GUNNISON, Colo. – Minnesota State University Moorhead junior, Angie Jetvig was one of two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women's basketball players honored on Wednesday as a first team selection ot the Daktronics All-Central Region Team.
NSIC Player of the Year Ashley Arlen of No. 9 Wayne (Neb.) State earned Daktronics All-Central Region Player of the Year honors to headline the regional team. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year Dana Schreibvogel of No. 5 Fort Lewis finished second in the first team voting that concluded Monday night by the Division II Sports Information Directors in the region. Vera Jo Bustos of Adams State, Jetvig and Christina Whitelaw of Colorado Christian rounded out the first team selections.
Jetvig led the region with 19.3 points per game and was fourth in the NSIC with 8.3 rebounds per game. She finished with 15 games of 20 or more points, and scored in double figures in all but two games this season. She also finished with seven double-doubles, including 13 points and 10 rebounds in the NSIC quarterfinal game at Northern State.
Arlen is making her second straight appearance on the Daktronics first team after leading her team to the semifinals of the NSIC Tournament last weekend. The Wildcats earned the No. 3 seed for the NCAA Central Region Tournament that starts Friday in Durango, Colo.
Schriebvogel led the Skyhawks to their first RMAC Shootout championship last weekend. She's leading the RMAC with 18.7 points per game and a 57.9 percent mark from the field. Fort Lewis, the defending national runner-up, is the top seed for the Central Region tournament for the second straight season.
Bustos is back on the first team for the first time in two seasons and helped the Grizzlies qualify for the national tournament for the second straight season. She was a two-time RMAC Offensive Player of the Week selection and led the region with 2.9 three-pointers made per game.
Whitelaw was the RMAC Defensive Player and Freshman of the Year, and is leading Division II with 5.3 steals per game this season. She was a four-time conference defensive player of the week and helped lead the Cougars to their first NCAA postseason appearance.
Eight all-region teams were selected throughout the nation this week by the Division II Sports Information Directors. The top five student-athletes from each region will be considered for All-America honors, which will be released on Tuesday, March 22, ahead of the Elite Eight games in St. Joseph, Mo.
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