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Sondra Fan Named State Player & Defensive Player of the Year; Three Captains Earn All-State Under Coach of the Year Bill Broderick

Sondra Fan Named State Player & Defensive Player of the Year; Three Captains Earn All-State Under Coach of the Year Bill Broderick


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WINCHESTER, Va. — Christopher Newport senior guard Sondra Fan (Poquoson, Va.) was named the College Division State Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year to headline the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State Women’s Basketball teams announced on Thursday. CNU secured three major awards as Bill Broderick was deemed Coach of the Year and three Captains collected All-State recognition as Fan was joined on the first team by Anaya Simmons while senior forward Natalie Terwilliger was named a second team All-State selection. 

Fan becomes just the second player in program history to garner VaSID State Player of the Year accolades, joining four-time winner Chelsie Schweers, who last won it in 2010-11. She is also the first Captain ever to secure Defensive Player of the Year honors and the first student-athlete in the state, men’s or women’s, to earn both awards in the same season. 

The senior guard was named a first team WBCA All-American and earned second team D3hoops.com All-American plaudits for her performance on the court in 2021-22. She also was named the D3hoops.com Region VI Player of the Year and the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year while collecting first team All-Region and All-Conference honors. 

Offensively, Fan ranked in the top-60 nationally in overall field-goal percentage while boasting a top-five mark in the country from beyond the arc. One of the most dangerous three-point shooters in the country this season, Fan knocked down 43.5 percent from long range and ranks sixth among active shooters over the course of her career. Overall, she hit exactly 50 percent of her shots, ranking tenth among Division III guards while pouring in a team-high 14.7 points per game. She scored 19 or more points in a game 12 times this season and recorded her 1,000th career point during…

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