by (Lawrence, KS) – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2016 Division II Women’s Basketball All-America Teams last week and Haskell Indian Nations University’s Tyler Sumpter (Pyramid Lake Paiute) was named to the NAIA honorable mention team.
Sumpter, a transfer from Biscmarck State JC in Bismarck, ND and originally from Nixon, Nevada, was the leading scorer for the Haskell Lady Indians this season at 15.2 points per game. She also ranked nationally in the following categories in the NAIA DII:
- Ranked Number 9 in Division II in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.432)
Ranked Number 11 in Division II in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (2.929)
Ranked Number 20 in Division II in Total 3-Pt FG Made (82)
In addition to being named to the NAIA Honorable Mention team, Tyler was also named the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) tournament MVP after Haskell defeated College of the Ozarks in for the A.I.I. conference championship. A first for the Haskell women’s basketball team. Tyler was also named to the A.I.I. All-Conference first team as well.
In a statement online, Tyler said, “I just really want to thank everyone near and far for the all the support all year! Especially my family! I really appreciated it , so does my team! It’s been a whirlwind of a year here at Haskell! But what I fun whirlwind it’s been. So happy I made the decision to transfer and play here (at Haskell). Already looking forward to next year!”
