LILBURN, Ga. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce sophomore duo of DesiRay Kernal and Dyani Robinson have been named Honorable Mention All-Americans, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced today.
 
This marks the first All-American honor for both student-athletes and the third season in program history with multiple All-Americans.
 
"What a tremendous honor for both Dyani and DesiRay in a year filled with so many challenges," siad Lion head women's basketball coach Jason Burton. "They were both tasked with moving into bigger roles in their sophomore years and to say they stepped up big for us would be an understatement. I couldn't be more proud of these two young women for not only what they've done on the court, but for the great teammates they are and the great women they are becoming. They are just tapping in to the players they can become and if they're willing to put in the work, the future will be very, very bright for them both."
 
Kernal (Newton, Kan.) averaged 15.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in her sophomore season, earning first team all-Lone Star Conference honors. She scored in double figures in 14 of the Lions' 18 games, with over 20 points in six games. She had double-doubles in five games, including the regional semifinal game against Southwestern Oklahoma. She also led the LSC in free throws and ranked fourth in the league in scoring.
 
Robinson (Cypress – Langham Creek) averaged 16.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 31 assists per game. She led the LSC in scoring in the regular season, scoring in double digits in 14 of 15 games played. She had 20 points or more in six games, including 29 in a record-breaking rout of Midwestern State and 25 in the regional semifinal game against Southwestern Oklahoma.
 
The duo led the Lions to their third straight NCAA Division II Championship berth, and the win over Southern Nazarene in the regional quarterfinals made the 2020-21 Lions the second squad in program history to win a national tournament game. Along with 2019-20 WBCA honorable mention All-American Chania Wright, the 2021-22 Lions are projected to return three WBCA All-Americans.
 
WBCA All-Americans

Name	School
Hannah Belanger	Truman State
Makalla Cange	Lander
Kwajelin Farrar	Valdosta State
Brynne Lytle	Christian Brothers
Brooke Olson	Minnesota-Duluth
Brooklyn Pannell	Charleston (W. Va.)
Zamiya Passmore	Lander
Paige Robinson	Drury
Allie Schulte	Lubbock Christian
Zakiyah Winfield	Glenville State

 
WBCA Honorable Mention All-Americans

Name	School
Amy Baum	Hawaii Pacific
Ay'Anna Bey	Benedict
Kiara Bradley	William Jewell
Claire Dingus	Saint Martin's
Zyaire Ewing	Delta State
Riley Fitzwater	Concord (W. Va.)
Lexy Hightower	West Texas A&M
Jaden Hobbs	Fort Hays State
Tre'Zure Jobe	Emporia State
DesiRay Kernal	A&M-COMMERCE
Alex LaPorta	Missouri-St Louis
Ellie Mackay	Michigan Tech
Jada Marone	Notre Dame (Ohio)
Allie Navarette	Metro State
Erin Norling	Wayne State (Neb.)
Lilly Ritz	Wheeling
Dyani Robinson	A&M-COMMERCE
Haley Schubert	Lee (Tenn.)
Maddie Sutton	Tusculum
Julianne Sutton	North Georgia
Katie Titus	Daemen
Olivia West	Hawaii Pacific
Caroline White	Daemen
Tori Wortz	St Cloud State
Braelyn Wykle	Carson-Newman