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Lady Muleriders’ Hobbs Honored on All-Region Team

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By: Houston Taylor

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas center Kmaria Hobbs (5-11, So., Clarksville, Texas) has been named a second team selection on the 2009-10 Daktronics women’s basketball All-South Region team that was released Wednesday.

Hobbs led the Gulf South Conference in scoring during the regular season and was 10th nationally at 20.7 points per game, and also ranked fourth in the conference in minutes played (32.8) and ninth in both rebounds (6.5) and free throw percentage (.774). She shot 49.2 percent (192-390) from the floor this season, dished out 25 assists, blocked 10 shots and had 31 steals.

Hobbs’ 538 total points scored this year put her in elite company, joining only five other former Lady Muleriders to ever break the 500-point barrier, and is the fifth-highest point total in a season at SAU and the highest season total in 16 years. Combined with her freshman season she now has 897 career points to rank 19th on the all-time Southern Arkansas career scoring list.

During the season Hobbs scored a career-high 32 points in an 80-78 overtime loss at home to Ouachita Baptist, set both school single-game (16) and season (151) free throw records and was named to the West Florida Holiday Classic All-Tournament team.

Fellow GSC West Division members Delta State (Miss.) and Arkansas Tech placed two players each on the Daktronics team, with the No. 8 ranked Lady Statesmen landing both on the first team in sophomore center Veronica Walker and junior guard Sarita “Bug” Cooper. This year’s conference champions and No. 4 Golden Suns are represented by junior guard Jenny Vining on the first team and sophomore forward Natalia Santos on the second squad. Barry (Fla.) senior forward Mariesa Greene was voted as the South Region player of the year.