Lilburn, Georgia (March 12, 2003) -- The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has selected Ashley Augspurger of Colorado State University and Megan Woodruff of Wilmington College as the 2003 WBCA Scholarship Award winners. These awards are presented annually to two women’s basketball players in any of the four WBCA collegiate divisions (NCAA I, II, III, NAIA) who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the sport of women’s basketball and to academic excellence. These awards enable deserving student-athletes to complete their undergraduate degrees or to begin work on advanced degrees. Each award is in the amount of $1,000.

"Ashley and Megan are both outstanding student-athletes and are very deserving of our WBCA Scholarship," said WBCA Chief Executive Officer Beth Bass. "On behalf of the WBCA membership, I want to congratulate them and wish them all the best in their future endeavors."

Augspurger and Woodruff will be formally presented their awards during the Jostens-Berenson Awards Luncheon, Saturday, April 5, at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) at the Georgia World Congress Center. The Jostens-Berenson Awards Luncheon is a part of the 2003 WBCA National Convention held in Atlanta, Ga. in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Women’s Final Four.

Augspurger led Colorado State to postseason in her first three years, and she hopes to make it again as a senior. Last year, she scored her 1,000th point, becoming the 12th player in Ram women’s school history to score over 1,000 points. Augspurger was named this year to the 2003 Verizon Academic All-District VII Women’s Basketball University Division Team, and she is carrying a 3.92 GPA in Biological Studies.

Woodruff, a senior guard from Ohio, is averaging 17.6 points and leads the team with 185 assists. She also holds the school record in career assists and season assists. Woodruff led her team to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in the 1999-2000 season. She has a 4.0 GPA in Athletic Training and was named to the 2003 Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference First Team.

Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women’s basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects as an amateur sport for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA please check our website at www.wbca.org.