White Sisters Named First Team All-State In Softball

RALEIGH, North Carolina  --  Sisters Daja and Jo'Landa White of Saint Augustine's University were selected to the N.C. Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) College Division All-State Softball First Team on Thursday, June 27, 2013.

Twenty-three students including six from CIAA schools were named to the all-state first and second teams. St. Aug is one of three schools to place two or more players on the first team.

The Leland, N.C., natives led the Lady Falcons to their first winning season in 10 years. The Lady Falcons won 17 games, finished second in the CIAA Southern Division and placed fourth in the CIAA Tournament. The fourth-place finish is the highest for the Lady Falcons in recent memory. The sister tandem led the CIAA in home runs with eight apiece.

Daja White, a freshman outfielder, ranked second in NCAA Division II with 1.5 runs per game and 1.0 stolen bases per game in addition to ranking 10^th with a .476 batting average. The Daktronics honorable mention All-American ranked second in the conference with 38 RBIs and 30 stolen bases. She was a Daktronics All-Atlantic Region first team pick and an All-CIAA rookie team selection.

Jo'Landa (Left) and Daja Receive More Postseason Honors

Jo'Landa White, a sophomore catcher, ranked eighth in the CIAA with a .422 batting average and tied for ninth with 29 RBIs. A Daktronics All-Atlantic Region second team selection, White was part of a college division all-star softball team which played international competition in Italy in June 2013.

The All-State first and second teams are comprised of players across North Carolina from NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA institutions. The nominees were submitted by the North Carolina sports information directors and voted on by the NCCSIA members.

North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association
2013 College Division All-State Softball Teams

First Team
Pos.	Name	Class	School	Hometown
P	Carley Tysinger	Fr.	Catawba College	Lexington, N.C.
P	Maryann Hoskins	Fr.	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Havelock, N.C.
C	Jo'Landa White	So.	Saint Augustine's University	Leland, N.C.
IF	Jessica Fellmeth&%	Sr.	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Waxhaw, N.C.
IF	Cynthia Hayes	Jr.	Guilford College	Seagrove, N.C.
IF	Haily Jarman	Jr.	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Wadesboro, N.C.
IF	Beth Overman	So.	Mount Olive College	­ Elizabeth City, N.C.
OF	Taylor Cloninger	Jr.	UNC Pembroke	Jacksonville, N.C.
OF	Leigh Ward	So.	Chowan University	Oriental, N.C.
OF	Daja White	Fr.	St. Augustine's University	Leland, N.C.
UTL	Brea Hartley	So.	UNC Pembroke	Lexington, N.C.
DP	Kayla Saliga	So.	Wingate University	Asheboro, N.C.
Second Team
Pos.	Name	Class	School	Hometown
P	Stacey Houser	Fr.	Wingate University	Mooresville, N.C.
P	Alora Lincoln	So.	Chowan University	Smithfield, VA
C	Sarah Tompkins	Fr.	Greensboro College	Wilmington, N.C.
IF	Sarah Connolly	Fr.	Greensboro College	Mount Airy, N.C.
IF	Kierston Garner	Fr.	Salem College	Danbury, N.C.
IF	Robyn Stanek	So.	Mars Hill College	Winston-Salem, N.C.
IF	Amanda White&	So.	Meredith College	Wilmington, N.C.
OF	Liz Hipple&	Jr.	Chowan University	Chincoteague, VA
OF	Kelsey Maffucci	Sr.	Wingate University	Rockledge, Fla.
OF	Jackie Nicholson	So.	Greensboro College	Snow Camp, N.C.
UTL	Spencer Embler	Jr.	Fayetteville State University	Thomasville, N.C.

& - Named to 2012 All-State Team
% - Named to 2011 All-State Team

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