing third in rebounding with 5.5 rebounds per contest. She also tied for second on the team with 35 blocks.
Garber was 28th in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in scoring average and ranked sixth in the loop with a .488 field-goal percentage. Her 1.2 blocked shots per game also tied for ninth in the PSAC.
Garber was a second team All-PSAC East pick her sophomore year (2008) and a first team selection last winter (2009). She ends her stellar career 11th all-time at WCU in scoring with 1,092 career points. She also ranks ninth in career rebounds (661) and third in career blocked shots (116).
West Chester (19-10) finished fourth in the Eastern Division and upset No. 23 Millersville in the first round of the conference tournament to reach the semifinals for the third straight season where the Golden Rams fell, 81-63, at the hands of California (Pa.) last Friday.
2009-10 All-PSAC East Women's Basketball Team
First Team
Lauren Beckley*** Shippensburg Sr. Fairfield, Pa./Fairfield
Kelsey Gallagher^ Bloomsburg So. East Stroudsburg, Pa./ES South
Kasey Gardner^ Shippensburg Jr. Sharpsville, Pa./Sharpsville
Raquel Green Millersville Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./Engineering & Science
Melissa McQuade* Kutztown Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler
Angel Stephens^ Cheyney Sr. Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem
Second Team
Jenna Craig^ Millersville Sr. Lewistown, Pa./Lewistown
Janelle Garber^* West Chester Sr. Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown
Ashley Moyer Millersville Sr. Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest
Lutfiyya Muhammad^ Cheyney Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./Delaware State
DeAnna Rayam ESU Sr. Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom
Rachel Wisemiller^ Kutztown Sr. Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton
PSAC East Player of the Year
Lauren Beckley Shippensburg Sr. Fairfield, Pa./Fairfield
PSAC East Freshman of the Year
Dana Wieller Bloomsburg Fr. Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty
PSAC East Coach of the Year
Mary Fleig Millersville
* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection
2009-10 All-PSAC West Women's Basketball Team
First Team
Kristina Freeman* Gannon Sr. Yonkers, N.Y./Pelham Memorial
Samantha Reimer^* Edinboro Sr. Altoona, Pa./Altoona
Kayla Smith** California Jr. Elkins, W.Va./Elkins
Lizzie Suwala Clarion Sr. Ford City, Pa./Ford City
Brittany Tabron^ Gannon Sr. Canton, Ohio/Central Catholic
Brooque Williams** California Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry
Second Team
Amy Achesinski^ Mercyhurst Jr. Butler, Pa./Butler
Renee' Brown Edinboro So. Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Alvernia Catholic
Lacey Claar IUP Jr. Imler, Pa./Claysburg-Kimmel
Kelsey Conklin*^ Edinboro Sr. Edinboro, Pa./General McLane
Tiffany Crocker Gannon Sr. Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman
Carrie Nolan^ Gannon Sr. Girard, Pa./Girard
PSAC West Player of the Year
Kristina Freeman Gannon Sr. Yonkers, N.Y./Pelham Memorial
PSAC West Freshman of the Year
Sarah Pastorek IUP Fr. Johnstown, Pa./Bishop McCort
PSAC West Coach of the Year
Cleve Wright Gannon
* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection
