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Tyra James has been named the 2020 Atlantic Region Player of the Year and headlines the 2019-20 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Atlantic Region Women's Basketball Team.
James, the 2019-20 Mountain East Conference (MEC) Player of the Year, is a graduate student from Cincinnati, Ohio. She led the MEC in scoring and ranked among the Top 5 players nationally this season in averaging 24.6 points per game during the regular season. She was also ranked among the Top 5 players in the MEC this season in both rebounds (fourth, 10.9) and assists (second, 4.6). James also became the first MEC player in history to record two triple-doubles in the same season.
Joining James on the 2019-20 All-Atlantic Region First Team are Michaela Barnes (Edinboro), Ariel Jones (Shippensburg), Kwanza Murray (Lincoln) and Lilly Ritz (Wheeling). These five women are now eligible for All-America recognition.
The second team consists of Seina Adachi (Notre Dame (Ohio)), Jamiyah Johnson (Davis & Elkins), Lauren Lister (Millersville), Madison May (Concord), Re'Shawna Stone (Glenville State) and Kyaja Williams (Bowie State).
Jones is a repeat selection to the First Team, while Barnes was a Second Team selection last season. Lister and May are repeat selections to the Second Team.
Sports information directors from NCAA Division II Atlantic Region schools and conferences selected the two all-region teams. The process concludes with All-American selections announced later in the month. The Atlantic Region consists of schools from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the MEC and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), along with independents Bluefield State and Salem.
The 2019-20 D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Women's Basketball Team featured six players from the MEC, three players from the PSAC, two players from the CIAA and zero players from independents.
The team is sponsored by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association, which encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
2019-20 D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Women's Basketball Teams
FIRST TEAM
Name School Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown
Michaela Barnes Edinboro G 5-5 Sr. Lakewood, Ohio
Tyra James ** Urbana F 6-0 Gr. Cincinnati, Ohio
Ariel Jones Shippensburg G 5-7 Jr. Lebanon, Pa.
Kwanza Murray Lincoln G 5-8 Sr. Summerville, S.C.
Lily Ritz Wheeling F 6-1 So. Cambridge, Ohio
**
Atlantic Region Player of the Year
SECOND TEAM
Name School Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown
Seina Adachi Notre Dame (Ohio) G 5-7 Sr. Attica, Ohio
Jamiyah Johnson Davis & Elkins F 5-11 Jr. Williamsburg, Va.
Lauren Lister Millersville G 5-8 Jr. Blandon, Pa.
Madison May Concord F 6-1 Sr. Athens, W.Va.
Re'Shawna Stone Glenville State G 5-6 So. Waynesville, Mo.
Kyaja Williams Bowie State F 5-8 Sr. Baltimore, Md.
* Six players selected to Second Team due to a tie in voting.
