LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Austin College forward Bryce Frank, Trinity University guard Monica Holguin, Centre College guard Maggie Prewitt and DePauw University forward Liz Bondi – all two-time SCAC Players-of-the-Year – highlight a list of 14 impressive student-athletes selected to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference’s 30th Anniversary women’s basketball team. Complete Release
Among current members, Trinity University led the way with five student-athletes selected to the exclusive team. Austin College and Southwestern University each followed with two members and Colorado College with one honoree. Oglethorpe University led former league members with two selections and Centre College and DePauw University had one selection each.
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference will be announcing 30th Anniversary teams in 19 sports throughout the 2020-21 academic year. The league selected 15th Anniversary teams during the 2005-06 academic year – those selections can be found here.
The SCAC's 30th Anniversary teams were selected through balloting by present coaches in each sport as well as administrators. Athletes who participated in conference competition between the fall of 2005 through the spring of 2020 and had been named to at least two All-SCAC teams and/or were a selected as a Player-of-the-Year in their respective sport were eligible for selection.
SCAC WOMEN'S BASKEBTALL – 30TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM
Bryce Frank, Austin College – Forward
Monica Holguin, Trinity University – Guard
Maggie Prewitt, Centre College – Guard
Liz Bondi, DePauw University – Forward
Abby Holland, Trinity University – Forward
Katie Kulavic, Oglethorpe University – Guard
Micah Weaver, Trinity University – Guard
Katy Williams, Austin College – Forward
Melanie Auguste, Colorado College – Guard
Chelsea Leeder, Southwestern University – Forward
Anecia Richardson, Trinity University – Center
Anna Findley, Oglethorpe University – Guard
Annie Bourne, Southwestern University – Forward
Krista Prato Matthews – Trinity University – Forward
The 2017-18 and 2018-19 SCAC Player-of-the-Year, Austin College’s Frank is one of just seventh athletes in women’s basketball history to win multiple Player-of-the-Year honors. A four-time all-SCAC performer, including three first-team nods (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19), Frank is one of just four players in league history to finisher her career with at least 1,000 career points and grab 1,000 rebounds. She finished her career 10th all-time in SCAC scoring with 1,668 points, averaging 15.9 points per game and third all-time in SCAC rebounds with 1,018 (9.7 RPG). She is one of just three players in SCAC history to lead the league in rebounding three consecutive seasons (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19). The forward also amassed 263 assists (2.5 APG) and 222 steals (2.1 SPG) during her illustrious career. She was named SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year in 2015-16 and is one of just eight players in league history to win both NOTY and POTY in her career. A two-time D3hoops.com all-South Region First Team honoree (2017-18, 2018-19), Frank was also a six-time all-American, highlighted by First Team selections from the WBCA and Women’s DIII News as a senior in 2018-19.
Back-to-back SCAC Player-of-the-Year in 2015-16 and 2016-17, Trinity’s Holguin joins Frank as one of four two-time POTY honorees on the all-anniversary team. The 2016-17 D3hoops.com all-South Region Player-of-the-Year, Holguin finished her career with 1,019 total points (96th in SCAC history), averaging 12.0 points per game and grabbed 317 total rebounds for an average of 3.7 per game. The guard also closed her career with 210 assists (2.5 APG) and 131 steals (1.5 SPG) and was twice named First Team all-SCAC. A two-time all-Region honoree, including First Team honors in 2016-17, she capped her career with Honorable Mention all-American (Women’s DIII News) honors as a junior and Second Team all-American (D3hoops.com & Women’s DIII News) honors as a senior.
Prewitt was a four-time all-SCAC performer during her career as a guard at Centre – earning first team honors three times (2009-10, 2010-11 & 2011-12) – and was the conference’s Player-of-the-Year in both 2010-11 and 2011-12. The 2008-09 SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year, Prewitt is the only Colonel in program history and one of just eight in league history to win both distinctions. She finished her career among the league’s best in several statistical categories including first all-time in assists (536) and fourth all-time in points (1,823). During her four years in Danville, Prewitt averaged 16.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.0 steals per contest. She is the only player in SCAC history to lead the league in scoring for three consecutive seasons and the only player to lead the league in both scoring and assists in the same season, and she did it twice (2009-10, 2011-12). Her 2009-10 season is the only year in conference history when one player has led the league in scoring, assists and steals. The 2011-12 D3hoops.com all-South Region Player-of-the-Year, Prewitt was a two-time all-Region First Team honoree (2010-11, 2011-12). A five-time all-American, she was named to the D3hoops.com First Team as a senior in 2011-12 and is still one of only four SCAC athletes and the only one in the last 15 years to earn that distinction.
The 2007 Honda Division III Collegiate Athlete Woman-of-the-Year, Bondi rounds out the list of two-time SCAC Players-of-the-Year on the all-anniversary team, joining Frank, Holguin and Prewitt. The 2005-06 and 2006-07 POTY, Bondi completed her distinguished career with 1,154 points (13.9 PPG), 488 rebounds (5.9 RPG), 128 steals (1.5 SPG), 100 assists (1.2 APG) and 60 blocks (0.7 BPG). The forward ranks seventh all-time in SCAC history in terms of career field percentage, connecting at a 55.9 percent (452-806) clip. A two-time D3hoops.com all-Great Lakes Region First Team honoree (2006-07, 2006-07), Bondi was also a four-time all-American, highlighted by her WBCA First Team selection as a senior. She capped off her career by leading DePauw to the 2007 Division III National Championship, defeating Washington University, 55-52. Bondi was named the Most Outstanding Player after leading the Tigers in both points (15.7) and rebounds (5.9) during DePauw’s run to the national title. It marked the fifth team national title in SCAC history.
Other SCAC athletes earning all-anniversary recognition that were also Players-of-the-Year include Trinity’s Abby Holland, Oglethorpe’s Katie Kulavic, Trinity’s Micah Weaver, Austin College’s Katy Williams, Colorado College’s Melanie Auguste, Southwestern’s Chelsea Leeder and Trinity’s Anecia Richardson.
Holland earned all-SCAC honors all four years of her career at Trinity, including First Team accolades in 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20. SCAC Player-of-the-Year in 2019-20, the forward finished eighth all-time in SCAC history with 1,690 points scored. Additionally, she is just the sixth student-athlete in SCAC Women’s Basketball history to score at least 1,600 points and grab 600 career rebounds (641). Defensively, Holland is sixth all-time in both steals (279) and steals per game (2.58). A two-time D3hoops.com all-South Region honoree, including First Team recognition in 2019-20, Holland also earned all-American honors as a senior. She was named to the D3hoops.com Third Team and the WBCA Honorable Mention Team.
The SCAC’s all-time leading scorer with 1,952 career points, Oglethorpe’s Kulavic is one of just two athletes in women’s basketball history earn First Team all-SCAC honors four times (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09). She won SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year honors as a freshman and bookended her career by winning SCAC Player-of-the-Year accolades as a senior, becoming just the second player in women’s basketball history to accomplish the feat at that time. The only player in SCAC history to eclipse the 1,900-points mark, the guard averaged 16.0 points per game during her career. In addition to her scoring prowess, the guard finished her four years in Atlanta third all-time in assists (462) and fourth all-time in steals (282) in SCAC history. She is the only player in league history to claim top five all-time in scoring, steals and assists. Kulavic was a two-time D3hoops.com all-South Region performer and a four-time all-American, highlighted be her WBCA First Team selection as a senior.
Trinity’s Weaver made the most of her two-year Tiger career, earning First Team all-SCAC honors in both, winning Newcomer-of-the-Year in 2016-17 and followed that season up by winning Player-of-the-Year in 2017-18. She hit the 1,000-point plateau on the number by averaging 17.5 points per game which is seventh best all-time in SCAC history. The guard is one of just five players in SCAC history to lead the league in scoring in back-to-back seasons and her 2017-18 season marked just the third time in league history a player has led the league in both points (527) and steals (72) in the same year. A two-time D3hoops.com all-South Region honoree, including First Team in 2017-18, Weaver was also a four-time all-American highlighted by her D3hoops.com Third Team selection as a senior.
The 2009-10 SCAC Player-of-the-Year, Austin College’s Williams was a four-time all-SCAC performer, including a First Team nod her senior season. She led the SCAC in rebounding twice (2007-08, 2009-10) and finished her career second all-time in league history with 1,083 total rebounds. Her 320 rebounds in 2009-10 is still the third-best single season in SCAC history. The forward is one of just four athletes in women’s basketball history to grab at least 1,000 rebounds and pour in 1,000 points, finishing 18th all-time in SCAC history with 1,519 points. The 2006-07 SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year, Williams averaged a double-double during her career with 15.9 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, one of just two members of the all-anniversary team to accomplish that feat. A three-time D3hoops.com all-South Region recipient, including First Team honors in 2009-10, Williams was also a two-time all-American highlighted by her D3hoops.com Fourth Team selection as a senior.
Colorado College’s Auguste made an immediate impact in the conference record books after the Tigers joined the SCAC before her junior season. A two-time First Team all-SCAC performer, Auguste was named the league’s Player-of-the-Year in 2008-09 after averaging 19.97 points per game, the 10th best single season average in conference history. She poured in 898 points (17.6 PPG), grabbed 436 rebounds (8.5 RPG), dished out 368 assists (7.2 APG) and accounted for 124 steals (2.4 SPG) in just 51 games. Her 7.2 assists per game still rank first all-time in league history, while her 17.6 points per game ranks sixth. The guard was twice named a D3hoops.com all-West Region honoree, including receiving First Team accolades in 2008-09. Highlighted by her Women’s DIII News First Team all-American honor in 2008-09, Auguste was a three-time all-American recipient. As a senior Auguste became just the second athlete in SCAC history win the Josten’s award, given to the Division III Women’s Basketball National Player-of-the-Year.
Southwestern’s Leeder is the only player in league history to win SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year, Defensive Player-of-the-Year and Player-of-the-Year honors during a career. A three-time First Team all-SCAC honoree, she earned NOTY honors in 2010-11 and was named DPOTY and POTY as a junior in 2012-13. The guard/forward finished 11th all-time in scoring with 1,635 points (15.3 PPG), grabbed 600 rebounds (5.6 RPG), dished 329 assists (3.0 APG), accounted for 222 steals (2.1 SPG) and blocked 106 shots (0.9 BPG) during her time in Georgetown. She was named to the D3hoops.com all-South Region First Team and claimed Women’s DIII News Honorable Mention all-American honors in 2012-13.
A three-time all-SCAC performer during her career at Trinity, Richardson was a First-Team honoree in both 2013-14 and 2014-15. The SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year in 2012-13 and Player-of-the-Year in 2013-14, the center is 22nd all-time on the league’s scoring list with 1,412 points (14.4 PPG). In addition to scoring, she finished with 533 rebounds (5.4 RPG), 151 blocks (1.5 BPG), 93 steals (0.9 SPG) and 83 assists (0.8 APG). A career 58.4 percent shooter, third best in league history, Richardson is the only player in conference history to lead the SCAC in field goal percentage, three-straight seasons. Named the 2012-13 D3hoops.com all-South Region Rookie-of-the-Year, she was a Second Team recipient in 2013-14 and earned Women’s DIII News Honorable Mention all-American honors in that same season after leading the league with 466 points on 62.4 percent shooting.
Rounding out the all-anniversary team is Anna Findley of Oglethorpe, Annie Bourne of Southwestern and Krista Prato Matthews of Trinity.
A three-time all-SCAC performer during her four years at Oglethorpe, Findley was named to the First Team as senior in 2008-09. She finished her career second in all-time in SCAC scoring history behind teammate and classmate, Katie Kulavic, with 1,864 points. She is first all-time in conference history and 18th all-time in NCAA history with 313 career made three-point field goals. She has three of the top six single seasons for three-pointers made in SCAC history, including the top two (89 & 87) and is one of only two athletes in league history to lead the conference in three-point field goals made in three-straight years. The guard is one of just three players in SCAC history to hit 80 or more three-point field goals in a single season and she did it on three separate occasions. After leading the league in steals in both 2007-08 and 2008-09, Findley finished third in SCAC history with 295 career steals. As a junior she vaulted Oglethorpe into the 2008 NCAA Division III Final Four behind a 44-point performance on 8-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc in a 98-86 victory over Kean in the Elite Eight in New Jersey. The 44 points still stand as the third most points in a single game in SCAC history. Findley capped her career by being named to D3hoops.com all-South Region Second Team and D3hoops.com all-American Third Team.
The SCAC’s all-time leading rebounder with 1,178 rebounds, Southwestern’s Bourne is one of just three athletes in women’s basketball history to lead the league in rebounding, three consecutive seasons. The forward’s 356 rebounds in 2014-15 is still the greatest single season for boards in conference history. The 2014-15 SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year, Bourne is a three-time all-SCAC performer, earning First Team accolades in 2012-13 and 2014-15. In addition to her rebounding ability, Bourne also poured in 1,054 points, giving her the distinction as one of just four athletes in league history to be a part of the 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds club. One of just two athletes in league history to reach 21 plus rebounds in four different contests, Bourne was named to the D3hoops.com all-South Region Third Team in 2014-15.
A three-time all-SCAC performer, including First Team honors in 2007-08 and 2008-09, Trinity’s Prato Matthews is the final member of the all-anniversary team in the 1,000-point, 1,000 rebound club. She finished her career with 1,412 points (21st in SCAC history) and 1,009 rebounds (4th in SCAC history). The forward’s 309 rebounds during her senior season still holds up as the fourth best single season in league history. She also led the SCAC twice in blocked shots (2006-07, 2007-08), one of just seven athletes in conference history to achieve that feat and finished her career third all-time with 216 total blocks. A two-time D3hoops.com all-South Region honoree, she capped her career off with a First Team selection as a senior in 2007-08.
The SCAC was formed in 1991 after a reorganization of its predecessor, the College Athletic Conference (CAC). The CAC dates to 1962 with four charter members: Centre College, Southwestern @ Memphis (now Rhodes College), Sewanee-The University of the South, and Washington & Lee (Va.) University. Washington (Mo.) University joined the CAC later that same year.
The SCAC was formed to provide an association through which the member institutions may encourage organized competition in intercollegiate sports among teams representative of their respective student bodies. Members of this conference share a commitment to priority of the overall quality of academic standards and quality educational experiences.
