Fitzgerald Named Rookie of the Year; Thames, Shipp, Brown Earn All-Conference Honors

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PHILADELPHIA – Temple freshman Feyonda Fitzgerald (Norfolk, Va.) has been named the 2014 PhillyCollegeSports.com Rookie of the Year, the site announced on Friday.

She shares the honor with Penn's Sydney Stipanovich.

Additionally, Fitzgerald earned second-team All-Division I honors.

Senior Natasha Thames (Port Huron, Mich.) was named to the third team, while senior Shi-Heria Shipp (Salisbury, N.C.) and junior Rateska Brown (Alvin, S.C.) earned honorable mention accolades.

The 2014 PhillyCollegeSports.com All-Philly Division I selections were made by Glenn Papazian of PhillyCollegeSports.com and the Women Hoops Guru Mel Greenberg.

Fitzgerald, a 5-7 point guard, was team leader all season. She averaged a team-best 12.9 ppg and 4.0 apg. A starter in all 30 games, Fitzgerald was a unanimous selection to the American Athletic Conference's All-Freshman Team as well as a second-team All-Conference selection.

Thames, a 6-0 forward, was a four-year starter for the Owls. She finished second in team scoring with 10.3 ppg and was the team's leading rebounder with 7.2 rpg. She holds the school record for most games played (134) and ranks sixth on the career rebounding chart (825). Thames earned second-team All-Conference honors from the American.

Shipp, a 5-10 guard, played in all 30 games in 2013-14 with 23 starts. She averaged 8.8 ppg and 6.7 rpg. A transfer from George Washington, Shipp spent her final season of eligibility with the Owls while pursuing a master's degree.

Brown, a 5-6 guard, played in 24 games off the bench for the Owls this season. She averaged 7.8 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 20.0 mpg. The Owls' top three-point shooter at 35.5 percent, Brown earned the American's Sixth Player of the Year award.

2014 PhillyCollegeSports.com All-Philly Division I Women's Basketball Teams

Players of the Year – Alyssa Baron, Penn and Erin Shields, Saint Joseph's
Rookies of the Year – Feyonda Fitzgerald, Temple and Sydney Stipanovich, Penn
Coach of the Year – Mike McLaughlin, Penn
Most Inspirational Player – Natasha Cloud, Saint Joseph's

PhillyCollegeSports.com All-Division I First Team
Alyssa Baron, Penn
Erin Shields, Saint Joseph's
Natasha Cloud, Saint Joseph's
Devon Kane, Villanova
Sydney Stipanovich, Penn
Caroline Coyer, Villanova

Second Team
Lauren Burford, Villanova
Emily Leer, Villanova
Alicia Cropper, La Salle
Fiona Flanagan, Drexel
Feyonda Fitzgerald, Temple

Third Team
Meghan Creighton, Drexel
Meghan McCullough, Penn
Kara Bonenberger, Penn
Natasha Thames, Temple
Rachel Pearson, Drexel

Honorable Mention
Sarah Fairbanks, Saint Joseph's
Shi-Heria Shipp, Temple
Ciara Andrews, Saint Joseph's
Rateska Brown, Temple
Micahya Owens, La Salle

Temple University Athletics

Fitzgerald Named Rookie of the Year; Thames, Shipp, Brown Earn All-Conference Honors

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