The awards came rolling in Friday for the Colorado women's basketball team.

Senior forward Jackie McFarland received first-team All-Big 12 honors for the second consecutive year.

The list of awards for freshman forward Brittany Spears was longer.

Spears was named to the Big 12's all-rookie team. She earned honorable mention All-Big 12. And she was named the Big 12 rookie of the week.

McFarland joins Tera Bjorklund as the only other CU player to earn first-team All-Big 12 honors, and both were two-time selections.

McFarland averaged 17.8 points and 8.1 rebounds this season. She made 57 percent of her field goals, which was second best in the Big 12.

Spears became the first player in CU history to make the Big 12 all-rookie team, which is in its third year.

Spears became the second Buff ever to earn honorable mention All-Big as a freshman, joining Linda Lappe onthat list.

Spears led all Big 12 freshmen in scoring (13.8 ppg), rebounding (7.6 rpg) and blocked shots (1.5 bpg).

It was also the fourth time this season -- a record for a CU women's basketball player -- that Spears earned rookie of the week honors.

Kansas State senior Kimberly Dietz, a native Boulder who graduated from Monarch, was also earned first-team All Big 12 honors.

Oklahoma's Danielle Robinson was the freshman of the year, while teammate Courtney Paris was player of the year. Kansas State's Deb Patterson was coach of the year.

Big 12 awards

Coach of the Year: Deb Patterson, Kansas State

Player of the Year: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma

Newcomer of the Year: Dominic Seals, Texas Tech

Freshman of the Year: Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma

Defensive Player of the Year: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma

Sixth Man Award: Morenike Atunrase, Texas A&M;

All-Big 12 First Team -- Rachel Allison, Baylor; Angela Tisdale, Baylor; Jackie McFarland, Colorado; Kimberly Dietz, Kansas State; Shalee Lehning, Kansas State; Kelsey Griffin, Nebraska; Courtney Paris, Oklahoma; Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State; Danielle Gant Texas, A&M; Takia Starks, Texas A&M.;

All-Big 12 Second Team -- Alison Lacey, Iowa State; Marlies Gipson, Kansas State; Brittainey Raven, Texas; A'Quonesia Franklin, Texas A&M; Dominic Seals, Texas Tech.

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention -- Jessica Morrow and Jhasmin Player (Baylor), Brittany Spears (Colorado), Danielle McCray (Kansas), Alyssa Hollins (Missouri), Danielle Page (Nebraska), Ashley Paris and Danielle Robinson (Oklahoma), Danielle Green, Maria Cordero and Taylor Hardeman (Oklahoma State), Carla Cortijo and Ashley Lindsey (Texas)

Big 12 All-Defensive Team -- Rachel Allison, Baylor; Yvonne Turner, Nebraska; Courtney Paris, Oklahoma; Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma; Danielle Gant, Texas A&M.;

Big 12 All-Rookie Team -- Brittany Spears, Colorado; Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State; Krysten Boogaard, Kansas; Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma; Dominic Seals, Texas Tech.