Sunday, June 30, 2013

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 10th 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.NameClassSchoolHometown
PCarley TysingerFr.Catawba CollegeLexington, N.C.
PMaryann HoskinsFr.Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHavelock, N.C.
CJo'Landa WhiteSo.Saint Augustine's UniversityLeland, N.C.
IFJessica Fellmeth&%Sr.Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityWaxhaw, N.C.
IFCynthia HayesJr.Guilford CollegeSeagrove, N.C.
IFHaily JarmanJr.Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityWadesboro, N.C.
IFBeth OvermanSo.Mount Olive College­ Elizabeth City, N.C.
OFTaylor CloningerJr.UNC PembrokeJacksonville, N.C.
OFLeigh WardSo.Chowan UniversityOriental, N.C.
OFDaja WhiteFr.St. Augustine's UniversityLeland, N.C.
UTLBrea HartleySo.UNC PembrokeLexington, N.C.
DPKayla SaligaSo.Wingate UniversityAsheboro, N.C.





Second Team


Pos.NameClassSchoolHometown
PStacey HouserFr.Wingate UniversityMooresville, N.C.
PAlora LincolnSo.Chowan UniversitySmithfield, VA
CSarah TompkinsFr.Greensboro CollegeWilmington, N.C.
IFSarah ConnollyFr.Greensboro CollegeMount Airy, N.C.
IFKierston GarnerFr.Salem CollegeDanbury, N.C.
IFRobyn StanekSo.Mars Hill CollegeWinston-Salem, N.C.
IFAmanda White&So.Meredith CollegeWilmington, N.C.
OFLiz Hipple&Jr.Chowan UniversityChincoteague, VA
OFKelsey MaffucciSr.Wingate UniversityRockledge, Fla.
OFJackie NicholsonSo.Greensboro CollegeSnow Camp, N.C.
UTLSpencer EmblerJr.Fayetteville State UniversityThomasville, N.C.
& - Named to 2012 All-State Team
% - Named to 2011 All-State Team

COURTESY SAINT AUGUSTINE'S UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE

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