Big South Selects K'Lynn Willis Preseason First Team All-Conference, Hampton Lady Pirates Picked Fourth

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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- The 2018-19 Big South Conference Preseason Polls and All-Conference teams were announced on Tuesday at Media Day and Hampton was picked fourth along with earning a first team selection in K'lynn Willis.

Radford earned nine of the 11 first place votes to take the top spot with 116 points, followed by High Point with the other two first place votes and 102 points. UNC Asheville was third with 100 points and Hampton was selected fourth with 89 points.

Willis joins the first team after averaging 9.1 points, 3.7 assists and had a team high 50 steals. She had a season-high 20 points against Florida A&M and dished out a season high seven assists in the same game. Against nationally-ranked Oregon she had a season-best six steals.

Emma Bockrath of High Point was the Preseason Player of the Year and joined on the team by Destinee Walker (Radford), Jessica Wall (UNC Asheville) and Kacie Hall (Presbyterian).

For more information on Hampton University women's basketball please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.

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