CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga forward Raven Thompson was named the Southern Conference Freshman of the year the league office announced today. Thompson and Yazz Wazeerud-Din were named All-Conference.
 
Thompson led Chattanooga from the free throw line in her freshman campaign and was second on the team in scoring, third in rebounding. She recorded a pair of double-doubles, scored in double figures 21 times and topped the 20-point mark seven times. She had a career-best 23 points in five different games.
 
She was the top freshman in the SoCon in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage She ranked seventh overall in the league in scoring with 14.6 points per game, ninth in rebounding with 6.3 per game and was third in field goal percentage making 53.2 percent of her attempts.
 
The Atlanta, Ga., native led the league in free throws made, setting a UTC freshman record with 128. She ranks fourth among freshmen in the nation for free throws made and attempted.
 
Thompson is the fifth Chattanooga player named SoCon Freshman of the Year, and the first since Eboni Williams in 2018-19.
 
The rookie was named to the SoCon Coaches and SCSMA All-Conference Second Team, the first UTC freshman to be named all-conference since Regina Kirk (1984-85).
 
Wazeerud-Din comes to Chattanooga, an already decorated athlete. She was an NJCAA All-America Honorable Mention at South Georgia Technical College and was an all-conference and all-tournament selection. In her two years at Stetson, she led the Hatters in scoring and was a two-time All-Conference Second Team selection.
 
She was named to the SoCon's First Team by the league coaches and media as the Mocs top scorer and led UTC from the 3-point line. She scored in double digits in 26 of the Mocs 29 games and topped the 20-point mark nine times including a season-high 25 points to lead UTC past Tennessee State. She dropped in a season-high five 3-pointers against the Tigers and lead Chattanooga with 68 from beyond the arc.
 
Wazeerud-Din is third in the SoCon in scoring, second in 3-point field goals made and second in minutes played. She ranks 53^rd in the nation in 3-pointers made and 94^th in points scored.
 
In the SoCon Coaches' Poll, Wofford's Rachael Rose was named the SoCon Player of the Year. Mercer's Summah Evans was named the Defensive Player of the Year and Brenda Mock Brown in her first season at ETSU, was named the SoCon Coach of the Year.
 
Coaches All-Southern Conference Women's Basketball Teams

Player of the Year
Rachael Rose, So., G, Wofford
 
Freshman of the Year
Raven Thompson, F, Chattanooga
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Summah Evans, Jr., F, Mercer
 
Coach of the Year
Brenda Mock Brown, ETSU
 
Ann Lashley Inspiration Award Winner
Kyla Allison, Gr., G, Western Carolina
 
First team
Jiselle Thomas, Gr., ETSU
Amoria Neal-Tysor, Gr., Mercer
Andrea Bailey, Sr., Samford
Yazz Wazeerud-Din, Gr., Chattanooga
Rachael Rose, So., Wofford

Second team
Kendall Folley, So., ETSU
Grace van Rij, Gr., Furman
Raven Thompson, Fr., Chattanooga
Kyla Allison, Gr., Western Carolina
Jackie Carman, 5th, Wofford

All-defensive team
Kendall Folley, So., ETSU
Summah Evans, Jr., Mercer
Khalis Cain, Jr., UNCG
Andrea Bailey, Sr., Samford
Helen Matthews, Jr., Wofford
 
All-freshman team
Jaelyn Acker, Furman
Enjulina Gonzalez, Mercer
Raven Thompson, Chattanooga
Carly Heidger, Samford
Masyn Marchbanks, Samford



SoCon Sports Media Association (SCSMA) All-Southern Conference Women's Basketball Teams

Player of the Year
Andrea Bailey, Sr., G, Samford
 
Freshman of the Year
Raven Thompson, F, Chattanooga

Coach of the Year
Jimmy Garrity, Wofford
 
First team
Jiselle Thomas, Gr., ETSU
Amoria Neal-Tysor, Gr., Mercer
Andrea Bailey, Sr., Samford
Yazz Wazeerud-Din, Gr., Chattanooga
Rachael Rose, So., Wofford

Second team
Kendall Folley, So., ETSU
Grace van Rij, Gr., Furman
Akira Wiggins, Gr., UNCG
Raven Thompson, Fr., Chattanooga
Jackie Carman, 5th, Wofford

Third team
Erin Houpt, G, Mercer
Khalis Cain, UNCG
Sussy Ngulefac, So., Samford
Kyla Allison, Gr., Western Carolina
Lilly Hatton, Sr., Wofford

All-freshman team
Journee McDaniel, ETSU
Jaelyn Acker, Furman
Enjulina Gonzalez, Mercer
Raven Thompson, Chattanooga
Masyn Marchbanks, Samford