ATLANTA - The Stetson University women's basketball team was well represented in the ASUN postseason awards as Head Coach
Lynn Bria was named Coach of the Year, the league office announced on Thursday afternoon. Two Hatters were also awarded All-Conference honors as
Jamiya Turner and
Khamya McNeal were named to Second Team and Third Team, respectively.
Stetson women's basketball's all-time winningest head coach added another accolade to her already impressive resume. After leading Stetson to the #2 seed in the conference tourney, Bria was awarded the prestigious ASUN Coach of the Year title. It was her second time winning the award at the helm of Stetson, last winning in 2017, but her third all-time honor by the conference, having been name Coach of the Year in 1999 with UCF.
This year's squad went 17-13 in the regular season with a 12-4 mark in conference play.
 The Hatters started the season with a 5-9 record before conference play started which saw Stetson post a 7-1 record on the road during ASUN action.
Bria wasn't the only Hatter to earn postseason recognition. Turner and McNeal were both All-Conference selections, the latter of the two having previously been named to the Preseason All-ASUN team.
Turner started all 30 games this season and led the team with 332 total points, 11.1 per game, on 44.5 percent shooting. The redshirt-senior also grabbed 162 total rebounds, 5.4 per game, while dishing out a team-leading 61 assists. On defense, the Orlando native led with 34 steals while blocking seven shot attempts. She tallied double-figures in 19 games this year while pulling in five or more rebounds on 19 occassions, as well.
McNeal appeared in all 30 games, making 18 starts, while averaging 9.6 points per contest. The Milwaukee native went 98 of 261 from the field, 37.5 percent, with 35 of her shots coming from behind the arc, a team-high. Notably, her last second shot on the road at Eastern Kentucky led to a Hatters win. She also recorded 47 assists and 92 rebounds, 3.1 per game.
The Hatters return to action on Saturday for the ASUN Semifinals at the Edmunds Center, where they await to host the winner of Austin Peay State and Kennesaw State.
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