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MEADVILLE, Pa. – Jill Gregory, Emilie Simone and Brittany Bell were named to the All-North Coast Athletic Conference women’s basketball team, announced Wednesday. Gregory earned a spot on the first team, while Simone was named to the second team and Bell was an honorable mention.
Gregory, an honorable-mention selection last season, led the team in scoring with 14.2 points per game. She also led in steals (37), while ranking second in assists (55) and third in rebounds per game (4.8). Gregory recorded double-digit points in 20 out of 25 games, including five contests putting up 20+ points and matching her career high on two occasions (23).
Simone, a senior forward, is earning her third all-conference honor with repeating on the second team. She was named an honorable mention as a junior and garnered second-team accolades in 2008. Simone averaged 9.4 points per game and grabbed a team-high 5.7 boards per contest.
She shot 44.9 percent from the floor and led with 40 blocks, including seven stops at Oberlin for the second-most blocks in a game by a Gator. She also scored a career-high 24 points this season in a 69-55 win over Hiram. Simone leaves the program ranked fifth on Allegheny’s all-time blocks chart with 98.
Bell returns to the All-NCAC team after being named an honorable mention in 2008. The senior guard knocked in 59 triples to help average 9.9 points per game. She started in every contest and shot 93 percent from the charity stripe (28-for-30). Bell made 35 steals and dished out 52 assists this season. In the overtime win against Oberlin, Bell matched a career high six three pointers for a career-best 24 points.
This is the 11th straight-season Allegheny has multiple players on the all-conference team.