SIAC Release
ATLANTA, Ga. – The mighty Wildcats guard earned a repeat season honor. Fort Valley State's Alicia Franklin earned All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection and moved up to the Second Team announced on Sunday night.
 
Franklin went from last year's All-SIAC Honorable Mention squad last year, followed it with an All-SIAC Preseason team pick and now voted to the Second Team in this her junior season.

SIAC East champion Benedict College's super sophomore Ay'Anna Bey earned the league's Player of the Year and its head coach James Rice the Coach of the Year. Tuskegee's Alexis Carter garnered both the Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards, while Raegan Jackson of Clark Atlanta was the Freshman of the Year.
 
The third-year Wildcat led the team in scoring for the second year in a row 365 points in 25 games for a 14.6-point average. She downed a Conference-best 2.56 treys per game (64 3-pointer made) and ranked in amongst the leaders in 3-point percentage (302). Franklin added 112 rebounds (4.5 rpg), 47 assists and 37 steals.
 
The junior helped FVSU down Albany State at home with a career-high 35-point night, including 8 of 15 from 3-point land. The Atlanta native added 10 games 17-plus points and hit three or more 3-pointers in 11 games.
 
In her first three seasons covering 74 games, Franklin has totaled 884 points (11.9 ppg) to go with 260 rebounds (3.5 rpg), 114 assists (1.5 apg) and 99 steals (1.3 spg).
 
FVSU and Franklin opens its post season play on Monday afternoon, Feb. 25, against Spring Hill College in the SIAC First Round. Tip time is set for 3:15 p.m. CST/4:15 EST in the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala.
 
2018-19 SIAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Team
 
First Team

Bey	Benedict	Blackwood, NJ	Forward
Alexis Carter	Tuskegee	Atlanta, Ga.	Forward
Dana Gettis	Lemoyne-Owen	Chicago, Ill.	Guard
Tiffany Valentine	Spring Hill	Houston, Texas	Forward
Ayanna Armstead	Benedict	Coral Springs,	Guard

 
Second Team

Brooke Wallace	Kentucky State	Oberlin, Ohio	Center
Alicia Franklin	Fort Valley State	Atlanta, Ga	Guard
Reagan Jackson	Clark Atlanta	Chesapeake, .	Guard
Archie	Paine	Eastover, SC	Forward
Jade Wilson	Tuskegee	Indianapolis, In	Forward

 
Honorable Mention Team

Gilbert	Central State	Hamilton, Ohio	Guard
Jessie Kee	Kentucky State	Indianapolis, In.	Guard/Forward
	Miles	Atlanta, Ga.	Forward
Miller	Clark Atlanta	Rialto, .	Guard
India Blakely	Tuskegee	Troy, Ala.	Guard

 
Coach of the Year
James Rice, Benedict
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Alexis Carter, Tuskegee
 
Freshman of the Year
Reagan Jackson, Clark Atlanta
 
Newcomer of the Year
Alexis Carter, Tuskegee
 
Player of the Year:
Bey, Benedict