Saint Augustine's Sikes and Fain Sweep Top Rookie Honors

February 19, 2008

HAMPTON, VA- The 2008 CIAA Basketball All-Rookie Teams along with their respective Rookies of the Year have been announced as voted on by the CIAA Sports Information Directors' Association.

On the women's side the 2008 CIAA Women's Rookie of the Year is Allison Sikes of Saint Augustine's College. A four-time CIAA Rookie of the Week honoree, Sikes, a native of Richmond, VA, leads the Lady Falcons in scoring and rebounding averaging 10.9 points and 8.4 boards per contest, which rank 12th and 4th in the CIAA. She is one of three All-Rookie selections for the Lady Falcons who orchestrated a huge turnaround for a team that was picked to finish last in the CIAA Western Division. A six-win squad a year ago, Saint Augustine's is currently 17-8 overall and 12-4 in conference play.

Also representing for Saint Augustine's is the 2008 Men's Rookie of the Year, Akron, OH native, Haywood Fain. Like his female counterpart, Fain has been named CIAA Rookie of the Week four times. He is fourth on his team in scoring at 10.7 points per outing and is averaging 6.5 rebounds per game which ranks 10th in the CIAA. He also ranks in both steals and blocks in the conference for the Western Division leading Falcons.

The Men's and Women's All-Rookie Basketball teams will be honored at their respective tip off banquets in Charlotte, NC the week of the 2008 CIAA Basketball Tournament. A complete list of the 2008 All-Rookie Teams is as follows:

2008 CIAA Women's All-Rookie Team

NAME	SCHOOL	POS	HT	HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL	MAJOR
Whitney Griffis	St. Augustine's	G/F	5-10	Richmond, VA/Varina	Performance and Wellness
Teaunsha Robinson	Bowie State	F	6-4	Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Polytechnic	Business Management
Allison Sikes	St. Augustine's	G/F	5-11	Richmond, VA/Hermitage	Accounting
Lakisha Walker	Bowie State	G	5-9	Baltimore, MD/St. Francis Academy	Pedology
LaKiesha White	St. Augustine's	F	5-9,	Richmond, VA/Clover Hill	Pre-Medicine

2008 CIAA Women's Rookie of the Year - Allison Sikes, Saint Augustine's College

2008 CIAA Men's All-Rookie Team

NAME	SCHOOL	POS	HT	HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL	MAJOR
Haywood Fain	St. Augustine's	F	6-4	Akron, OH/Garfield	Performance and Wellness
Derek Holmes	Fayetteville St	F	6 -5	Washington, DC/Cardoza	Criminal Justice
Adrian Moffatt	Saint Paul's	G	6-4	Newport News, VA/Menchville	Business Management
Maurice Reevey	Saint Paul's	F	6-6	Richmond, VA/Highland Springs	Business Management
Ronald Thornhill	Johnson C. Smith	G	5-10	Alberta, VA/Brunswick	Psychology

2008 CIAA Men's Rookie of the Year - Haywood Fain, Saint Augustine's College