EUNICE, La. – LSU Eunice's Jaime Gonzales and Ava Jones (Carencro, LA, Carencro HS) received big honors in this year's Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) women's basketball All-Louisiana Team, the association announced on Monday.  Gonzales was named Coach of the Year while Jones earned first-team recognition.
 
The Bengal duo are the first junior college recipients of the respective awards in the LSWA All-Louisiana team's history.  Voting was done by Sports Information Directors and selected media members across the state.
 
The team is comprised of all collegiate institutions in NCAA Division I, II and III as well as NAIA and NJCAA in the state of Louisiana.
 
"Anytime you can say you're considered the top of anything in the state - it is a tremendous honor," LSU Eunice head coach Jaime Gonzales said.  "This is a testament to the hard work and dedication the team put into having an extraordinary season that I think we are all very proud of."
 
Jones is joined by Co-Players of the Year Ayana Mitchell (LSU) and DeAuja Thomopson (LSU-Shreveport) as well as LSU-Alexandria's Kelsey Thaxton and Tulane's Krystal Freeman on the first team.
 
The Carencro HS product capped off an illustrious sophomore campaign after being named LCCAC Player of the Year as well to the NJCAA Region 23 team.  Jones averaging a team-best 17.5 PPG to go along with 4.0 RPG, 3.6 APG, and 2.8 SPG.  She finished 44th nationally in points per game as well as leaving the LSUE record books as 6th all-time in school history in points (656 points) and fifth in field goals made.
 
In his first year with the program, Gonzales led LSU Eunice to a 21-7 record and captured the school's third straight Louisiana Community College Athletic Conference (LCCAC) regular season title.  The team won their first Region 23 game in program history, their first postseason win since 2009. 
The Bengals won their LCCAC contests by an average margin of victory of an astounding 25.4 points.
 
The second team was comprised of guard Kaila Anthony (Loyola-New Orleans), forward Ty'Reona Doucet (UL-Lafayette), guard Rehema Franklin (New Orleans), guard Khayla Pointer (LSU) and Faustine Aifuwa (LSU).
 
Third team members include guard Amber Dixon (Louisiana Tech), forward Damilola Balogun (McNeese State), Cormier (Louisiana College), guard Justice Coleman (Grambling State) and center Alexandria Pollard (Bossier Parish Community College).
 
Seven players from around the state earned honorable mention accolades, including Kira Bonner (Northwestern State), Arsula Clark (Tulane), Ciera Daniels (LSU-Alexandria), Gara Beth Self (ULM), Celica Sterling (Southeastern LA), Kendriana Washington (LSU-Alexandria) and Asia Woods (New Orleans).
 
LSU's Awa Trasi (Newcomer of the Year) and Louisiana College's ZyUnn Cormier (Freshman of the Year) round of the major individual awards on this year's team.
 

2019-2020 LSWA ALL-LOUISIANA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Ayana Mitchell	Forward	LSU	R-Senior	Conyers, Ga.
DeAuja Thompson	Guard	LSU-Shreveport	Junior	Columbus, Ohio
Ava Jones	Guard	LSU-Eunice	Sophomore	Carencro, La.
Kelsey Thaxton	Guard	LSU-Alexandria	Sophomore	Many, La.
Krystal Freeman	Forward	Tulane	Junior	Pineville, La.
SECOND TEAM
Kaila Anthony	Guard/Forward	Loyola-NO	Senior	Pflugerville, Texas
Ty'Reona Doucet	Forward	Louisiana	Junior	Ville Platte, La.
Rehema Franklin	Guard	New Orleans	Senior	New Orleans, La.
Khayla Pointer	Guard	LSU	Junior	Marietta, Ga.
Faustine Aifuwa	Center	LSU	R-Junior	Dacula, Ga.
THIRD TEAM
Amber Dixon	Guard	Louisiana Tech	Junior	Arlington, Texas
Damilola Balogun	Forward	McNeese State	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria
ZyUnn Cormier	Guard	Louisiana College	Freshman	Duncanville, Texas
Justice Coleman	Guard	Grambling State	Junior	Baton Rouge, La.
Alexandria Pollard	Center	Bossier Parish CC	Sophomore	Houston, Texas
HONORABLE MENTION: Kira Bonner, Northwestern State; Arsula Clark, Tulane; Ciera Daniels, LSU-Alexandria, Gara Beth Self, ULM; Celica Sterling, Southeastern LA; Kendriana Washington, LSU-Alexandria; Asia Woods, UNO
CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ayana Mitchell (LSU), DeAuia Thompson (LSU-Shreveport)
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Awa Trasi (LSU)
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: ZyUnn Cormier (Louisiana College)
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jaime Gonzales (LSU-Eunice)