University of Richmond Athletics
King Earns A-10 All-Conference, All-Defensive Honors
03/04/2014 | Women's Basketball
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Senior Kristina King of the Richmond women's basketball team was named to the 2013-14 Atlantic 10 All-Conference third team as well as the All Defensive team, announced by the conference office Tuesday.
The senior leads the team with 12.1 points per game in all 29 games played this season. King has tallied 15 double-digit scoring games, four 20-point games and three five-steal games, while leading the team with 58 steals this season. She also is tied for second in steals with averaging 2.0 steals per game in the conference.
King set a career-high 29 points to lead the Spiders over the Fordham Rams in a double-overtime victory at the Robins Center in February. And opened the season with two-straight five-steal games.
This is the first postseason King has collected A-10 honors.
The Spiders will open the 2013-14 Atlantic 10 First Round Thursday, March 6 against city-rival VCU at 12 p.m. at the Richmond Coliseum.
Below is the full list of the Atlantic 10 Postseason Awards:
All-Conference First-Team
Andrea Hoover, Dayton
Ally Malott, Dayton
Erin Rooney, Fordham
Katie Healy, St. Bonaventure
Robyn Parks, VCU
All-Conference Second-Team
Abigail Corning, Fordham
Wumi Agunbiade, Duquesne
Jonquel Jones, George Washington
Alicia Cropper, La Salle
Natasha Cloud, Saint Joseph's
Erin Shields, Saint Joseph's
All-Conference Third-Team
Raegan Moore, Duquesne
Taylor Brown, George Mason
Danni Jackson, George Washington
Caira Washington, George Washington
Kristina King, Richmond
Nyla Rueter, St. Bonaventure
All Defensive Team
Celeste Edwards, Dayton
Chakecia Miller, George Washington
Kristina King, Richmond
Natasha Cloud, Saint Joseph's
Robyn Parks, VCU
All Rookie Team
Celeste Edwards, Dayton
Caira Washington, George Washington
Micahya Owens, La Salle
Erin Nelson, Saint Louis
Keira Robinson, VCU
All-Academic Team
Andrea Hoover, Dayton
Ally Malott, Dayton
Erin Rooney, Fordham
Abigail Corning, Fordham
Erin Shield, Saint Joseph's
Player of the Year
Andrea Hoover, Dayton
Defensive Player of the Year
Natasha Cloud, Saint Joseph's
Rookie of the Year
Caira Washington
Coach of the Year
Jim Crowley, St. Bonaventure
Sixth Woman of the Year
Hannah Little, St. Bonaventure
Most Improved Player
Katie Healy, St. Bonaventure
