OKLAHOMA CITY - The Sooner Athletic Conference announced their 2018-19 Women's Basketball All-Conference teams on Thursday afternoon, and the Mid-America Christian University team placed three players on the lists.
Alexis Shannon was named First Team All-SAC, Shaylan Coleman earned Second Team All-Conference, and Nevada Denton earned an Honorable Mention All-Conference spot.
Shannon, a 5-11 junior from Noblesville, Indiana, capped off her excellent junior season by earning a spot on the First Team. She averaged 17.7 points per game this season, and she grabbed 7.6 rebounds per contest as well. She scored her 1,000th career point on February 7 at home against Central Christian College, and she bacame MACU's NAIA-era scoring leader two days later against Langston University. Entering the NCCAA postseason, Shannon currently has 1,112 career points, and is in position to take over the seventh spot on MACU's career scoring list before the season ends.
Coleman, a 5-8 senior from Dallas, Texas, stepped into the point guard role this season for a team defending a national championship, and the Evangels have not missed a beat. Coleman has averaged 14.1 points per game, and she has dished out 121 assists - tied for the third best season total in the NAIA era of MACU women's basketball. Coleman also posted the first triple-double in the NAIA era of MACU women's hoops on February 7 against Central Christian College.
Denton, a 5-9 junior from Blanchard, Oklahoma, averaged 9.1 points per game, and she shot 79.7% from the free throw line. Denton posted season high point totals in back-to-back games in December, as she scored 17 at home against SAGU on December 13, and at Texas Wesleyan on December 15.