Tide's Russell named to All-SEC Freshman Team

University of Alabama freshman guard Ericka Russell was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team on Tuesday.

“Ericka is really deserving of this honor,” head coach Wendell Hudson said. “We are excited for her and think this is a big boost for both this team and our program. We have no doubt she is going to help us get Alabama back where we’d like it to be.”

After averaging just eight minutes and scoring zero points in the first two games, Russell scored 14 points in 19 minutes in the Crimson Tide’s third contest of the season at Hampton. Since then, she is averaging 9.9 points per game and has notched a total of 13 double-figure point outings.

Russell's season-best came in Alabama’s conference opener against Vanderbilt when she went off for 25 points, including five 3-pointers. She leads the team in three-point shots made this season with 52.

The 2009 SEC Women's Basketball Postseason Awards:

First Team All-SEC

Whitney Boddie, AU

*DeWann Bonner, AU

*Sha Brooks, UF

*Marshae Dotson, UF

*Allison Hightower, LSU

Bianca Thomas, UM

Alexis Rack, MSU

*Christinia Wirth, VU

Second Team All-SEC

Ceira Ricketts, ARK

Ashley Houts, UG

Angel Robinson, UG

Victoria Dunlap, UK

Eleia Roddy, UK

Angie Bjorklund, UT

Shekinna Stricklen, UT

Merideth Marsh, VU

Jennifer Risper, VU

All-Freshman Team

Ericka Russell, UA

Lyndsay Harris, ARK

Ceira Ricketts, ARK

Trumae Lucas, UF

*LaSondra Barrett, LSU

*Lakeisha Sutton, SC

*Shekinna Stricklen, UT

Glory Johnson, UT

All-Defensive Team

DeWanna Bonner, AU

Allison Hightower, LSU

Chanel Mokango, MSU

Armelie Lumanu, MSU

Jennifer Risper, VU

Coach of the Year

Nell Fortner, AU

Player of the Year

DeWanna Bonner, AU

Freshman of the Year

Ceira Ricketts, ARK

LaSondra Barrett, LSU

Defensive Player of the Year

Jennifer Risper, VU

6th Woman of the Year

Charity Ford, ARK

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Christina Wirth, VU