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Finlandia
Women's Basketball Team Award Winners - April 25, 2008
Most Valuable Player - Ally Tincknell
Most Improved Player - Lindsey Antilla
Lion Award - Ally Tincknell
Academic - Lindsey Antilla and Linzy Monticello
Finlandia’s
Tincknell Receives Independents Honors - March 13,
2008
HANCOCK – Finlandia University sophomore Ally Tincknell
(Negaunee, Mich.) has been named to the Association of Division
III Independents Third Team for women's basketball.
“Ally had a great season, averaging 15.4 points per game (52.5%
from the floor), 10.2 rebounds per game and 1.3 assists per game,”
said Curtis Wittenberg, head women’s basketball coach.
“She was consistent night in and night out. She was always
under-sized but was still able to put up a double-double (double
figures in points and rebounds) almost every night. This is a great
honor for Ally and I look forward to challenging her to improve
on this next year.”
The All-Independent Women’s Basketball teams were selected
by the women’s basketball coaches from member schools of the
Association of Division III Independents.
FU's
Tincknell Independents Player of Week
HANCOCK
– Finlandia University sophomore forward Ally Tincknell ( Negaunee
, Mich. ) has been named the Association of Division III Independents
women's basketball Player of the Week for the second time this season.
On
the weekend, Tincknell helped her team to a 1-1 record by averaging
23.5 points and 11 rebounds per contest. She also shot 57.7% from
the floor and 70.8% from the charity stripe.
In
a 61-49 victory over Rochester College February 1, she tallied 15
points, 10 rebounds, and four assists. On February 2, she added
32 points and 12 boards in a tough 74-66 loss to Marygrove College
.
“Ally
has been a solid player for us game in and game out,” said Curtis
Wittenberg, head women's basketball coach.
Finlandia’s
Tincknell Named Player of the Week
HANCOCK, MI – Finlandia University sophomore forward Ally
Tincknell (Negaunee, Mich.) has been named the Association of Division
III Independents women’s basketball Player of the Week. Tincknell
helped her team win the Silver Lake College Tip-Off Tournament in
Manitowoc, Wis., by averaging 20.5 points per game and 8.5 rebounds
per game. She also shot a blistering 68% from the field en route
to an All-Tournament team selection. In a 65-61 win over Ashford,
she tallied 27 points and nine boards and added 14 points and eight
rebounds in Finlandia’s 64-54 victory over Silver Lake.
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