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Women's Basketball's Sarosi Named Daktronics All-America Second-Team
Sarosi one of 15 players to earn Daktronics All-American distinction
Stephenville, Tenn. (Mar. 24, 2009) Nova Southeastern University's women's basketball's Stephanie Sarosi (Jr., Mims, Fla.) was selected to the Daktronics All-America Second-Team. Sarosi was one of 15 players nationwide to garner Daktronics All-America honors. Sarosi, who was a DII Hoops Bulletin Fourth-Team All-American last season, concluded the 2008-09 campaign with 621 points, becoming the first NSU player to score over 600 points in a single season. Starting in all 29 games, she averaged 21.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per contest. For the second-straight season, she shot over .500 from the field. Sarosi shot .529 percent, going 262-for-495. In the latest set of NCAA statistics that include games through Mar. 16, Sarosi ranks third nationally for blocked shots per game (3.0), 13th in points per game (21.4) and 35th in field goal percentage (52.9) and 37th in rebounds per game (9.8).
Throughout the season, Sarosi was recognized for her play on the court. She was named Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week three times and was selected as the DII Bulletin Player of the Month for January. At the end of the season, Sarosi was named SSC Player of the Year, All-SSC First-Team, All-SSC Tournament Team, Daktronics All-Region First-Team and a finalist for the 2009 State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team.
