Simon Fraser University's Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe was named to a third NCAA Division II All-American women's basketball team.
Raincock-Ekunwe was named to the NCAA Div. II Bulletin second team, after also earning a spot on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association team and the Daktronics second teams.
Raincock-Ekunwe was the only Great Northwest Athletic Conference player named to one of the four Bulletin teams.
This past season, Raincock-Ekunwe was part of a Clan team that made it to the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Div. II national championship tourament, finishing second in the west region and second in the conference.
Raincock-Ekunwe averaged 16.8 points per game and 12.4 rebounds per game this season, and posted the highest shooting percentage in the nation in Div. II with a 0.653 scoring percentage.
The award comes at the conclusion of an impressive collegiate basketball career at SFU for Raincock-Ekunwe, who helped the Clan to a Canadian Interuniversity Sport national title in her freshman season.
While Raincock-Ekunwe played only three seasons in the Great Northwest conference, she was still able to break 12 conference records, including the conference career double-doubles record of 48, earning a total of 63 in her three-year NCAA conference career.
Her 63 double-doubles unoffically places her third all-time in the NCAA Div. II record books. Her record accomplishment is not recognized because SFU was not a full-fledged NCAA member until this year.
After the 2012/13 regular season, Raincock-Ekunwe was named a first team conference all-star and the Great Northwest player of the year.
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