MELBOURNE, Fla. – Florida Southern College, Sunshine State Conference regular-season champion, boasts five All-SSC awards including Player of the Year and Coach of the Year. In all, 16 women’s basketball student-athletes earn All-SSC recognition following the 2018-19 season. The University of Tampa was represented through Dori Nagy and Staja Tyghter, as Nagy earned All-SSC Newcomer of the Year and both student-athletes were named to the All-SSC First Team.

Nagy is only the second Spartan to win Newcomer of the Year as Ellen Nurmi won the award in 2014. The Pecs, Hungary native led the conference in total rebounds (246) and rebounds per game (9.1), and finished second in the conference in FG% (50.2). The sophomore USF transfer led UT in rebounding while trailing only Tyghter in total points. 

Tyghter was named to the First Team in the SSC, moving up from Second Team honors last season. The Orlando native was named to the Newcomer Team last season after transferring from Georgia State University. This year, she was third in the conference with 8.7 rebounds per game and she logged the most minutes in the conference (1,032). She averaged 14.3 points per game, which ranked 6th in the SSC.

All-SSC History: SSC Players and Coaches of the Year | All-SSC Teams

2018-19 ALL-SSC Women’s Basketball Honors

2018-19 ALL-SSC First Team

Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown

G Camille Giardina*&%† Florida Southern Sr. Sarasota, Florida

G Anja Fuchs-Robetin*+& Florida Southern Sr. Vienna, Austria

F Staja Tyghter^# Tampa Sr. Orlando, Florida

G Chelsea Johnson Eckerd Sr. Orlando, Florida

F/C Dori Nagy Tampa So. Pecs, Hungary

 

2018-19 ALL-SSC Second Team

Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown

G Lauren Ellenberger^ Embry-Riddle Sr. Granger, Indiana

G Christen Prasse~ Nova Southeastern Sr. Naperville, Illinois

F Nicole Tucker%# Embry-Riddle So. Marshall, Michigan

G Alison Hughes^# Nova Southeastern Sr. Janesville, Wisconsin

G/F Ida Andersson Barry Sr. Sodertalje, Sweden

 

2018-19 ALL-SSC Newcomer Team

Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown

F/C Dori Nagy Tampa So. Pecs, Hungary

G/F Jonika Garvin Palm Beach Atlantic Sr. Lake Worth, Florida

G Nichel Tampa Barry So. St. Petersburg, Florida

G Octavia Loll Eckerd Jr. Akron, Ohio

F Claire McMahon Nova Southeastern So. Frankfort, Illinois

 

+ = 2017-18 Player of the Year

% = 2017-18 Newcomer of the Year

% = 2017-18 Freshman of the Year

= 2017-18 First Team ^ = 2017-18 Second Team # = 2017-18 Newcomer Team & = 2016-17 First Team ~ = 2016-17 Second Team † = 2015-16 Newcomer Team

 

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