MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and 2016 Tournament MVP, Monica Holguin of Trinity University, was named Second Team All-South Region by D3hoops.com. Full Release

Holguin, a junior guard from El Paso, Texas, earned the honor after finishing the season as one of just three players ranked in the top 10 in the SCAC in points, assists and steals per game. She averaged a team-high 13.3 points per game (fifth in the SCAC) while also adding 2.0 steals (third in the SCAC) and 2.6 assists (ninth in the SCAC) a contest.

Among her many highlights this season, Holguin posted a career-best 24 points, shooting 6-of-14 from the field, 4-of-7 from three-point range, and sinking 8-of-9 free throws, as Trinity defeated Division I University of the Incarnate Word, 61-55, on Dec. 5. It is just the third win by a Division III women's basketball program over a Division I school since 2003. 

Holguin led Trinity to a 22-6 overall record, a share of the regular season title, and the SCAC Championship following a game-high 23 points against Schreiner University on February 28th. The Tigers fell to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 5th. 

Players were nominated for the D3hoops.com All-Region awards by the Sports Information Directors at various schools. There were 776 players nominated nationwide before the ballot was made available to the Sports Information Directors, who voted for a predetermined number of players in their region.