March 4, 2015

Cavallaro, Rodney Earn All-SSC Honors

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Nova Southeastern University, Sunshine State Conference Regular Season Champion, boasts seven All-SSC awards including the Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year. In all, 14 women's basketball student-athletes were recognized as All-SSC.

Jasmine Wilkins was selected Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Sharks to a 21-5 (13-3) record in 2014-15. Wilkins joins Kira Harvey (Lynn, 2013) as the only athletes to be named SSC Player and Defensive Player of the Year since the defensive award was established in 2008.

Nova Southeastern's LeAnn Freeland is named SSC Coach of the Year by her peers. She takes her team into the conference tournament as the overall No. 1 seed.

Newcomer of the Year belongs to Eckerd's Trine Kasemagi after she received all but one of the first place votes for newcomer team. Kasemagi is also named the SSC Freshman of the Year.

Jasmine Wilkins (Nova Southeastern), Rana Thomas (Eckerd), Kayk Wilson (Florida Tech), Danielle Robinson (Nova Southeastern), and Juliana Cavallaro (Tampa) make up the All-SSC first team. Kayk Wilson is the only first teamer from last year to return to the list.

2015 ALL-SSC Women's Basketball Honors

First Team
Pos.
F
G
G
G
G

Second Team
Pos.
F/C
F
G
G
Post

Newcomer Team
Pos.
F/C
G
G
G
G

Name
Jasmine Wilkins^
Rana Thomas
Kayk Wilson*
Danielle Robinson
Juliana Cavallaro

Name
Trine Kasemagi
Emmalee Schill~
Sarah Taylor*
Ashley Losch
Aisha Rodney

Name
Trine Kasemagi
Jessica Valley
Shequana Harris
Monaye Merritt
Julia Ingler

School
Nova Southeastern
Eckerd
Florida Tech
Nova Southeastern
Tampa

School
Eckerd
Rollins
Rollins
Rollins
Tampa

School
Eckerd
Nova Southeastern
Florida Tech
Nova Southeastern
Rollins

Yr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.

Yr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.

Yr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.

Hometown
Miami, Fla.
Springfield, Mo.
Rockledge, Fla.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Venice, Fla.

Hometown
Tallinn, Estonia
St. Augustine, Fla.
Longwood, Fla.
Sarasota, Fla.
Grosse Pointe, Mich.

Hometown
Tallinn, Estonia
Lafayette, Ind.
Bronx, N.Y.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Harmony, Fla.

*=2013-14 First Team
^=2013-14 Second Team
~=2013-14 Defensive Player of the Year

Player of the Year = Jasmine Wilkins, Nova Southeastern

Defensive Player of the Year = Jasmine Wilkins, Nova Southeastern

Newcomer of the Year = Trine Kasemagi, Eckerd

Freshman of the Year = Trine Kasemagi, Eckerd

Coach of the Year = LeAnn Freeland, Nova Southeastern