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Freshman Lanae Billy and junior Kelsey Sorenson earned All-RMAC nods, announced on Wednesday

Billy and Sorenson represent Skyhawks women's basketball on All-RMAC list

3/1/2023 11:30:00 AM

By: Angela Roberts, Assistant AD - Communications
RMAC RELEASE
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Freshman Lanae Billy and junior Kelsey Sorenson were named to the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, Billy earning Second-Team and Sorenson earning Honorable Mention nods, announced by the league on Wednesday.

Billy, one of three true freshmen to earn All-RMAC recognition, established herself as one of the league's top shooters from day one. The Shiprock, New Mexico native ended the season with a 16 points per-game average to rank fifth in the conference. She recorded double-digit points in 22 games, including 10 games with 20+ points. Billy put up a career-high of 29 points on January 13 versus Chadron State. She closed out the season with a 41.5 percent clip from the field (9th RMAC) while leading all three-point shooters at 38.7 percent.

"I'm very proud of Lanae for this recognition from the coaches in this league. To be the leading freshman scorer in the RMAC is a tremendous honor for her and our program," said head coach Taylor Harris. "The best thing about Lanae is that her teammates are her biggest fans. Lanae has worked to evolve her game all season, and I know she's poised to have a strong spring and summer to be an even more complete player next season."

Sorenson was poised for a strong season as one of the team's premier returners, and the junior lived up to the hype. She put up career numbers in points per game (12.7) and rebounds per game (7.0)—marks that ranked 13th and 11th in the conference, respectively. The Utah product had double-digit points on 18 occasions while racking up five double-doubles this season. Sorenson went off for a Skyhawks career-high of 31 points versus Adams State on February 7 (13-of-15 FG) en route to RMAC Player of the Week honors.

Kelsey has now had two straight seasons of being a top-13 scorer and rebounder in the RMAC. That's a feat that is extremely hard to do as there are great coaches in this league that have adjusted to how they guard her," recognized Harris. "She's a relentless player on the court, but more importantly as a teammate. This is a great honor for Kelsey, and we're all so excited for the steps she's going to take to have a successful senior year."
 

Full List of All-RMAC Award Winners
RMAC Player of the Year: Erin Fry, Regis
RMAC Freshman of the Year: Olivia Reed, Colorado Mesa
RMAC Defensive Player of the Year: Sammy Van Sickle, Colorado School of Mines
RMAC Coach of the Year: Mario Caetano, Adams State
 
2022-23 RMAC Women's Basketball First Team All-Conference
Name Pos. Cl. School Hometown
Danica Kocer G Sr. Black Hills State Sioux Falls, S.D.
Niki Van Wyk G Sr. Black Hills State Appleton, Wis.
Ashayla Powers F So. Chadron State Longmont, Colo.
Olivia Reed F Fr. Colorado Mesa Windsor, Colo.
Ashley Steffeck G Sr. Colorado School of Mines Fort Collins, Colo.
Megan Van de Graaf F/C Gr. Colorado School of Mines Spring, Texas
Sammy Van Sickle G/F Gr. Colorado School of Mines Arvada, Colo.
Kendra Parra G So. MSU Denver Del Norte, Colo.
Erin Fry G Jr. Regis McKinney, Texas
Ashley Greenwood G Sr. Westminster St. George, Utah
 
2022-23 RMAC Women's Basketball Second Team All-Conference
Name Pos. Cl. School Hometown
Harmanie Dominguez G Fr. Adams State Las Cruces, N.M.
JaNaiya Davis G Gr. CSU Pueblo Hewitt, Texas
Lanae Billy G Fr. Fort Lewis Shiprock, N.M.
Jaiden Galloway G Sr. MSU Denver Aurora, Colo.
Juliana Aragon G Fr. New Mexico Highlands Bernalillo, N.M.
Sam Deem G/F Sr. Regis Thornton, Colo.
Josey Ryan G Sr. Regis La Vista, Neb.
Maison White F So. UCCS Grantsville, Utah
Emmery Wagstaff G Sr. Western Colorado Evanston, Wyo.
Lyndzi Rich F Gr. Westminster Thermopolis, Wyo.
 
2022-23 RMAC Women's Basketball Honorable Mention
Name School
Kiiyani Anitielu Adams State
Angelline Nageak Adams State
Elaina Watson Adams State
Ellie Moore Black Hills State
Samiyah Worrell Chadron State
Maggie Phipps Colorado Christian
Monica Brooks Colorado Mesa
Charisse Fairley CSU Pueblo
Tomia Johnson CSU Pueblo
Kelsey Sorenson Fort Lewis
Erin Stroberg Regis
Piper Bauer South Dakota Mines
Rachel Cockman Western Colorado
Margarita Satini Westminster
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