Southland Announces 2022-23 Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams
FRISCO, Texas – The 2022-23 Preseason Women’s Basketball All-Southland Conference teams were announced Tuesday morning, with eight returning all-conference standouts and two newcomers earning recognition.
FIRST TEAM
Preseason favorites Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s returning first team all-conference selections Makinna Serrata and Alecia Westbrook remained on the first team for the preseason picks.
Serrata was the 2021-22 Southland Student-Athlete of the Year, was first team all-conference, all-Southland Tournament, Southland All-Academic, and All-Texas Honorable Mention. She led the Islanders in scoring with 14.5 points per game and ranked fourth in the conference in that category, while shooting 50.2 percent from the field.
Westbrook was the 2021-22 Southland Defensive Player of the Year, as well as
Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball All-Texas Defensive Player of the Year. She led the conference in rebounding at 8.8 rebounds per game and scored 13.3 points per game to average a double-double. She had 10 double-doubles in the season and finished third in the conference in shooting percentage at 51.3 percent and fourth in steals.
McNeese’s Kaili Chamberlin, Northwestern State’s Candice Parramore, and HCU’s Kennedy Wilson were second team honorees in 2021-22 who were promoted to the preseason first team after voting.
Chamberlin was the 2021-22 Southland Freshman of the Year and added Louisiana Freshman of the Year accolades. She scored 11.0 points per game to lead the Cowgirls and also had 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
Parramore was the 2021-22 Southland Newcomer of the Year, leading the Lady Demons in scoring at 13.8 points per game, which ranked fifth in the conference. From mid-November to early January last season, she made 34 consecutive free throws over a 10-game span.
Wilson dished out 57 assists for the Huskies last year, while scoring 8.2 points per game on a team-high 40.4 three-point shooting rate. She was also HCU’s leading free throw shooter on last year’s regular season champion team.
SECOND TEAM
HCU’s Julija Vujakovic returns to the second team, while Southeastern’s Hailey Giaratano and McNeese’s Desirae Hansen earned promotion from the third team. Conference newcomers Akasha Davis of Lamar and Dyani Robinson of Texas A&M-Commerce also debut on the second team.
Vujakovic scored 9.1 points per game and had 45 steals and 15 blocks on the defensive end of the floor for the Huskies last season.
Giaratano is a two-time third team all-Southland selection, and was also named honorable mention All-Louisiana last year. She averaged 7.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest last season.
Hansen scored 10.6 points and grabbed 5.6 rebounds per game for the Cowgirls last season, and earned all-conference honors for the third straight season after taking all-Big Sky accolades at Portland State in 2020 and 2021.
Davis was second team all-conference and conference freshman of the year at Lamar last season. She started all 29 games and averaged 12.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
Robinson was a Division II All-American last season and three-time all-conference player at A&M-Commerce in Division II. She was also the TABC Small College player of the year, averaging 16.3 points, 3.5 assists, and 4.4 rebounds per game.
2022-23 Southland Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference
FIRST TEAM
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| Kaili Chamberlin 2 |
McNeese |
G |
So. |
Medford, Ore. |
| Candice Parramore 2 |
Northwestern State |
G |
Gr. |
Dallas, Texas |
| Makinna Serrata 1 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
G |
R-Sr. |
Tilden, Texas |
| Alecia Westbrook 1 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
F/C |
Sr. |
Kansas City, Mo. |
| Kennedy Wilson 2 |
HCU |
G |
Sr. |
Mansfield, Texas |
SECOND TEAM
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| Akasha Davis |
Lamar |
F/C |
So. |
Wylie, Texas |
| Hailey Giaratano 3 |
Southeastern |
G |
Jr. |
Ponchatoula, La. |
| Desirae Hansen 3 |
McNeese |
G |
Sr |
Rainier, Ore. |
| Dyani Robinson |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
G |
Jr. |
Cypress, Texas |
| Julija Vujakovic 2 |
HCU |
G |
Gr. |
Bereldange, Luxembourg |
1= 2021-22 First Team All-Southland
2= 2021-22 Second Team All-Southland
3= 2021-22 Third Team All-Southland
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