CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As the regular season winds down, the Big South Conference announced their women's basketball All-Conference recipients on Monday, and Catherine Alben was awarded First-Team All-Conference.
 
Alben had high expectations coming into her junior season, and she did not disappoint, as she was second overall in the conference averaging 16.6 points per game overall and 19.3 points per game in conference play.
 
Alben has put together one of the best seasons in school history as she finished the regular season with 465 points, which is tied for 11^th in school history. She scored her 1,000-career point on Jan. 29 and has 1,159 points for her career. She was second in the conference in field goal percentage, shooting 44.5% from the field in 15 conference games.
 
Alben had nine games this season where she scored 20+ points, including seven in conference play and four-straight games in the month of February. This is her first time in her career receiving first-team recognition, and it is the second year in a row that Charleston Southern has had a first-team recipient. Kennedi Jackson represented the Buccaneers in 2023-24. This is the first time that Charleston Southern has had a player make the First-Team All-Big South team for two years in a row since doing it three years in a row from 1997-00.
 
Alba Garcia represents Charleston Southern on the Big South All-Academic team. In the classroom, she is maintaining a 3.62 GPA while majoring in Kinesiology with clinical emphasis. She is also minoring in biology. For the fall of 2024, she made Dean's List with a 3.9 GPA. She has appeared in 18 games for the Buccaneers this season.
 
After finishing with 10 wins in conference play, the Buccaneers have earned the fourth seed in the Big South Tournament this week in Johnson City, TN. They will take on No. 5 Winthrop on Thursday at 2:00 PM inside Freedom Hall Civic Center.

 
2024-25 Women's Basketball All-Conference

First-Team All-Conference
Ashley Hawkins, Gardner-Webb
Catherine Alben, Charleston Southern
Joi Williams, Radford
Nevaeh Zavala, High Point
Amourie Porter, Winthrop
 
Second-Team All-Conference
Kishyah Anderson, Presbyterian
Kiki McIntyre, Longwood
Amor Harris, Longwood
Jaleesa Lawrence, High Point
Nakyah Terrell, High Point
 
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Paige Kindseth, Presbyterian
Cate Carlson, Radford
Mariah Wilson, Longwood
Elle Blatchford, Gardner-Webb
Cassie Gallagher, USC Upstate
 
All-Freshman Team
Cassie Gallagher, USC Upstate
Adelyn Traylor-Walker, Radford
Dom Nesland, High Point
Kendall Scott, Gardner-Webb
Gwen Jenkins, USC Upstate
 
All-Academic Team
Alba Garcia, Charleston Southern
Elze Motekaityte, Gardner-Webb
Jaleesa Lawrence, High Point
Nalani Simmons, Longwood
Paige Kindseth, Presbyterian
Kirby Brown, Radford
Dakota McCaughan, UNC Asheville
Jeni Levine, USC Upstate
Nuria Cunill, Winthrop
 
Player of the Year
Ashley Hawkins, Gardner-Webb
 
Freshman of the Year
Cassie Gallagher, USC Upstate
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Kiki McIntyre, Longwood
 
Newcomer of the Year
Amourie Porter, Winthrop
 
Coach of the Year
Erika Lang-Montgomery, Longwood
 
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Elze Motekaityte, Gardner-Webb