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Makayla Epps and Jennifer O'Neill Named AP All-SEC

by:Austin Monnett03/18/15

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[caption id="attachment_175640" align="aligncenter" width="600"]UK Athletics UK Athletics[/caption] Makayla Epps has been named First-Team All-SEC by the Associated Press for the 2014-2015 season, while Jennifer O'Neill was named honorable mention for the second season in a row. Since junior Janee Thompson went down on Jan. 11 with a broken leg against South Carolina, Epps has lead the team in scoring, with over 16 a game, while also grabbing 4 rebounds and handing out 3 assists per night. The sophomore from Lebanon, KY is fourth in the SEC in scoring this season, and is also on the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list. She is the first Wildcat to be named First-Team All-SEC since A'dai Mathis in 2013. Jennifer O'Neill, the newly-crowned SEC Sixth Woman of the Year, has kept UK in games all season with her shooting. She ranks second in school history in 3-point field goals made,and has scored in double-digits in all but four games this season. The senior from New York is averaging just over 14 points per game, good enough for ninth in the SEC and second on the team.   First Team All-SEC Tia Faleru, Mississippi Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina Makayla Epps, Kentucky A'ja Wilson, South Carolina Courtney Walker, Texas A&M   Second Team Isabelle Harrison, Tennessee Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State Danielle Ballard, LSU Cierra Burdick, Tennessee Alaina Coates, South Carolina Jessica Jackson, Arkansas Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina   Honorable Mention Jordan Frericks, Missouri Jennifer O'Neill, Kentucky Courtney Williams, Texas A&M   Player of the Year: Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina Coach of the Year: Vic Schaefer, Mississippi State Freshman of the Year: A'ja Wilson, South Carolina

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