COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Two Walters State Lady Senators sophomore basketball players were honored with NJCAA Division I All-American status over the weekend after stellar playing careers.

LaKrystle Goss, a 5-7 guard from Austin East High School in Knoxville, was honored for the third time by the NJCAA by being named a second-team All-American.

Goss, who was a first-team selection last year and a preseason first-team honoree this season, averaged 10.3 points, 3.9 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.2 rebounds per game this year to help lead the Lady Senators to their fiurth straight appearance in the NJCAA Division I National Basketball Championship Tournament in Salina, Kan.

Goss was also named the most valuable player of the TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII tournament for the second straight year this past March.

Patrice Talley, a 6-1 post from Easley, S.C., was named an honorable mention All-American after leading the Lady Senators in scoring (11.5 ppg) and rebounding (6.7 rpg) this season.

Goss and Talley were both part of a sophomore class that departs Walters State as the winningest graduating class in program history.

The Lady Senators went 59-5 over the last two seasons, including a school-best 33-1 mark and top five finish in the nation in the 2008-09 season.

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. -- Walters State sophomore Patrice Talley turned in a career-best performance Friday night at 'Z' Buda Gymnasium, scoring a personal-best 28 points and grabbing eight rebounds to lead the 10th-ranked Lady Senators to a 64-55 victory over visiting Volunteer State in TCCAA action.

With the win, Walters State improves to 9-1 on the year and 6-0 in the TCCAA to claim sole possession of first place in the conference. The loss dropped the Lady Pioneers to 10-3 overall and 5-1 in league play.

The Lady Senators finished the game shooting 32.8 percent (22 of 67) from the field, including only 1 of 10 from three-point range. WSCC forced 23 turnovers and turned them into 12 points on the other end of the floor in the win.

The Lady Pioneers shot only 37.7 percent (20 of 53) from the floor, while making only 2 of 11 from beyond the three-point line.

Vol State was paced by Vee Young with 14 points and Nadia Givens added 13 points in the loss.

Walters State will be back on the hardwood inside 'Z' Buda Gymnasium Saturday afternoon when they play host to TCCAA rival Motlow State. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.