Special to The Post-Searchlight

Albany State University’s April Thomas has received more honors for her outstanding performance on the basketball court during her first season with the Lady Rams. Thomas, the 5-foot-1 freshman standout guard, was recently named to the 2011-12 Daktronics Women’s Basketball All-South Region Second Team.

A Bainbridge High School graduate, Thomas was the SIAC’s second-leading scorer this season at 18.1 points per game. Named SIAC Freshman of the Year this season, she was among the league leaders with a .750 free throw percentage and a .353 three-point field goal percentage while averaging three three-point field goals made per game, which ranked second in the SIAC. She was the only freshman to receive Daktronics All-South Region honors this season. She received SIAC Newcomer-of-the-Week honors twice during the regular season for her outstanding performances on the court.

Thomas and Clark Atlanta University sophomore guard Conisha Hicks, who was named to last year’s team, were the only players from the SIAC to be named to the team.