Jones, SWK Tabbed AP All-Americans
3/28/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Juniors Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough of the Maryland women's basketball team earned All-America honors from the Associated Press Monday. Walker-Kimbrough was named to the five-member third team, while Jones earned Honorable Mention honors.
Walker-Kimbrough earned Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America honors last season. She was also tabbed an All-American this season by ESPNW. For more on the Associated Press All-America honors, click here.
Jones and Walker-Kimbrough led the Terps in scoring and rebounding. Walker-Kimbrough averaged 19.5 points with 6.0 rebounds, while leading the NCAA with her three-point field goal percentage of 54.5 percent. Her 681 points scored this season were the second-highest season point total in program history.
Jones averaged 15.2 points with 9.8 boards per game. She led the nation with her field goal percentage of 66.5 percent. Her career field goal percentage of 63.0 is second in the Maryland record books, only to Crystal Langhorne.
They helped lead the Terrapins to a 31-4 record, reaching 30 wins for the sixth time in head coach Brenda Frese's 14 seasons. They made their sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and won their second straight back-to-back Big Ten regular season and tournament titles.
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