March 10, 2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina junior forward Jewel May was named to the 2009-10 SEC Community Service Team for women’s basketball. May was among the Gamecocks’ most active student-athletes in giving of her time to the local community.

Among the projects May participated in are the Edventure Children’s Museum opening, Redeemer Lutherna Church Camp, Richland 101, the Junior Gamecock Club Back to School Bash and the Boys and Girls Club Christmas Party. She has also participated in various basketball clinics with the Columbia Parks and Rec Department and Hyatt Park.

This marks the 12th year for the SEC Community Service Team for women’s basketball. All 20 league-sponsored sports have had a Community Service Team since 2004, with at-large teams for men’s and women’s sports being chosen from 1999 to 2003. The SEC began this concept with a football Community Service Team in 1994.

2010 SEC Community Service Team
Alyson Butler, Jr., Guard, Alabama
Ashlea Williams, Jr., Forward, Arkansas
Reneisha Hobbs, Jr., Guard, Auburn
Steffi Sorensen, Sr., Guard, Florida
Ashley Houts, Sr., Guard, Georgia
Carly Morrow, Jr., Guard, Kentucky
Allison Hightower, Sr., Guard, LSU
Alliesha Easley, Jr., Guard, Ole Miss
Bethany Washington, Sr., Forward, Mississippi State
Jewel May, Jr., Forward, South Carolina
Glory Johnson, So., Forward, Tennessee
Jessica Mooney, Sr., Guard, Vanderbilt