RICHMOND, Va. – Two Cougars received postseason honors as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon. Highlighting the list is
Taryn Barbot, earning the program's first CAA Player of the Year award.
Taylor Barbot joined the list with All-CAA Third Team honors.
Tabbed the CAA Preseason Player of the Year,
Taryn Barbot lived up to expectations, ranking second in the conference with 16.6 points per game. Barbot was a volume scoere all-season long, posting nine games with 20+ points with four of them being 30+ point-games. Last season's CAA Rookie of the Year also earned a spot on the All-CAA Defensive Team and All-CAA First Team.
Taylor Barbot took home her first postseason honors after finishing the regular season averaging 12.0 points per game. Taking the role as the starting point guard, the New York native tallied 21 double-digit scoring games, tallying her career-high assist record of 12 two times in conference play. Barbot started all 29 regular games this season, assisting the team to one of their best records in program history.
The full postseason awards list can be seen below:
Player of the Year:
Taryn Barbot (Charleston)
Defensive Player of the Year: Ali Zelaya (UNCW)
Sixth Player of the Year: Jayda Angel (Elon)
Rookie of the Year: Jayda Angel (Elon)
Dean Ahlers Leadership Award: Shamarla King (Stony Brook)
Scholar Athlete of the Year : Raven Preston (Elon)
Coach of the Year: Tarrell Robinson (N.C. A&T)
All-CAA First Team:
Amaris Baker (Drexel)
Taryn Barbot (Charleston)
Jordyn Dorsey (N.C. A&T)
Damaris Rodriguez (Monmouth)
Ali Zelaya (UNCW)
All-CAA Second Team
Tara Cousins (Delaware)
Taisha Exanor (Monmouth)
Zaida Gonzalez (Stony Brook)
Bella Nascimento (William & Mary)
Gemma Nunez (Campbell)
Raven Preston (Elon)
All-CAA Third Team
Taylor Barbot (Charleston)
Gianni Boone (Campbell)
Maleia Bracone (N.C. A&T)
Chaniya Clark (N.C. A&T)
Breauna Ware (Stony Brook)
All-CAA Defensive Team
Taryn Barbot (Charleston)
Jordyn Dorsey (N.C. A&T)
Deja Evans (Drexel)
Gemma Nunez (Campbell)
Ali Zelaya (UNCW)
All-CAA Rookie Team:
Ciara Alexander (Campbell)
Jayda Angel (Elon)
LaNae' Corbett (Hofstra)
Jasmine Felton (Campbell)
Khady Leye (Towson)
Charleston will return to the court on Friday, March 14 in the Quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament. Tip-off is slated for 6:00 p.m.
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