A Quintet Of MIAC Postseason Award Winners

MOORHEAD, Minn. (2/29/12)--Concordia had five different players earn MIAC postseason honors it was announced by the league office on Wednesday. The quintet helped the Cobbers finish third in the MIAC and advance to the semifinals of the conference tournament.

Juniors Tricia Sorensen (Bismarck, N.D./Century HS) and Emily Thesing (Brainerd, Minn.) were selected to the All-Conference Team while Alex Lippert (Willmar, Minn.) earned All-MIAC Honorable Mention honors and freshman guard Alley Fisher (Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS) was placed on the All-First-Year Team. Andrea Benjamin (Sr., Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge HS) was the team's representative on the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.

It is the first conference postseason awards for all five players.

Sorensen led the team in scoring in MIAC play. She finished with a 14.0 points per game average in the team's 22 league games. She also averaged a team-high 7.0 rebounds and recorded a team-high 38 steals. She was seventh in the MIAC in scoring and sixth in rebounding. Sorensen was also ninth in field goal percentage (46.5%). 

Thesing averaged 11.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and a team-high 2.8 assists per conference game. She was sixth in the league in assists and 15th in free throw percentage (72.8%).

Lippert made a huge impact in the middle for the Cobbers. She led the MIAC in blocked shots (1.91/game). Lippert averaged 10.1 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game. She had a pair of double-doubles in conference play and scored at least 10 points in 13 of the 22 MIAC games.

Fisher played in all 22 games in her first collegiate MIAC season. She averaged 7.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in conference play. She missed only four free throws all season and led the MIAC in free throw percentage (92.3%). Fisher had a career-high 21 points at Gustavus on Jan. 16.


Complete List of MIAC All-Conference Awards