Wilkinson Named NJCAA All-American

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced the Women's Basketball All-American honorees on Wednesday, April 9. The Lady Wolves had one member selected as an honoree as sophomore guard Angel Wilkinson was named an Honorable Mention All-American.

Cookie led the Lady Wolves and MACCC in points per game at 22.6, a mark that was second in NJCAA Division I this season. She also led the team in three-point percentage at 33.3, a mark that was fourth best in the conference. Wilkinson led the team in steals per game and assists per game at 3.4 and 2.8 while being tied for second on the team in rebounds per game at 6.2. Her steals per game mark was also tops in the MACCC. Her season total points of 654, 100 steals, and 80 assists are all team-leading marks while 179 rebounds were third-most on the Lady Wolves. The total points and steals were also tops in the conference while the total points were also the second-most in the NJCAA this season.

For Wilkinson, the All-American honor caps a year that saw her break the single-game scoring record with 44 in the December 7 game against Southern-Shreveport while the 654 points gives her one of the top single scoring seasons in Lady Wolves history and pushed her career scoring mark to 862, which is also one of the best marks in program history. Cookie was also named First Team All-MACCC as well as the MACCC Player of the Year.