Friday, October 07, 2011

MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference wants to hear the fan voice for the 2011-12 Preseason Women's Basketball Awards. Go to our Facebook page (Facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference) to vote on three awards.

Fans can vote for the Preseason Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and the 2011-12 A-Sun Regular Season Champion. We took the top vote getters from the A-Sun Coaches Preseason Ballots and put the decision up to the fans.

The winners of the fan polls will be included in the Preseason All-Conference Release on Tuesday, October 11th. The deadline to vote is 11:59 PM ET on Monday, October 10th so make sure to get your ballot in.

Here are the nominees for the Preseason Player of the Year:
• Courtney Chihil, FGCU
• Tee'Ara Copney, USC Upstate
• Kelsey Jacobson, FGCU
• Brittany Kirkland, North Florida
• Victoria McGowan, Stetson
• Haley Nelson, Belmont
• Briana Williams, Mercer

Here are the nominees for the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year:
• Courtney Chihil, FGCU
• Tee'Ara Copney, USC Upstate
• Tarita Gordon, ETSU
• Larkira Jones, North Florida
• Victoria McGowan, Stetson
• Alex Phillips, Mercer

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