All-ACCAC/Region I women's basketball honors announced

Posted: Apr 06, 2021

The all-ACCAC/Region I women's basketball awards have been announced with regular season champion Eastern Arizona taking two of the three major awards.

Central Arizona's Denali Hughes was named Player of the Year, while EAC's Catarina Ferriera was chosen as Freshman of the Year and Cameron Turner Coach of the Year.

Hughes led the conference with a 22.3 scoring average heading into the regional playoffs. That is also fifth in the nation in the NJCAA. She is also second in the league in rebounding at 9.2 per game.

Ferriera is third in the ACCAC with a 13.7 average and sixth with 5.9 rebounds per contest.

Turner led the Gila Monsters to a 14-2 overall record, 10-2 in conference action.

The all-ACCAC/Region I teams

All-ACCAC

First team

Denali Hughes – CAC

Catarina Ferriera – EAC

Isis Smith – EAC

Senya Rabouin – CAC

Sierra Mich'l – Pima

Fama Thiam – Pima

Second Team

Faith Silva – AWC

Tatjana Tater – Cochisie

Teresa DaSilva – AWC

Seairra Hughes – CAC

Susi Namoa – EAC

Ajae Yoakum – EAC

Third Team

Nikya Orange – Pima

Luisa Chavez – Pima

All-Region I, Division I

First Team