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Robinson Scores Spot on All-State Team for Second Straight Year
4/8/2009 4:48:24 PM | Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Adding to her postseason honors, senior Mercedes Robinson (Baltimore, Md.) has been named to the fifth-annual North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) University Division All-State women's basketball first team for the second year in a row. Robinson and North Carolina A&T's Amber Bland were the lone returners from last year's first team.
The senior joins Katie Hamilton (2005 & 2007) and Tia Washington (2006 & 2007) as the only Wildcats to twice be named to either the first or second teams, while she becomes the first player in program history to garner first-team honors twice.
Earlier, Robinson was named to the All-Southern Conference First Teams for both the media and coaches squads.
Robinson closed out her Wildcat career ranked seventh all-time in scoring with 1,115 points and third in rebounding at 769. She also ranked in the Davidson record books top-15 in field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, field goal percentage and steals.
The senior's final year saw her tallying career bests in points (14.7) and rebounds (9.6) per game. Those numbers placed her third and first, respectively, in each category in the SoCon. The senior's 9.6 rebounding average also ranked in the nation's top-25. At one time during the season, she had a streak of 17 straight games where she led the team in rebounding.
Coming off a league-best 14 double-doubles as a junior, Robinson equaled that total this year and added one more in the final game of the regular season at Furman to again pace the SoCon. Nine times she led the team in points and rebounds in a game.
Robinson's senior campaign also saw her set the single-season school record with 288 rebounds, while also etching her name atop the charts in made free throws with 111.
First Team
G Amber Bland #* (North Carolina A&T)
C Danielle Burgin (Charlotte)
F Mercedes Robinson # (Davidson)
F Brittanie Taylor-James (North Carolina A&T)
G LaCoya Terry (East Carolina)
Second Team
C Brooke Johnson (Western Carolina)
G Aysha Jones (Charlotte)
F Mackenzie Maier # (High Point )
G Shannon McCallum (Charlotte)
C Jori Nwachukwu (North Carolina Central)
#- denotes named to team last year
The senior joins Katie Hamilton (2005 & 2007) and Tia Washington (2006 & 2007) as the only Wildcats to twice be named to either the first or second teams, while she becomes the first player in program history to garner first-team honors twice.
Earlier, Robinson was named to the All-Southern Conference First Teams for both the media and coaches squads.
Robinson closed out her Wildcat career ranked seventh all-time in scoring with 1,115 points and third in rebounding at 769. She also ranked in the Davidson record books top-15 in field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, field goal percentage and steals.
The senior's final year saw her tallying career bests in points (14.7) and rebounds (9.6) per game. Those numbers placed her third and first, respectively, in each category in the SoCon. The senior's 9.6 rebounding average also ranked in the nation's top-25. At one time during the season, she had a streak of 17 straight games where she led the team in rebounding.
Coming off a league-best 14 double-doubles as a junior, Robinson equaled that total this year and added one more in the final game of the regular season at Furman to again pace the SoCon. Nine times she led the team in points and rebounds in a game.
Robinson's senior campaign also saw her set the single-season school record with 288 rebounds, while also etching her name atop the charts in made free throws with 111.
First Team
G Amber Bland #* (North Carolina A&T)
C Danielle Burgin (Charlotte)
F Mercedes Robinson # (Davidson)
F Brittanie Taylor-James (North Carolina A&T)
G LaCoya Terry (East Carolina)
Second Team
C Brooke Johnson (Western Carolina)
G Aysha Jones (Charlotte)
F Mackenzie Maier # (High Point )
G Shannon McCallum (Charlotte)
C Jori Nwachukwu (North Carolina Central)
#- denotes named to team last year
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