Anderson & Sieben Placed On D3hoops.com All-Region List
Concordia juniors Makayla Anderson (Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck Century HS) and Carlee Sieben (Grafton, N.D) were named to the D3hoops.com All-Region 9 Second Team.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (3/12/24)---Concordia juniors Makayla Anderson (Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck Century HS) and Carlee Sieben (Grafton, N.D) were named to the D3hoops.com All-Region 9 Second Team.
It is the first time for both players to earn All-Region honors and they become the first Cobber players to receive the honor since current assistant coach Alley Fisher was named to the D3hoops.com All-Region Team in 2015.
It is the first time in program history that Concordia has had multiple players earn the All-Region honor in the same season.
Concordia was the only team in the MIAC to have more than one player selected to the D3hoops.com All-Region squad and the Cobbers had the only two student-athletes to receive higher than Third Team honors.
| Complete List of D3hoops.com All-Region 9 Award Winners |
Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools, and schools and conferences were each contacted multiple times as the season wound down to remind them to make their players eligible. There were 812 players nominated nationwide. The ballot was then made available to SIDs, who voted for a predetermined number of players in their region.
This is the 23rd year D3hoops.com has named an All-Region team and this year's All-America team will be the 27th annual All-America selections. The D3hoops.com All-American teams, along with those of the respective coaches' associations, are the only ones recognized in the NCAA record book.
The D3hoops.com All-Region honors follow MIAC All-Conference awards for both players.
Anderson led the MIAC in rebounding and was second in the league in scoring in 2024. She averaged 8.0 rebounds per game and 14.9 points per game. Anderson was also in the Top 5 in the conference in field goal percentage and free throw percentage and was 13th in the league in steals. Anderson finished the year by shooting 51.9% from the floor and 83.5% from the free throw line. She ended the season with 40 steals in 26 games.
During the season Anderson became the 20th player in program history to reach the 500-rebound milestone. Anderson has 566 career rebounds, which is 16th on the school's all-time list.
Sieben, who was also named the MIAC Offensive Player of the Year, was second in the MIAC in 3-point field goal percentage, third in 3-point field goals per game and second in free throw percentage. She shot 39.5% from outside the arc and knocked down 60 shots from distance, while shooting 86.3% from the free throw line. Sieben also finished fifth in the conference in assists per game (3.0).
Sieben's 60 3-point field goals are third-most in a single season in school history. She has 128 3-point field goals in her Cobber career. That total is No.8 on CC's all-time list.
Past Cobber D3hoops.com All-Region Award Winners (started in 2002)
2015 - Alley Fisher
2014 - Alley Fisher
2013 - Emily Thesing
2011 - Erica Nord
2010 - Erica Nord
2008 - Melanie Hageman
2007 - Melanie Hageman
2006 - Melanie Hageman
2005 - Mandy Pearson
2004 - Mandy Pearson