Press Release :: Women's Basketball Coaches Association

For Immediate Release
March 7, 2008

Contact: Summer McKesson
Director of Communications
770.279.8027 ext. 112
smckesson@wbca.org

WBCA Announces Finalists for NCAA Division III
State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team

ATLANTA - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with State Farm, announced the finalists today for the 2008 State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The 40 finalists, who are voted upon by WBCA member coaches in each of the eight WBCA award regions, are now in the running for selection to the 10-member State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.

The finalists are:

Region 1

Name Institution Year Pos. Height
Jaime Capra Brandeis University Sr. G 5'10
Meg Coffin Bates College Sr. C 6'2
Ashley McFetridge Eastern Connecticut State University Jr. C 6'2
Natalie Moyer U.S. Coast Guard Academy Sr. G 5'7
Shaina Pollack Amherst College Sr. C 5'6

Region 2

Name Institution Year Pos. Height
Amanda Baker Medaille College Sr. F 6'0
Dani Dudek Stevens Institute of Technology Jr. G 5'5
Jessica Laing SUNY Cortland So. F 5'11
Julie Marriott University of Rochester Jr. C 5'11
Marisa Vespa William Smith College Sr. G 5'4

Region 3

Name Institution Year Pos. Height
Melissa Beyruti Kean University Jr. G 5'8
Chari' Cooper Kean University Sr. C 6'2
Kristen Daly York College of Pennsylvania Sr. F 5'11
Elizabeth Hickey University of Mary Washington Jr. C 6'3
Hillary Klimowicz The College of New Jersey Jr. C 6'3

Region 4

Name Institution Year Pos. Height
Lauren Boyle Muhlenberg College Jr. G 5'9
LeighAnn Burke DeSales University Jr. G 5'8
Kathleen Daly University of Scranton Fr. G 6'0
Nikki Lobach Messiah College Sr. G 5'9
Sarah Meisenberg Franklin & Marshall College Jr. G 5'8

Region 5

Name Institution Year Pos. Height
Stacey Blalock Howard Payne University Sr. C 6'2
Meia Daniels Howard Payne University Sr. G 5'8
Ashley Farrell Rhodes College Sr. G 5'8
Heather Phillips Virginia Wesleyan College Sr. F 5'10
Tarra Richardson McMurry University Sr. C 6'1

Region 6

Name Institution Year Pos. Height
Emilee Ackerman Westminster College (Pa.) Sr. G/F 5'8
Jordyn Boles Hope College Sr. G 5'10
Anne Dugan Kenyon College Sr. C 6'0
Katie Streck Wilmington College Sr. F 5'9
Jayme Thiem Thomas More College Jr. G/F 5'7

Region 7

Name Institution Year Pos. Height
Michelle Burns Wisconsin - Eau Claire Sr. F 5'11
Tamika Curtis Benedictine University (Ill.) Sr. C 6'0
Crystal Hoewisch Carroll College Sr. G 5'9
Haley Houghton Wisconsin - Stevens Point Sr. G 5'11
Lindsay Ippel Millikin University Sr. C 6'2

Region 8

Name Institution Year Pos. Height
Marissa Cain University of Puget Sound Sr. F 6'0
Katy Campbell George Fox University Sr. F 6'1
Melanie Hageman Concordia College (Minn.) Sr. F 5'11
Jess Vadnais Gustavus Adolphus College Sr. G 5'6
Katelyn Whiton Simpson College Sr. F 5'10

Worcester State's Karen Tessmer will announce the State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team at the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Banquet on Thursday, March 20, at Hope College in Holland, Mich.

About State Farm
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About the WBCA
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 as a sport for women and girls. For additional information about the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.

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