Independents Collegiate Athletic Association Coordinator – Mike Bond

Ohio Makes A Clean Sweep In The Women's ICAA
 
TIFFIN, Ohio – All five members of the first team and all four individual award winners came from schools in Ohio in the 2011-12 All-ICAA Women's Basketball voting.  Urbana led the pack with four selections while Central State and Ursuline had three each.
 
The ICAA is composed of NCAA Division II schools that are not in a conference.  Basketball members are Black Hills State, Central Oklahoma, Central State, Lindenwood, Notre Dame College, Palm Beach Atlantic, Urbana, Ursuline and Washington Adventist.
 
Maria Marchesano of Urbana was named Coach of the Year.  At the time she took over in January, the Blue Knights were 2-8.  Marchesano was 12-7 overall, 9-1 at home and led Urbana to the championship game of the NCAA DII Ohio Independent Tournament.
 
Player of the Year went to Katie Capello (So./Canton, Ohio) or Ursuline.  She averaged 15.62 points, 6.38 rebounds and blocked 1.08 shots a game while shooting 50.5% from the floor.
 
Freshman of the Year was shared by Ciara Geiger (Fort Wayne, Ind.) of Urbana and Martha Nagbe (Lakewood, Ohio) of Notre Dame College.  Geiger averaged 15.19 points, 2.65 assists and 1.77 steals a game, hit 38 triples and shot 77.2% from the line.  Nagbe averaged 13.2 points, 5.76 rebounds, 2.52 assists and 3.08 steals a game.
 
2011-12 ICAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS
Coach of the Year – Maria Marchesano – Urbana
Player of the Year – Katie Capello - Ursuline
Freshmen of the Year – Ciara Geiger – Urbana & Martha Nagbe – Notre Dame College
 
2011-12 ALL-ICAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
FIRST TEAM
Laura Campbell  F     Ursuline         Jr.     Toledo, Ohio
Katie Capello      G     Ursuline         So.   Canton, Ohio
Ciara Geiger       G     Urbana            Fr.    Fort Wayne, Indiana
Martha Nagbe     G     Notre Dame   Fr.    Lakewood, Ohio
Andrea Vogel       C     Urbana           Jr.     Bluffton, Indiana