Moriah Hodge and Illyssa Vivo Earn SSC Honors
ORLANDO, Fla. - University of Tampa women's basketball players Moriah Hodge and Illyssa Vivo have both found a spot on the 2012-13 All-Sunshine State Conference Women's Basketball Team, as second team honorees.
Lynn's Kira Harvey was selected SSC Player and Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Nova Southeastern's Danielle Robinson was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Saint Leo's Teresa Manigrasso was tabbed Newcomer of the Year, while Eckerd's Annie Armstrong was recognized as Freshman of the Year. Lynn's Niki Washington was chosen as Coach of the Year.
Voting for the 2012-13 All-SSC Women's Basketball Team was conducted among the league's head women's basketball coaches.
Earning a spot on the all-conference first team with Harvey and Manigrasso were Eckerd's Krystal Charles, Nova Southeastern's Meixandra Porter, and Florida Tech's Kayk Wilson.
Named All-SSC Second Team with NSU's Robinson were: Rollins' Sarah Blackburn, Nova Southeastern's Amanda Burakoski, and Tampa's Hodge and Vivo.
An All-Newcomer Team was also selected. Earning a spot on the squad with Armstrong, Manigrasso, and Burakoski were Barry's Tyler Hardy and Nova Southeastern's Tailor Jones.
Hodge, a senior forward from Cincinnati, is averaging 11.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Spartans. She finished the regular season strong, scoring double figures in three of the final four games. A 13 point, 17 rebound effort at Saint Leo was among her highlights as she tallied 10-plus points in 11 league games this season.
Vivo, a junior guard from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is the team leader with 11.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. She also holds team honors with 83 assists. She has two double-doubles in conference games. Vivo also earned SSC Player of the Week honors on December 20.
2012-13 ALL-SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Krystal Charles, Eckerd (Sr)
Kira Harvey, Lynn (Sr)
Teresa Manigrasso, Saint Leo (Jr)
Meixandra Porter, Nova Southeastern (Sr)
Kayk Wilson, Florida Tech (So)
Player of the Year - Kira Harvey, Lynn
Co-Defensive Player of the Year - Kira Harvey, Lynn
Co-Defensive Player of the Year - Danielle Robinson, Nova Southeastern
Newcomer of the Year - Teresa Manigrasso, Saint Leo
Freshman of the Year - Annie Armstrong, Eckerd
Coach of the Year - Niki Washington, Lynn
SECOND TEAM
Sarah Blackburn, Rollins (Jr)
Amanda Burakoski, Nova Southeastern (Jr)
Moriah Hodge, Tampa (Sr)
Danielle Robinson, Nova Southeastern (So)
Illyssa Vivo, Tampa (Jr)
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Annie Armstrong, Eckerd (Fr)
Amanda Burakoski, Nova Southeastern (Jr)
Tyler Hardy, Barry (Jr)
Tailor Jones, Nova Southeastern (Sr)
Teresa Manigrasso, Saint Leo (Jr)