Fayette, Mo. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2015-16 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball All-America Teams Thursday. Players were selected by the NAIA-Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-America Committee. Each team first, second and third consists of 10 individuals.
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Central Methodist University had two players land on this year's list, redshirt sophomore guard DaJonee Hale (Anchorage, Alaska) earned a spot on the first team, while senior guard Alissa Campanero (San Diego, Calif.) earned a spot on the third team.
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"I am so very proud of both DaJonee (Hale) and Alissa (Campanero)," said CMU head coach Mike Davis. "End of the year awards like this show how successful we were as a team this season. We hope to build on these successes, and do even more as a team in the future."
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DaJonee Hale was one of four players that was considered for the National Player of the Year award. Hale led Central Methodist by averaging 19.7 points per game; which ranked fifth in NAIA Division 1. Hale also finished ranked 12^th in the NAIA Division 1 ranks in free-throw percentage at 82.2%, and ranked 13^th in three-point field goal percentage at 43.2% for the season. Hale also led the Lady Eagles in steals, averaging 2.17 per game; which ranked 32^nd in the Nation. Fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference member and National Champion, Megan Balcom from MidAmerica Nazarene University; joined DaJonee Hale on the First Team as well.
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"Earning a spot on the first team is a great honor for DaJonee (Hale)," said Davis. "She works extremely hard and this was no accident that she got this recognition. DaJonee is always the first one into the gym, and the last one out."
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Senior guard Alissa Campanero earned a spot on the Third Team. Campanero finished the season ranked first in the NAIA Division 1 level, with a little over six assists per game, and she finished first in free-throw percentage at 93.1%. Campanero also ranked second in the Nation in total assists, with 194. Her assist/turnover ratio was 2.021; which ranked her 10^th in the Nation.
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Four programs had multiple players earn All-America status, led by three players from Westmont (Calif.). Central Methodist University, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) and Vanguard (Calif.) all landed two each.
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� 2016 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball All-America Teams

First Team	�	�	�	�
Name	Institution	Pos.	Class	Hometown
Jatoria Carter	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)	G	Sr.	Montgomery, Ala.
Lindsey Burd %	Campbellsville (Ky.)	F	Sr.	Hardyville, Ky.
DaJonee Hale	Central Methodist (Mo.)	G	So.	Anchorage, Alaska
Taleeah Cross	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)	G	Jr.	South Fulton, Tenn.
Megan Balcom	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	G	Sr.	Olathe, Kan.
Natalee Faupel	Montana State-Northern	G	Jr.	Butte, Mont.
Taylor Hamilton	Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	G	Sr.	Fairfield, Calif.
Ali Zieverink *	Shawnee State (Ohio)	F	Sr.	West Chester, Ohio
Melissa Norman	Vanguard (Calif.)	C	Sr.	Elk Grove, Calif.
Krissy Karr *	Westmont (Calif.)	G	Sr.	Anaheim, Calif.
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Second Team	�	�	�	�
Name	Institution	Pos.	Class	Hometown
Chayla Rutledge *	Benedictine (Kan.)	F	Sr.	Stockton, Mo.
Erin Legel *	Great Falls (Mont.	G	Sr.	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Caelyn Orlandi	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	G	Jr.	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Chanel Roberts *	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	F	Jr.	Radcliffe, Ky.
Jamie Jackson	Lyon (Ark.)	G	Jr.	Beebe, Ark.
Daniela Wallen	Oklahoma City	F	Jr.	Caracas, Venezuela
Bianca Cubello	The Master's (Calif.)	F	Jr.	Riverside, Calif.
Samantha Doucette *	Vanguard (Calif.)	F	Sr.	Irvine, Calif.
Stephanie Afunugo	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	F	Sr.	Plano, Texas
Aysia Shellmire	Westmont (Calif.)	F	Jr.	Burbank, Calif.
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Third Team	�	�	�	�
Name	Institution	Pos.	Class	Hometown
Shamon Pearson	Bethel (Tenn.)	G	So.	Ridgely, Tenn.
Katie Estey	Carroll (Mont.)	G	Sr.	Spokane, Wash.
Alissa Campanero	Central Methodist (Mo.)	G	Sr.	San Diego, Calif.
Corri Hamilton	Columbia (Mo.)	F	Sr.	Fulton, Mo.
Chelsey Hall *	Cumberland (Tenn.)	G	Sr.	Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Brittany Tackett	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	F	So.	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Kourtney Pennywell *	LSU Shreveport (La.)	F	Jr.	Shreveport, La.
Shakeena Benton	Talladega (Ala.)	G	Sr.	Long Beach, Calif.
Lauren McCoy	Westmont (Calif.)	F	So.	Arcata, Calif.
Whitney Gathright	Xavier (La.)	G	Sr.	New Orleans, La.

* 2015 All-American
% 2016 National Player of the Year

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Honorable Mention	�
Name	Institution
Madison Austin	Arizona Christian
Reggotta Craig	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
Macy Wallisch	Baker (Kan.)
Jackliann Street	Bethel (Tenn.)
Bryana Davis	Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Emily Fox	Campbellsville (Ky.)
Cassidy Hashley	Carroll (Mont.)
Petrolina Chilaka	Columbia (Mo.)
Randi Lee Plunkett	Culver-Stockton (Mo.)
Nicole BowersCumberland (Tenn.)
LaTeesha DeLoach	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Kyeshia Dawkins	Edward Waters College (Fla.)
Faite LeGate	Faulkner (Ala.)
Stevonna Scott	Fisk (Tenn.)
Kenley Crowell	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Jessica Foster	Georgetown (Ky.)
Nneka Nnadi	Great Falls (Mont.)
Morgan Winkler	Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.)
Baily Cameron	John Brown (Ark.)
Che'Ron Lewis	Langston (Okla.)
T'Keya Mason	Langston (Okla.)
Briana Oglesby	Loyola (La.)
Carina Jackson	Lyon (Ark.)
Brionna Taylor	Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
Kelli Tolar	Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
Jasmine Webb	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Deidra McCoy	Missouri Valley
Starla Daggan	Mobile (Ala.)
Kali Koenig	Mobile (Ala.)
Jacy Thompson	Montana State-Northern
Aniese Palmore	Montana Western
Sonji Green	Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
Latice Butler	Park (Mo.)
Aundrea Matchen	Pikeville (Ky.)
Whitney Mitchell	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Ashton Lovely	Shawnee State (Ohio)
Rayvin Miller	Southern-New Orleans (La.)
Maranda Janz	Southwestern Christian (Okla.)
Katelynn Threats	Texas Wesleyan
Megan Lindsley	The Master's (Calif.)
Laura Castillo	Wayland Baptist (Texas)
Alyssa Phillips	William Penn (Iowa)
Julia Wells	William Woods (Mo.)