OKLAHOMA CITY - Mid-America Christian University's women's basketball team won the NCCAA Central Regional Championship on Thursday night over Southwestern Christian University, and on Friday, the Evangels saw more awards heading their way. MACU's Alexis Shannon was named the NCCAA Central Region Co-Player of the Year, and she led a contingent of four Evangels to earn a place on the All-Region Teams.
Shannon was joined on the All-Region First Team by her teammate Shaylan Coleman, and Jenah Coffman and Nevada Denton were named All-Region Third Team as well.
Shannon, a 5-11 junior from Noblesville, Indiana, averaged 17.7 points per game for the Evangels, and she scored her 1,000th career point in early February. She also became MACU's NAIA-era leading scorer, and she is already eighth on MACU's career scoring list. She also posted nine double-doubles in the regular season to lead the Evangels.
Coleman, a 5-8 senior from Dallas, Texas, was MACU's second leading scorer during the season, and she led the Evangels with 129 assists from the point guard spot. She averaged 14.4 points per game, and she added 56 steals as well, as MACU posted 22 wins through the end of the regional tournament.
Coffman, a 5-9 senior from Tuscola, Texas, and Denton, a 5-9 junior from Blanchard, Oklahoma, posted similar numbers for MACU during the season as tertiary scoring options who made a big impact on both ends of the floor. Coffman averaged 8.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, while she grabbed 48 steals and dished out 48 assists; and Denton scored 9.1 points per contest, grabbed 2.4 rebounds per game, and she led the Evangels with 21 blocked shots. Denton also had 30 steals and 44 assists.
