ESPANOLA, NM - Sophomore and former Espanola Valley High School standout, Nisa Duran, was named to the A.I.I. 2nd Team All-Conference squad for the 2011-2012 season. Duran had another excellent season, posting some remarkable stats within her team, in the A.I.I. conference, and nationally. The following are her stats on all three levels:

Nationally (in NAIA Division II)
1st in steals per game 4.15
1st in total steals 112
16th in scoring 18.26 ppg
21st in free throw percentage 81%
27th in total points scored 493

A.I.I. Conference
1st in steals per game and total steals
5th in scoring
7th in free throw percentage
9th in rebounds per game

Team
1st in scoring
1st in rebounds per game
1st in steals
1st in blocks

“I am so extremely proud of Nisa and all of her accomplishments this season. Nisa possesses exceptional talent on the court, accompanied by an unselfish attitude and motivating work ethic that is becoming infectious with her teammates. Nisa is the type of student-athlete every coach wants in their program. She has the heart and drive to continue to improve everyday, is very coachable, puts her team first, and carries herself very well both on and off the court. Nisa is a very respectable young lady and I look forward to watching the many more accomplishments she will achieve her next two years,” stated head coach, Christina Jost.