INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Cleveland State women's basketball team was well represented on the Horizon League Postseason Awards list Tuesday afternoon, with the trio of Ashanti Abshaw, Khayla Livingston, and Jade Ely earning First Team, Second Team, and All-Freshman Team honors, respectively.

ASHANTI ABSHAW | F | R-SO. | FIRST TEAM
Abshaw picked up Horizon League postseason honors for the second straight year, and earned First Team accolades for the first time in her career. Entering the Horizon League Tournament, Abshaw leads the Vikings averaging 18.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while she ranks third and 10^th among league players, respectively.

For the season, Abshaw has 522 total points and has recorded double-digit points in all but two games this year. The Cleveland Heights native leads all Vikings with 12 20-point games this season, including a 30-point performance against Richmond during the non-league slate.

Earlier this year Abshaw eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career, and currently has 1,041 career points. Abshaw recorded the milestone in just her 62^nd game as a Viking, becoming the third fastest Viking to join the exclusive club.

Abshaw is the 11^th Viking in program history to earn First Team honors, while she is the eighth to pick up the accolade under head coach Kate Peterson Abiad.

Abshaw's Past Horizon League Honors: Freshman of the Year (2015-16), All-League Second Team (2015-16), All-Freshman Team (2015-16)

KHAYLA LIVINGSTON | G | JR. | SECOND TEAM
Livingston was named to an All-League team for the second time in her career, and picked up Second Team accolades for the first time. Entering Horizon League Tournament play, Livingston is averaging 15.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game. Among league players, Livingston ranks sixth in scoring and third in assists.

For the season, the Hollywood, Florida native has 134 total assists, a mark that is just shy of earning a spot in the top-10 in the Single Season Record book. In league games only, Livingston averaged 18.2 points per game – leading all Vikings – while she tallied seven 20-point games during this stretch.

Livingston has been one of the best three-point shooters in recent history, currently ranking eighth in the CSU Career Record book with 143 made three-pointers. She also ranks third in three-point field goal percentage, owning a .369 clip from behind-the-arc for her career.

Livingston is the seventh Viking in program history to earn Second Team honors, while she is the fourth to pick up the accolade under head coach Kate Peterson Abiad.

Livingston's Past Horizon League Honors: All-Freshman Team (2013-14)

JADE ELY | G | FR | ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Ely picked up All-League postseason honors for the first time in her career, after collecting three Freshman of the Week accolades from the league throughout the season. Entering the Horizon League Tournament, Ely is averaging 6.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native has appeared in 27 games this season – missing the first two due to injury – and has appeared in the starting lineup on 13 occasions.

Ely has recorded seven double-digit performances this season, including a career-high 17-point effort against Bowling Green, while she has notched double-digit rebounds twice, including a career-high 15-board performance against Youngstown State.

Ely is the 10^th Viking in program history to earn All-Freshman Team honors, while she is the sixth to pick up the accolade under head coach Kate Peterson Abiad.

2017 Horizon League Postseason Award Winners:

First-Team All-League
Chelsea Welch, Wright State
Mehryn Kraker, Green Bay
Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit Mercy
Ashanti Abshaw, Cleveland State
Hannah Little, Oakland

Second-Team All-League
Dani Franklin, Valparaiso
Khayla Livingston, Cleveland State
Jessica Lindstrom, Green Bay
Steph Kostowicz, Milwaukee
Brianne Cohen, Detroit Mercy

All-Freshman Team
Mary Dunn, Youngstown State
Jade Ely, Cleveland State
Anja Marinkovic, Detroit Mercy
Lizzie Odegard, Milwaukee
Caitlyn Hibner, Green Bay

All-Defensive Team
Hannah Little, Oakland
Jen Wellnitz, Green Bay
Jessica Lindstrom, Green Bay
Amber Lindfors, Valparaiso
Rebecca Lyttle, Northern Kentucky

Player of the Year: Mehryn Kraker, Green Bay
Coach of the Year: Katrina Merriweather, Wright State
Freshman of the Year: Mary Dunn, Youngstown State
Defensive Player of the Year: Hannah Little, Oakland
Sixth Person of the Year: Taylor Jones, Oakland