Senior guard Aisha Sheppard became just the fourth Hokie and the first since 1999 to be named to an All-American team when the Associated Press last Wednesday named her an honorable mention All-American.
A unanimous All-ACC First Team selection, Sheppard scored 20 or more points in nine contests this season, second-most behind ACC Player of the Year Dana Evans, and, like Evans, she scored in double figures in every regular season contest prior to playing the conference tournament in Greensboro.
The Alexandria native averaged 18.3 points per game and hit 85 3-pointers, breaking her own school record for most in a single season. Her career total of 304 treys ranks first in Virginia Tech history and is eighth all-time for an ACC player. Sheppard’s 1,423 points is the eighth-most by a Hokie.
She also had a career season in terms of free throw shooting (79 of 93) and assists when she averaged a career-high 3.1 per contest.
