University of Houston Athletics
Women's Basketball Has Four Players Named To All C-USA Squads
3/4/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 4, 2008
HOUSTON - Twiggy McIntyre (Sapulpa, Okla./Sapulpa HS/Kansas State) led four University of Houston women's basketball players who earned All-Conference USA honors as the league announced the first of its postseason honors Tuesday.
C-USA women's basketball coaches, sports information directors and selected media members participated in the voting.
McIntyre was named to the first team, the eighth-straight year a UH player has earned a spot among the league's top-five players. She ranks third in the league in scoring (15.5 ppg) and is tied for the C-USA lead and ranks 18th nationally in free-throw percentage (.866).
McIntyre is the conference's leading three-point shooter and ranks 35th in the country, connecting on 2.5 triples per game. She also ranks among C-USA's top 15 in four other categories, 3-point field goal percentage (3rd/.391), steals (12th/1.77), assists (15th/2.93/) and minutes played (11th/33.6). She was a WBCA Honorable Mention Player of the Month for January and was named C-USA Player of the Week on Jan. 7 and Jan. 21.
Tye Jackson (Houston, Texas/Westfield HS/Purdue) earned third-team honors, making her only the third player in school history to win all-league accolades three times. Chandi Jones (4) and Pat Luckey (3) are the others.
Jackson, a two-time First-Team All C-USA honoree (2006, 2007) was the 2007 C-USA Preseason Player of the Year, but has struggled this year due to a chronic left knee injury. She missed two games and has been playing with a brace all season long. She has averaged over 30 minutes per game and her 11 ppg ranks her in the league's top-30. She also appears in the top-10 in assists (6th/4.13) and assist/turnover ratio (5th/1.46).
Earlier this season, Jackson became the 17th player in school history to eclipse 1,000-career points. Her 1,179 career points ranks her eighth all-time. She tallied the fourth triple-double in school and league history on Feb. 2 against UAB. She was named C-USA Player of the Week on Feb. 3.
Cobilyn Hill (Houston, Texas/Eisenhower HS) and Courtney Taylor (Crockett, Texas/Crockett HS) were both named to the All-Freshman Team, the first time the Cougars have played two first-year players on the team.
Hill emerged as one of C-USA's leading shot blockers this season. The 6-3 center averages 2.2 blocks per game, ranking fourth in the league and 36th nationally. She made 20 starts in the regular season and played almost 20 minutes per game (19.8). Hill ranks 20th in C-USA in rebounding (5.5 rpg) and has averaged 7.8 ppg.
Taylor made 24 starts and has been UH's most consistent player this season. She ranks fifth in C-USA in rebounding (8.5 ppg), 69th nationally, and is Houston's third-leading scorer (9.8 ppg). Her 46.3 field goal percentage (107-231) leads the Cougars and ranks 13th in C-USA. She has a team-high eight double-doubles, with six coming in conference play.
The Cougars (15-15) earned the No. 4 seed in the 2008 C-USA Women's Basketball Championship and will face either No. 5 Southern Miss or No. 12 UCF Friday at 4:30 p.m. CST at New UCF Arena in Orlando, Fla.
Free internet radio broadcasts of all UH games at the C-USA Championship are available by clicking the Stretch Internet Broadcast link at UHCougars.com. Streaming video for all championship games will also be made available through the All-Access package at ConferenceUSA.com.
2007-08 ALL C-USA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS
First Team
Janielle Dodds, SMU, P, 6-3, Sr., Fairfax, Va./West Springfield
Jareica Hughes, UTEP, G, 5-3, Soph., Southfield, Mich./Southfield-Lathrup
Pauline Love, Southern Miss, F, 6-0, Soph., Luxora, Ark./Jones County JC
Twiggy McIntyre, Houston, G, 5-5, Jr., Sapulpa, Okla./Kansas State
Diamond Rogers, UAB, F, 5-11, Sr., Jackson, Miss./Murrah
Second Team
Valeriya Berezhynska, Rice, C, 6-4, Sr., Miami, Fla./Northwest Christian Academy
Natasha Lacy, UTEP, G, 5-10, Sr., El Paso, Texas/TCU
Izabela Piekarska, UTEP, C, 6-5, Sr., Warszawa, Poland/SMS Sport
LaCoya Terry, East Carolina, G, 5-10, Jr., Hephzibah, Ga./Hephzibah
Jasmine Young, East Carolina, G, 5-5, Jr., Richmond, Va./Monacan
Third Team
Tye Jackson, Houston, G, 5-10, Sr., Houston, Texas/Purdue
Ashley Langford, Tulane, G, 5-5, Jr., Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg
Tia Lewis, UCF, F/C, 6-0, Fr., Poulan, Ga./Worth County
Crystal McFadden, UAB, G, 5-10, Sr., New York, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum
Larrissa Williams, Tulsa, F/C, 6-3, Soph., Little Rock, Ark./Robinson
Delisha Wills, SMU, F, 5-10, Soph., Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite
All-Freshman Team
Emma Cannon, UCF, F, 6-2, Rochester, N.Y./School of the Arts
Cobilyn Hill, Houston, C, 6-3, Houston, Texas/Eisenhower
Tia Lewis, UCF, F/C, 6-0, Poulan, Ga./Worth County
Amanda Peterson, UAB, G, 5-10, Homewood, Ala./Homewood
Courtney Taylor, Houston, G/F, 6-0, Crockett, Texas/Crockett
