Baker Named First Team All-CAA, Evans Named to All-Defensive Team

RICHMOND, Va. – Drexel's Amaris Baker was named First Team All-CAA in a vote by the league's coaches. It is the first time that the senior has been named to a postseason team. Deja Evans was also named to the CAA's All-Defensive team.

Baker led the conference in scoring after tallying 17.1 points per game this season. The senior finished the regular season scoring double-digits in 25 of Drexel's 28 games. Baker scored 20 or more points 10 times and even touched a career-high 33 points in Drexel's game versus North Carolina A&T. The Philadelphia native, who averages 37.5 minutes per game, scored a career-high 479 points this season, which ranks second in the league to the Player of the Year, Taryn Barbot.

Deja Evans earned a nod on the All-Defensive team after finishing the season with 60 blocks. The sophomore finished the season strong, scoring double digits in five of Drexel six final regular season games and grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds against Campbell on March 2. In the final six games of the season, the first-year CAA player finished with 85 points, 48 rebounds and 11 blocks. Evans has made her mark on the program in just 28 games. The Conshohocken native tied a single-game program record nine blocks on Nov. 23 against Temple. Then, against Campbell on March 2, the forward blocked five shots and joined Drexel's all-time blocks list with 60.

Drexel clinched a double-bye in the CAA tournament after finishing as the fourth seed and will not start tournament play until Friday at 2:30 p.m. While the Dragons know when they are playing, it is undetermined who they will face. It will either be Hampton, Stony Brook or Monmouth.

Player of the Year: Taryn Barbot (Charleston)
Defensive Player of the Year: Ali Zelaya (UNCW)
Sixth Player of the Year: Jayda Angel (Elon)
Rookie of the Year: Jayda Angel (Elon)
Dean Ahlers Leadership Award: Shamarla King (Stony Brook)
Scholar Athlete of the Year : Raven Preston (Elon)
Coach of the Year: Tarrell Robinson (N.C. A&T)

All-CAA First Team:
Amaris Baker (Drexel)
Taryn Barbot (Charleston)
Jordyn Dorsey (N.C. A&T)
Damaris Rodriguez (Monmouth)
Ali Zelaya (UNCW)

All-CAA Second Team
Tara Cousins (Delaware)
Taisha Exanor (Monmouth)
Zaida Gonzalez (Stony Brook)
Bella Nascimento (William & Mary)
Gemma Nunez (Campbell)
Raven Preston (Elon)

All-CAA Third Team
Taylor Barbot (Charleston)
Gianni Boone (Campbell)
Maleia Bracone (N.C. A&T)
Chaniya Clark (N.C. A&T)
Breauna Ware (Stony Brook)

All-CAA Defensive Team
Taryn Barbot (Charleston)
Jordyn Dorsey (N.C. A&T)
Deja Evans (Drexel)
Gemma Nunez (Campbell)
Ali Zelaya (UNCW)

All-CAA Rookie Team:
Ciara Alexander (Campbell)
Jayda Angel (Elon)
LaNae' Corbett (Hofstra)
Jasmine Felton (Campbell)
Khady Leye (Towson)

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Baker Named First Team All-CAA, Evans Named to All-Defensive Team

Players Mentioned

Amaris Baker

Deja Evans

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