Women’s Division II Bulletin Names UDC’s Lillian McGill to All-Freshman Team

Washington, DC—University of the District of Columbia Lady Firebirds forward Lillian McGill, has been named to the Women’s Division II Bulletin’s 2008 All-Freshman Team. McGill, from Sumter, South Carolina, was among 10 national NCAA Division II players selected for this award. She averaged 13.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.48 steals per game while shooting 50% from the floor during her freshman year. This was the second major award McGill has received this year.  In March, she was named the Independents Collegiate Athletic Association Freshman (ICAA) of the Year and to ICAA First Team.

Lillian McGill is an exceptional player”, said UDC Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lester L. Butler, Jr., “and this incredible award is a measure of her high level of achievement. She has been a special basketball player throughout the year, and has taken the UDC program to new heights. I look forward to her being recognized many more times in the upcoming years.”

McGill is a 2007 graduate of Sumter High School, where she established herself as a basketball force, being named Most Valuable Player, All-State Player, South Carolina Player of the Year, and was one of the top five players in the state of South Carolina. McGill also played in the North Carolina and South Carolina All Star Game.

McGill led the Lady Firebirds to a 21-8 record and to the 2008 Independent Schools National Basketball Championship in February of this year.