University of Houston Athletics
Tye Jackson Named To All-Conference USA First Team
2/27/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 27, 2007
DALLAS - University of Houston junior guard Tye Jackson (Houston, Texas/Westfield HS/Purdue) was named to the All-Conference USA First Team, the league office announced Tuesday.
Jackson, who leads C-USA's in scoring (21.8 ppg) and ranks seventh nationally, earned first-team honors for the second-straight year. She was named to the watch lists for both the Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award Preseason Watch Lists and was also a preseason all-league selection.
Joining Jackson on the first team was Lauren Neaves (Rice), Jillian Robbins (Tulsa), Carmen Guzman (UAB) and Jami Montagnino (Tulane).
She is the only player in C-USA to rank among the top-15 in scoring (21.8/1st), rebounding (6.8/12th), assists (4.15/6th) and steals (2.1/9th). Jackson has scored 10 or more points in each of her 20 starts with 14 20-plus point games, two games with 30 or more points and seven double-doubles. Her season-best of 31 came against East Carolina (Jan. 10). She also ranks 100th nationally in assists per game (4.2) and 36th in three-point field goals per game (2.4).
Jackson missed the season's first six games due to an injury, returning to action just 20 days after undergoing knee surgery.
The Cougars (8-18) play the Marshall Thundering Herd at 1 p.m. CST Thursday, in the opening game of the 2007 Conference USA Women's Basketball Championship, presented by Aèropostale, at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa.
2007 Conference USA All-Conference Awards
First Team
Carmen Guzman, UAB, G, 5-9, Sr., New York/Murry Bergtraum
Tye Jackson, Houston, G, 5-10, Jr., Houston, Texas/Purdue
Jami Montagnino, Tulane, G, 5-8, Sr., Baton Rouge, La./Christian Life Academy
Lauren Neaves, Rice, F, 6-2, Sr., Cooper City, Fla./Cooper City
Jillian Robbins, Tulsa, F, 6-1, Sr., Spring, Texas/Klein
Second Team
Janielle Dodds, SMU, P, 6-3, Jr., Fairfax, Va./West Springfield
Modupe Ishola, Marshall, C, 6-2, Sr., Washington, D.C./H.D. Woodson
Cherie Mills, East Carolina, C, 6-4, Sr., Ayden, N.C./Ayden Grifton
Diamond Rogers, UAB, F, 5-11, Jr., Jackson, Miss./Murrah
Jasmine Young, East Carolina, G, 5-5, Soph., Richmond, Va./Monacan
Third Team
Amber Eugene, Southern Miss, G, 5-7, Soph., St. Rose, La./Destrehan
D'Aundra Henry, Tulane, G, 5-8, Sr., Houma, La./Ellender
Jareica Hughes, UTEP, G, 5-3, Fr., Southfield, Mich./Southfield-Lathrup
Ashley Langford, Tulane, G, 5-5, Soph., Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg
Kendra Reed, Southern Miss, G/F, 5-10, Soph., Bay St. Louis, Miss./Bay St. Louis
