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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball player Brittany Winner has earned All-Great Lakes Region honors from Daktronics, Inc. Winner, a senior from Minster, Ohio, was voted to the All-Great Lakes Region second team. The 5-foot-10 forward averages a team-leading 11.5 points per game and helped NKU (21-7) earn a berth in the upcoming NCAA Division II Tournament. Winner leads NKU in steals (34) and 3-pointers made (39), and she is shooting 47 percent from 3-point range. One of the Great Lakes Valley Conference's top clutch performers in late-game situations, Winner has consistently hit dramatic shots for NKU the past two seasons. Last week, Winner was named All-GLVC first team by the league coaches. Going into the NCAA Division II Tournament, Winner has scored 936 career points during her college career, which began at Elon (N.C.). NKU will meet Ferris State in the first round of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Tournament at 2:30 p.m. (Central time) on Friday at Romeoville, Ill. Ferris State features 6-1 junior post player Rachel Folcik, who was voted to the All-Great Lakes Region first team after averaging 19.1 ppg and 8.2 rebounds per contest. Folcik is also shooting 56.6 percent from the field. NKU is the No. 2 seed in the Great Lakes Regional, while Ferris State is the No. 7 seed. Ferris State has beaten NKU two straight times, including a 67-54 win over the Norse on Dec. 30, 2004 at Midland, Mich. Lewis standout Darcee Schmidt earned Great Lakes Region Player of the Year honors from Daktronics, Inc. Mary Moskal from Lewis also earned a spot on the first team. The Daktronics, Inc. teams are selected by the sports information directors in each region. Members of the first team in each of the eight region's around the nation are put on the ballot for Division II All-America consideration. 2006-07 Daktronics,
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Team Daktronics Great Lakes Region Player of the Year: Darcee Schmidt, Lewis
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