Senior guard Hillary Adams of Nevada, Mo., has earned her fourth National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-America Honorable Mention recognition. Adams joins teammates Erica Akins, Jackie Discher, Brandie Roberts and Haley Stockton as Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.  In order to earn Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must be a junior or above in academic standing, be in attendance at their nominating institution for one full year, and have a Grade Point Average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year.

A starter in 33 of the 34 games in 2009-10, Adams led Jewell with 15.6 points and 2.8 assists per game while finishing third on the team in steals (1.2).  Adams finishes her storied career with 2,028 career points for William Jewell and 305 career assists. She currently sits in second place on the career scoring list and fourth on the career assist list. This is only the third time in school history for a player to reach 2,000 points, and is the only time a player has accumulated 2,000 points and 300 assists.

"My teammates all mean the world to me and my individual success is all because of them," said Adams. "They pushed me every day to work to become a better person and basketball player. My senior teammates, especially, have been there for 4 years and have been a big part of my life.  I know my fellow seniors will be successful in anything that they do and I look forward to staying in touch as the friends we've become."

Senior forward Erica Ferguson finished number 6 in Jewell history in scoring with 1,816 points,  number 4 all-time with 804 rebounds, and number 8 in assists all-time with 254.  Ferguson was also an NAIA All-American in 2008-09 and a four- time All-Conference performer.

Senior Jessica Stewart finishes her Jewell career as number one all-time in assists with 459.  She was also an NAIA All-American in 2007-08 and was an All-Conference selection all four years.

Senior Haley Stockton was a three-time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Kelsey Workman served as a student assistant coach for 3 years.

"I am really proud of this group of student-athletes," said head coach Jill Cress. "Many athletes hope to have the chance to experience one conference title or one trip to the national tournament. But this is a group that has been consistently successful because of their leadership and their work ethic. They will be missed."

In the group there were 6 All-American recognitions, 7 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognitions and 12 All-Conference recognitions.

The Cardinals finished their season 26-8 and champions of the Heart of America Athletic Conference.  They were defeated in the first round of the NAIA Division I National Tournament by Oklahoma Baptist 64-57.