Tillman and Knight Earn All-SAC Honors
Tillman was named to the First Team, while Knight garnered Second Team honors.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Senior guards Shawnteanna Tillman and Kristynn Knight of the Coker women's basketball team earned All-South Atlantic Conference honors, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Tillman garnered first team accolades for the second consecutive season. The Columbia, S.C., native ranked second in the conference in scoring at 19.1 points per game, highlighted by a pair of 30-plus point performances. She reached double figures in all 28 regular-season games and also finished second in the SAC with 73 steals while averaging 4.5 rebounds per contest.
During the season, Tillman became the 12th player in Coker women's basketball history to eclipse the 1,000-career point milestone and enters postseason play just 19 points shy of moving into second place on the program's all-time scoring list.
Knight earned second team recognition after averaging 9.3 points, 2.9 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game. The Winston-Salem, N.C., native closed the regular season strong, scoring in double figures in seven of the final eight games, including a career-high-tying 21-point effort at Emory & Henry.
The duo leads the Cobras into this week's SAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed. Coker will open tournament play against Wingate at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill.
2025-26 South Atlantic Conference Women's Basketball All-Conference
First Team
Kamil Collier, Lincoln Memorial
Aaliyah El, Lenoir-Rhyne
Shawnteanna Tillman, Coker
Caroline Mullins, UVA Wise
Jennifer Sullivan, Carson-Newman
Abigail Brown, Lenoir-Rhyne
Second Team
Alexa Smiddy, Lincoln Memorial
Ciara Harris, Anderson
Mary Spry, Catawba
Kristynn Knight, Coker
Kyleigh Bacon, Wingate
Rickell Brown, Newberry
Third Team
Lexi Patty, Lincoln Memorial
Mattie Nuckolls, Carson-Newman
Laney Beale, Wingate
Emily Gonzalez, Carson-Newman
Breanna Yarber, Emory & Henry
Elyseia Brown, Lenoir-Rhyne
All-Freshman
Abigail Brown, Lenoir-Rhyne
Ralee Bare, Lenoir-Rhyne
Ashley Hill, Anderson
Chloe Heath, Carson-Newman
Chi'nya Isaac, Wingate
Player of the Year
Kamil Collier, Lincoln Memorial
Newcomer of the Year
Ciara Harris, Anderson
Freshman of the Year
Abigail Brown, Lenoir-Rhyne
Defensive Player of the Year
Laura Montiel, Wingate
Coach of the Year
Emry Tsitouris, Lenoir-Rhyne