Stanley Named Third-Team All-Sun Belt

NEW ORLEANS - App State women's basketball's Pre Stanley was named to the All-Sun Belt Third Team, as the league office announced Sun Belt All-Conference Awards.

Voted on by the league's coaches and media members, Stanley garners her first postseason all-conference honor, as she was named preseason All-Sun Belt the last two seasons. 

Stanley has got it done on both ends of the floor, where she is one of five players in the league to lead their team in scoring and steals. 

The junior is averaging a career-high 14.3 points, 1.7 steals and shooting 76.9 percent from the charity stripe in addition to her 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. 

Stanley is sixth in the league in scoring, field goal percentage (38.2 percent), fourth in free throw makes (103), third in free-throw attempts with 137 and tied for seventh in steals. 

She scored in double figures in 21 of 29 games with seven games of 20 or more points, which is tied for third in the league. Two of her highest scoring outings came in Sun Belt play, pouring in 25 points in an overtime win against Texas State and most recently tying a personal-high 28 points in the upset over Coastal Carolina in the double-overtime.

The Rockledge, Fla., native is known to play her best down the stretch, averaging 17.6 points in the month of March and April while shooting 46.9 percent from the floor, 78.7 percent from the free-throw line and 42.4 percent from beyond the arc.

Stanley and the Mountaineers will look to make some noise in the tournament starting on Tuesday against No. 5 seed Little Rock in the first round at 4 p.m. ET in Lafayette. 

2019-20 SUN BELT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON HONORS
 
All-Sun Belt First Team
DJ Williams, Coastal Carolina (Sr., G, Moreno Valley, Calif.)
Kyra Collier, Little Rock (Sr., G, North Little Rock, Ark.)
Shaforia Kines, South Alabama (Sr., G, Birmingham, Ala.)
Marie Benson, UTA (Sr., F, Waco, Texas)
Japonica James, Troy (Sr., F, Mobile, Ala.)
 
All-Sun Belt Second Team
Aja Blount, Coastal Carolina (So., F, Northampton, Pa.)
Naheria Hamilton, Coastal Carolina (Sr., C, Goldsboro, N.C.)
Ty'Reona Doucet, Louisiana (Jr., F, Ville Platte, La.)
Antoinette Lewis, South Alabama (Jr., F, Memphis, Tenn.)
Alexus Dye, Troy (Jr., F, Birmingham, Ala.)
 
All-Sun Belt Third Team
Pre Stanley, Appalachian State (Jr., G, Rockledge, Fla.)
Jireh Washington, Arkansas State (So., G, Memphis, Tenn.)
Teal Battle, Little Rock (Jr., F, Millington, Tenn.)
Savannah Jones, South Alabama (Jr., G, Ocean Springs, Miss.)
Jasmine Robinson, Troy (Jr., G, Augusta, Ga.)
 
Player of the Year
DJ Williams, Coastal Carolina (Sr., G, Moreno Valley, Calif.)
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Naheria Hamilton, Coastal Carolina (Sr., C, Goldsboro, N.C.)
 
Freshman of the Year
Gara Beth Self, ULM (Fr., G, New Albany, Miss.)
 
Newcomer of the Year
Marie Benson, UTA (Sr., F, Waco, Texas)
 
Coach of the Year
Jaida Williams, Coastal Carolina