Holly Tonry tabbed as 2014 @D3hoops Women's Basketball All-South 'Rookie of the Year'

MINNEAPOLIS - University of Dallas freshman guard Holly Tonry (Seattle, Wash.) has been named the 2014 D3hoops.com Women's Basketball All-South Rookie-of-the-Year.

She is the second-consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) women's basketball student-athlete to earn D3hoops.com All-South Region Rookie-of-the-Year honors. The other, Anecia Richardson (Trinity University), was the 2012-13 SCAC Women's Basketball Newcomer-of-the-Year. 

This honor comes for Tonry -- the 2013-14 SCAC Women's Basketball Newcomer-of-the-Year -- following a 14-13 (5-9 SCAC) season by the Lady Crusaders.

Head coach Jina Johansen's squad entered the 2013-14 SCAC Championship Tournament as the No. 6 seed.

The navy and white defeated No. 6 seed Southwestern University by a score of 66-58 in the SCAC quarterfinals, before falling 60-54 to host-school Trinity University in the semifinals.

Tonry finished her rookie campaign with a team-high 109 assists, which was second-best in the league.

She also notably had 48 steals (fifth), a 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio (14th), a 69.9 free-throw percentage (17th) and 65 converted free throws (19th).

The 5-foot-5 Tonry ended the season with 213 points (fourth on Dallas) and 90 rebounds (fifth on Dallas) as a starter in 22-of-27 games.

Click here, to view all of the 2014 D3hoops.com All-Region selections.