(March 7, 2010 - Ann Arbor, Mich.) -- Head women's basketball coach Andrea Gorski, whose team was picked eighth in a preseason coaches poll and finished fourth in the standings, was named Co-Coach of the Year by her peers, being the first Cardinal coach to receive such an honor in women's basketball. The Cardinals posted their second highest win total ever and first winning season in conference play after finishing 18-13 overall and 8-6 in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. Five other Cardinals were honored with postseason awards as well.

Hannah Sabol (Fr. - Shelby Twp., Mich.) had a solid freshman campaign as she lead the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game as well as a team-high 8.7 rebounds a night. The forward also finished with 13 double-doubles on the year and was honored with her strong rookie season by being placed on the All-Conference Second Team.

Kortni Elsworth (So. - Goodrich, Mich.), who transferred to Concordia from Northwood University, was named to the All-Conference Third Team as she finished her first season as a Cardinal with a 12.1 point per game average as well as a team high 104 assists as well as 51 steals. Elsworth lead the Cards with 37 triples on the season while also being third on the team in scoring.

Sabol and Elsworth were both named to the All-Conference Newcome Team, with Sabol being selected as the Newcomer of the Year.

Kelly Cieslak (Fr. - Brighton, Mich.), who posted 39 blocks on the season (fifth highest in Cardinal history and the most since the 2000-01 season) and 57 steals, while usually guarding the opponent's most formidable scorer, was named to the WHAC All-Defensive team. Cieslak had a 4.4 rebound average while also finishing with 7.8 points per game.

Megan Mannarino (Sr. - South Lyon, Mich.), who finished her career in the Cardinal top ten in both career assists and steals, displayed tremendous leadership during her final season at Concordia. For her effort, Mannarino was named as the Cardinal representative to the WHAC Champions of Character team.

Off the court, Mannarino and teammate Elyse Schlump (Jr. - Cedar Springs, Mich.), were honored for their classroom efforts as both earned the distinction of being a member of the All-Conference Academic Team. The award was the second for Mannarino and the first for Schlump.