BC’s Cantrell, E&H’s Langley also Honored

FOREST, Va. --- Roanoke College guard Paxton Gwin headlines the 2014 All-ODAC Women’s Basketball Teams as the Maroons’ standout was tabbed ODAC Player of the Year in a vote of the league’s head coaches. Eastern Mennonite University mentor Kevin Griffin was named the ODAC Coach of the Year, while Bridgewater College forward Heather Cantrell earned ODAC Rookie of the Year accolades. Emory & Henry guard Kristie Langley collected the ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor, in a vote of the conference’s sports information directors.

Gwin, a senior from Buxton, N.C., is a two-time All-ODAC First Team selection.  She is first in the conference with 171 field goals made and second in the league in scoring with 18.6 points per game. Gwin has scored in double figures in all 25 games played this year and has notched five double-doubles. She is also grabbing 6.6 rebounds per game and is shooting 81.1% from the charity stripe (sixth in the ODAC).  Gwin scored 20 or more points 10 times, including a season-best 28 against Randolph-Macon in January.

Griffin's top coaching accolade marks the third of his career, having previously won the award in 2007 and 2013.  Now in his ninth season at the helm, Griffin's Royals enter the 2014 ODAC tournament as the top seed for the second straight year with a 21-4 overall mark and a 15-1 conference record.  EMU is currently riding a 12-game win streak, having only lost in conference play to sixth-seeded Roanoke.  In search of the program's third league title, Griffin enters the tournament with a 158-76 (.675) career record.

Cantrell, a freshman from Singers Glen, Va., made an immediate impact at Bridgewater this season. She averages 11.8 points per game and is currently ninth in the ODAC at 7.3 rebounds per contest.  She's registered six double-doubles, and is currently fifth in the league in free throw shooting (81.1%) and sixth in blocked shots (25). Cantrell notched a career-high 21 points against Emory & Henry in Bridgewater’s first round win against Emory & Henry.

Langley, a junior from Staley, N.C., is the first Emory & Henry women's basketball player to earn the ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete award. In the classroom, Langley sports a 4.0 grade point average as a Biology and Pre-Medicine double-major.  She is the only ODAC women’s basketball player to be named a Capital One Division III Academic All-District recipient the past two years. On the hardwood, she led the Wasps this season in scoring at 11.3 points per game, having scored in double digits in 16 contests. She corralled 5.2 rebounds per game and shot 73.8-percent (45-of-61) from the foul line.

Listed below is the completed list of 2014 All-ODAC Women's Basketball Teams.  For more information, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.  Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow us on Twitter at @odacathletics.