Press Release :: Women's Basketball Coaches Association

ATLANA, Ga.- Kristin Lynch of Princeton University has been chosen to receive the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) Robin Roberts/WBCA Broadcasting Scholarship Award.

The $4,500 Robin Roberts/ WBCA Broadcasting Scholarship Award is presented annually to one female collegiate basketball player who intends to pursue graduate work and a career in sports communications/journalism.

"The WBCA is proud to present Kristin with the Robin Roberts/WBCA Broadcasting Scholarship Award," said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. " She has proven herself in the classroom and given her time and energy to the game of basketball. We wish her the best in her future endeavors."

Lynch will receive the award at the WBCA Awards Luncheon presented by State Farm and Jostens at the Indiana Convention Center. The luncheon is a part of the 2005 WBCA National Convention, held in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Women's Final Four in Indianapolis, Indiana.

A Rancho Santa Margarita (Ca.) native, Lynch served as the team manager for three years. This season, the senior guard earned a position on the Princeton team and became a starter. During her seventh game and fourth start of the season, Lynch suffered an ACL injury, which ended her career. Off the court, Lynch is an American History major who has worked on two different presidential campaigns.

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 visit WBCA.org.