NORFOLK, VA (Mar. 30) - Old Dominion junior forward Lucienne Berthieu (Rennes, France)and University of Virginia head coach Debbie Ryan captured Va.SID UniveristyDivision All State Player and Coach of the Year honors as selected byVirginia Sports Information Directors.
Berthieu led the CAA in scoring,rebounding and field goal percentage on her way to being named a Kodak District3 All-American and CAA Player of the Year, while Ryan guided the Cavaliers to a24-9 record, ACC regular-season title and a Sweet 16 berth.
Joining Berthieu on the first team are Lady Monarch teammates Hamchetou Maiga(Bamako, Mali) and Natalie Diaz (Needles, CA), along with George Mason guard JenSurlas (Mt. Pleasant, PA) and Virginia Tech forward Tere Williams (Chapel Hill,NC). Maiga, Diaz and Surlas were All-CAA first team performers, while Williamswas an All-Atlantic 10 first teamer and a finalist for A-10 Player of the Year.
Meanwhile, the Va.SID All-State second team consists of two players from theUniversity of Virginia, two from Liberty and one from Virginia Commonwealth.Cavalier teammates Schuye LaRue (Washington, DC) and Svetlana Volnaya (Minsk,Belarus) are joined by Liberty teammates Sharon Wilkerson (Princeton, WV) andElena Kisseleva (Moscow, Russia), along with VCU guard Rochelle Luckett (CapitolHeights, MD).
Va. SID All-State First TeamPlayer Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/UniversityNatalie Diaz Sr. G 5-11 Needles, CA/Old DominionJen Surlas Sr. G 5-9 Mt. Pleasant, PA/George MasonLucienne Berthieu Jr. C 6-2 Rennes, France/Old DominionHamchetou Maiga Jr. F 6-1 Bamako, Mali/Old DominionTere Williams Jr. F 5-11 Chapel Hill, NC/Virginia Tech
Va. SID All-State Second TeamPlayer Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/UniversityRochelle Luckett So. G 5-7 Capitol Heights, MD/VCUSharon Wilkerson Sr. G 5-6 Princeton, WV/LibertySchuye LaRue Fr. C 6-3 Washington, DC/VirginiaElena Kisseleva Sr. F 6-1 Moscow, Russia/LibertySvetlana Volnaya Jr. F 6-1 Minsk, Belarus/VirginiaVa. SID Player of the Year: Lucienne Berthieu, Old DominionVa. SID Coach of the Year: Debbie Ryan, Virginia