BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Senior Andrea Dubose and junior Monica Perkins-Miller have been selected to the 2009 All-Gulf South Conference Women’s Basketball First Team, released Monday by the league office.
 
Dubose earns her second consecutive GSC post-season honor after being named to the second team a year ago, while Perkins-Miller earns her first honor.
 
The pair battled for the majority of the second half of the season to determine the team’s leading scorer. Dubose won the regular season by less than a point, averaging 13.7 points to Perkins-Miller’s 13.2 points.
 
Dubose ended the season with 101 steals, averaging out to exactly four per game, ranking first in the GSC and fourth in the entire nation. Perkins-Miller ended the season with 10 double-doubles and an average of 10.2 rebounds per game.
 
“(Dubose) has worked really hard, so this is a great way for her to end her senior season,” said head coach Chris Ratcliff. “She was a great leader for our team and that is going to be extremely hard to replace.”
 
“In only 18 games this season, (Perkins-Miller) has been a remarkable player,” commented Ratcliff. “She is a force in so many areas. She can score, she can rebound, she can defend and she is a team player.”
 
Arkansas Tech’s Amanda Grappe joined the first team and was voted the GSC-West Player of the Year. Delta State’s Sarita Cooper and Harding’s Stacey Owens also earned spots on the first team.
 
Delta State’s Veronica Walker was voted the GSC-West Freshman of the Year, while also earning second team accolades, while her head coach Sandra Rushing earned her fourth consecutive selection as the GSC-West Coach of the Year.