ATHENS, Ga. – The Black College Sports Network (BCSN) selected two Yellow Jackets for its preseason NCAA Division II women's basketball teams on Thursday morning when it announced this year's honorees. Junior guard
Charity Shears was named on the First Team while junior forward
Chloe Cheresne was listed on the Second Team for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) that compete at the Division II level.
The Black College Sports Network is the first online media outlet dedicated to live coverage and broadcasting of HBCU sporting events on a weekly basis. In an effort to recognize the best women's basketball players from HBCUs around the country, BCSN names a first team and second team for each division of collegiate athletics during the preseason.
Shears was recognized by BCSN for her three-point shooting prowess during the 2019-20 season. Her 103 three-pointers were second-best in all of NCAA Division II last season. She also led the Yellow Jackets with 16.7 points per game.
Cheresne, West Virginia State's untiring presence in the post, was also recognized by BCSN for her solid all-around play last season. She averaged 13 points per game and six rebounds per game in 2019-20 which were both the second-highest averages on the team. Her 36 blocks on the season was the highest total for WVSU.
The following is a complete list of NCAA Division II honorees:
First Team
Name - Pos - Ht - Class - School - Hometown - 2019-20 Stats
Le'Andrea Gills - G - 5'10" - Jr. - Savannah St. - Adrian, GA - 18.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.9 spg
Daisa Harris - G - 5'7" - Sr. - Livingstone - Silver Springs, MD - 17.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.5 spg
Charity Shears - G - 5'9" - Jr. - West Virginia State - Ashland, KY - 15.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.4 spg
Keondra Archie - F - 5'10" - Sr. - Paine - Eastover, SC - 14.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.8 spg
Ay'Anna Bey - F - 6'2" - Sr. - Benedict - Blackwood, NJ - 17.5 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Second Team
Name - Pos - Ht - Class - School - Hometown - 2019-20 Stats
Lamontazia Blair - G - 5'9" - Sr. - LeMoyne-Owen - Nashville, TN - 16.4 ppg, 2.4 spg
India Blakely - G - 5'6" - Sr. - Tuskegee - Troy, AL - 12.6 ppg, 3.3 apg
Shameka McNeill - G - 5'5" - Sr. - Virginia Union - Charlotte, NC - 12.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.3 spg
Chloe Cheresne - F - 6'0" - Jr. - West Virginia State - Salem, OH - 13.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Lezarea Bowers - F - 6'0" - Sr. - Johnson C. Smith - Knightdale, NC - 12.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.1 spg, 1.1 bpg
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