NORFOLK, Va. -- Jennie Simms has been named the VaSID Player of the Year for the state of Virginia, the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced on Wednesday. In addition, Destinee Young was also named to the All-State Second Team.
Simms, a senior guard, earned Honorable Mention AP All-American honors after finishing the season as the nation’s second-leading scorer. The Accokeek, Maryland, native averaged 26.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists during her senior campaign en route to being named the Conference USA Player of the Year. An All-C-USA selection for the third straight year, Simms is fifth on the ODU all-time scoring list with 2,151 points and was selected in the second round and 18th overall in the WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics.