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TOWNSEND EARNS FIRST-TEAM ALL-MIAA HONORS FOR SECOND YEAR

MIAA RELEASE

March 3, 2008 -- Emporia State men's basketball player DeAndre Townsend was named First Team All-MIAA for the second straight year. He is the first two-time first-team All-MIAA performer for ESU since Andy Uphoff in 1992-93

Townsend is currently leading the MIAA in scoring averaging 19.5 points per game and assists averaging 6.0 assists per game. He currently ranks 21st in the nation in assists and is 32nd in the nation in scoring. He is one of only two players in the nation to be in the top 35 in both of those categories. He is also second in free-throw percentage, sixth in field goal percentage, eighth in three-pointers made and assist to turnover ratio. He is coming off his first double-double of the season when he went for 18 points and 12 assists against Southwest Baptist.

The Hornets will play Southwest Baptist for the second time in six days on Friday in the first round of the MIAA tournament. Tip-off from Municipal Audiotium is set for 12 noon.

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