JACKSON, Tenn. – Benedict College junior forward Ay'Anna Bey has been named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) 2020 Women's Basketball All-South Region Team.

The all-region teams are made up of 11 total players from the Gulf South Conference (GSC), the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), and the Sunshine State Conference (SSC). The teams are voted on by the sports information directors from each league.

Bey was named to the first team and advances to the ballot for the D2CCA All-American Team, which will be announced March 23.

Bey was named the SIAC Player of the Year for the second year in a row, and helped guide the Lady Tigers to the SIAC Championship, where she was named the SIAC Tournament MVP. Bay averaged 17.2 points per game, fourth in the SIAC, and led the league with 9.5 rebounds per game. Bey repeats as an All-Region selection. She was a second-team selection last year.

The 2020 D2CCA Women's Basketball South Region Player of the Year is Dori Nagy of the University of Tampa. She helped lead her team to the SSC Regular Season Championship and a runner-up finish in the SSC Tournament. She was named the SSC Player of the Year. Nagy led the SSC in rebounding at 9.5 rebounds per game and was third with 16.1 points per game. Benedict will face Tampa in the opening game of the South Region of the DII NCAA Tournament at noon on Friday.

Joining Nagy on the South Region First Team is GSC Player of the Year, Jada Smith from Union University and the SIAC Player of the Year, Quantesha Patterson of Delta State University and Abby Bertram of Lee University.

The South Region Second Team includes Bryne Lytle (Christian Brothers University), Tiffany Valentine (Spring Hill College), Jordan Tully (Nova Southeastern University), LaShayla Wright-Ponder (University of Tampa), Le'Andrea Gillis (Savannah State University), and Sakina Wynn (Miles College).

Ten different teams made up the 11 members named to one of the all-region teams. Tampa was the only school with two honorees. The GSC and the SIAC each had four players honored, while the SSC had three players honored.

2020 D2CCA Women's Basketball All-South Region Teams

South Region Player of the Year: Dori Nagy, University of Tampa

First Team All-Region
Dory Nagy, University of Tampa
Jada Smith, Union University
Ay'Anna Bey, Benedict College
Quantesha Patterson, Delta State University
Abby Bertram, Lee University
 
Second Team All-Region
Brynne Lytle, Christian Brothers University
Tiffany Valentine, Spring HIll College
Jordan Tully, Nova Southeastern University
LaShayla Wright-Ponder, University of Tampa
Le'Andrea Gillis, Savannah State University
Sakina Wynn, Miles College