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Thursday, February 24, 2011
MAYA MOORE OF UCONN,
TORI HANSEN OF WEST LIBERTY
HEADLINE CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL AMERICA®
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS
TOWSON, Md. – Senior forward Maya Moore of the University of Connecticut and senior guard Tori
Hansen of West Liberty University lead the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-America® women’s
Basketball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Moore is a repeat selection as the Academic All-America® of the Year in the University while Hansen has
been honored as the Academic All-America® of the Year in the College Division.
An Individualized major with a 3.70 G.P.A., Moore is the first University Division women’s basketball
player to repeat as Academic All-America® of the Year. Lindsey Dietz, ’06 of Minnesota Duluth was named
as the Academic All-America® of the Year in 2005 and 2006.
For Moore, this is the third time that she has been named to the Academic All-America® Women’s
Basketball University Division team. A repeat selection as a member of the first team, she was named to the
second team as a sophomore.
Named as the Most Outstanding Performer at the 2010 NCAA Division I Tournament, Moore was the
winner of the Wade Trophy in 2009 and 2010 as the top women’s basketball player in the nation. A native of
Lawrenceville, Ga., she was the first freshman to be named as the BIG EAST Player of the Year in 2008.
A four-year starter who has led UConn to back-to-back undefeated national championships, Moore is the
BIG EAST’s all-time scoring leader with 2,828 in 144 career games. During her career, she has led UConn to
a remarkable 141-3 won-loss record. A three-time All-BIG EAST first team selection, she played a key role in
the Huskies’ NCAA-record 90-game winning streak that ended in December.
As a senior, she is averaging 23.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while guiding #1 UConn to a 27-1
record. The third-leading scorer in the nation, she is the 14th-leading scorer in NCAA Division I women’s
basketball history. In her career, she has scored in double figures in 140 of 144 games to set an NCAA
record. Honored as the BIG EAST Player of the Week 11 times, she was named as the BIG EAST ScholarAthlete of the Year in 2010.
A three-time All-American first team selection, Moore also ranks third on UConn’s career rebounding list
(1,184). She is also fourth on UConn’s career list with 189 blocked shots.
A Mathematics Education major with a 4.00 G.P.A., Hansen is West Liberty’s all-time leading scorer with
2,170 points. The tenth player in West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (WVIAC) history to score
more than 2,000 career points, she became the Hilltoppers’ career rebounding leader on Feb. 21. She now
has 868 career rebounds.
The fifth-leading scorer in NCAA Division II, Hansen is averaging 20.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per
game while leading the Hilltoppers to a 22-5 record. She has made 51.5 per cent of her shots from the field.
As a senior, she has been named as WVIAC Player of the Week three times.
-2As a sophomore, the McKean, Pa. native was honored as the 2009 WVIAC Player of the Year and the
Most Valuable Player at the WVIAC Tournament. She was also named third team All-America by Division II
Bulletin and earned All-Region honors from Daktronics.
Last year, Hansen set the WVIAC Tournament scoring record with 111 points in four games. She also
earned first team NCAA Division II Atlantic region honors. A two-time All-WVIAC first team selection, she has
won the WVIAC Tournament Heart & Hustle Award twice.
Moore is one of three repeat selections on the Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball
University Division first team. Senior forward Erin Anthony of U.S. Military Academy and senior guard Liz
Repella of West Virginia were named to the first team for the second straight season. Junior Amanda
Johnson of Oregon, a second team pick last year, joins senior Kathleen Barry of Columbia to complete the
Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball University Division first team.
A Civil Engineering major with a 3.79 G.P.A., Anthony is a Rhodes Scholarship candidate and a finalist
for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. A three-time All-Patriot League selection, she has been named as the
Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year twice. The only Patriot League player to be averaging in double
figures in scoring (14.9) and rebounding (10.8), she serves as Tau Beta Pi president. A native of Allentown,
Pa., she stands 28th in her class and she is a Battalion Executive Officer.
An Exercise Physiology major with a 3.94 G.P.A., Repella was named first team All-BIG EAST as a junior
and earned second team honors as a sophomore. The ninth-leading scorer in West Virginia history with
more than 1,500 points, she was the Most Valuable Player at the Paradise Jam earlier this season. A preseason All-BIG EAST pick the last two years, the 5-11 guard is a co-captain for the #19 Mountaineers, who
are 21-7 on the year. A native of Steubenville, Ohio, she averages 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
An All-Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention pick last year, Johnson is a graduate student pursuing a
Master’s degree in Child & Family Health Services with a 3.97 G.P.A. A second team Academic AllAmerica® selection last year, she is a junior athletically and is averaging 16.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per
game for Oregon. The Ducks’ second-leading scorer, she leads the team in rebounding. A native of Santa
Rose, Cal., she has already earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Sociology, graduating
Summa Cum Laude. A member of the Pac-10 All-Freshman team, she was the winner of the Doyle Higdon
Memorial Trophy, presented to a UO sophomore who excels in athletics, scholarship and citizenship.
The top scorer and rebounder at Columbia, Barry is averaging 10.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game
for the Lions. A senior with a triple major in Economics, Mathematics and Spanish, she has a 3.99 G.P.A. An
honorable mention All-Ivy League selection last year, the Valley Center, Cal. native ranks among the Lions’
top twenty all-time scoring and rebounding leaders. She has been named to the Academic All-Ivy team twice.
Seniors Angie Bjorklund of Tennessee, Danielle Robinson of Oklahoma, Kaihla Szunko of Central
Michigan and Jasmine Thomas of Duke join junior Jacqui Kahn of Northern Iowa as members of the
Capital One Academic All-America® University Division second team. Bjorklund was a first-team pick last
year while Thomas earned third-team honors in 2009-10. Graduate student Rachel Clancy of Cal Poly San
Luis Obispo is joined on the Academic All-America® third team by seniors Jenna Bartsokas of Lipscomb,
Amanda Best of New Mexico, Alyssa Karel of Wisconsin and Kayla Tetschlag of Wisconsin Green Bay.
The five members of the Capital One Academic All-America® University Division Women’s Basketball
first team have an impressive average G.P.A. of 3.878.
Hansen is one of two players on the Capital One Academic All-America® College Division first team with
a G.P.A. of 4.00 or better. Senior Lindsey Kentner of Charleston, a Pre-Med (Biology) major, also has a
4.00 G.P.A. Seniors Whitney Ballinger of Campbellsville, Samantha Murphy of Grand Canyon and
Kathryn Stockbower of Swarthmore complete the first team. Stockbower was a third-team Academic AllAmerica® selection in 2009-10.
While Kentner joins Hansen as first team selections with a 4.00 G.P.A., the similarities extend beyond the
classroom. Kentner is the second-leading scorer in the WVIAC behind Hansen. While averaging 19.7 points
per game, she has led Charleston to a 20-6 record. A native of Wapakoneta, Ohio, she tops the WVIAC with
3.1 steals per game while shooting 52.2 per cent from the field. One of the ten scorers in school history with
more than 1,400 points, she is also averaging 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game for the Golden Eagles.
She has earned All-WVIAC notice twice.
-3Honored as the NAIA Co-Player of the Year last year, Ballinger is a Mathematics major with a minor in
Secondary Education and a 3.87 G.P.A. While averaging 23.3 points per game, she has led Campbellsville
to a 23-3 record and the Mid-South Conference regular season championship. Honored as the Mid-South
Player of the Year in 2010, she has been honored as the NAIA National Player of the Week four times in her
career. One of the leading scorers in the NAIA, she is also averaging 10.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocked shots
per game. A native of Carrollton, Ky., she is the fourth-leading scorer in school history with 1,897 points.
The top scorer in NCAA Division II, Murphy is averaging 25.4 points per game while leading #9 Grand
Canyon to a 23-2 record. A Pre-Physical Therapy major with a 3.96 G.P.A., the 5-8 senior guard also ranks
among the NCAA leaders with a .913 free throw percentage. The 2009-10 PacWest Player of the Year, the
Phoenix, Ariz. native has scored career 1,995 points and owns the Antelopes’ scoring record. Murphy, who
averages 5.4 points and 3.1 assists per game, was named the Pac West Scholar-Athlete of the Year twice.
Named as a first team All-Centennial Conference selection for the fourth consecutive year, Stockbower is
a Biology and German Studies major with a 3.86 G.P.A. As a senior, she led Swarthmore to a 15-10 record
while averaging 14.8 points and 12.9 rebounds per game with a .488 field goal percentage. A 6-0 forward,
she was the third-leading scorer in the Centennial and led the conference in rebounding. The third-leading
scorer in school history with 1,677 points, she owns the school record with 1,335 career rebounds. In her
career, the Fort Washington, Pa., native set an NCAA Division III record with 83 career “double doubles.”
The five members of the Capital One Academic All-America® College Division Women’s Basketball first
team have an impressive average 3.938 G.P.A.
Seniors Jessilyn Conicelli of Biola and Melissa McQuade of Kutztown are joined on the Capital One
Academic All-America® College Division second team by juniors Carol Cayo of Milwaukee Engineering,
Erin Hollinger of Case Western Reserve and Kristen Kush of Hobart. Seniors Reyana Colson of Cal Poly
Pomona, Becca Hurley of Northwestern (Iowa), Erica Nord of Concordia-Moorhead and Marissa Young of
Saint Xavier join junior Sharwil Bell of Rhodes on the Capital One Academic All-America® College Division
third team
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To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Dan O’Connell, Towson University (doconnell@towson.edu)
Academic All-America ® Vice-Chair for Publicity/Communications
(410) 704-3102
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Academic All-America ® Coordinator of Publicity
(701) 231-8332
2010-11 Capital One Academic All-America®
Women’s Basketball Teams as selected by
CoSIDA
UNIVERSITY DIVISION
FIRST TEAM
Name
Erin Anthony (1)
Kathleen Barry
Amanda Johnson (2)
Maya Moore (1), #
Liz Repella (1)
School
Dist. Yr.
U.S. Military Academy
I
Sr.
Columbia
I
Sr.
Oregon
VIII Jr.
Connecticut
I
Sr.
West Virginia
II
Sr.
Name
Angie Bjorklund (1)
Jacqui Kahn
Danielle Robinson
Kaihla Szunko
Jasmine Thomas (3)
School
Tennessee
Northern Iowa
Oklahoma
Central Michigan
Duke
Dist.
IV
VII
VI
IV
III
Name
School
Dist. Yr.
Jenna Bartsokas
Amanda Best
Rachel Clancy
Alyssa Karel
Kayla Tetschlag
Lipscomb
New Mexico
Hometown
Allentown, Pa.
Valley Center, Cal.
Santa Rosa, Cal.
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Steubenville, Ohio
GPA
3.79
3.99
3.97
3.70
3.94
Major
Civil Engineering
Economics, Mathematics, Spanish
Child & Family Health Services
Individualized Major
Exercise Physiology
GPA
3.63
4.00
3.50
3.83
3.42
Major
Psychology
Exercise Science, Kinesiology
Sociology
SECOND TEAM
IV
VI
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo VIII
Wisconsin
V
Wisconsin Green Bay
V
Yr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Hometown
Spokane Valley, Wash.
Sioux City, Iowa
San Jose, Cal.
Saginaw, Mich.
Fairfax, Va.
THIRD TEAM
Hometown
Sr.
Sr.
Gr.
Sr.
Sr.
(1)
(2)
(3)
#
Sociology
GPA Major
Franklin, Tenn.
Snohomish, Wash.
Limerick, Ireland
St. Paul, Minn.
Sheboygan, Wis.
Capital One Academic All-America of the Year:
Health Fitness & Rehabilitative Programs
3.95
4.00
3.78
3.88
3.80
Exercise Science
Biology
Biological Sciences (UG and Grad)
Nursing
Business Administration
Maya Moore, University of Connecticut
Academic All-America first team selection in 2009-10
Academic All-America second team selection in 2009-10
Academic All-America third team selection in 2009-10
Academic All-America first team selection in 2008-09
COLLEGE DIVISION
FIRST TEAM
Name
School
Whitney Ballinger
Campbellsville
Tori Hansen
West Liberty
Lindsey Kentner
Charleston
Samantha Murphy
Grand Canyon
Kathryn Stockbower (3) Swarthmore
Dist.
IV
II
II
VIII
II
Yr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Hometown
Carrollton, Ky..
McKean, Pa.
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Phoenix, Ariz.
Fort Washington, Pa.
Name
Carol Cayo
Jessilyn Conicelli
Erin Hollinger (2)
Kristen Kush
Melissa McQuade
School
Dist.
Milwaukee Engineering V
Biola
VIII
Case Western Reserve IV
Hobart
I
Kutztown
II
SECOND TEAM
Yr.
Hometown
Jr.
Lake Mills, Wis.
Sr.
Redlands, Cal.
Jr.
Chardon, Ohio
Jr.
Fulton, N.Y.
Sr.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Name
Sharwil Bell
Reyana Colson
Becca Hurley
Erica Nord
Marissa Young
School
Rhodes
Cal Poly Pomona
Northwestern (Iowa)
Concordia-Moorhead
Saint Xavier
Yr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Dist.
IV
VIII
VII
V
V
THIRD TEAM
Hometown
Memphis, Tenn.
Compton, Cal.
Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Wolverton, Minn.
Monroe, Wis.
Capital One Academic All-America of the Year:
(2)
(3)
Capital One Academic All-America second team selection in 2009-10
Capital One Academic All-America third team selection in 2009-10
GPA
3.87
4.00
4.00
3.96
3.86
Major
Mathematics
Mathematics Education
Pre-Med (Biology)
Pre-Physical Therapy
Biology, German Studies
GPA
3.97
3.93
3.96
4.03
3.94
Major
Industrial Engineering
Business
Macromolecular Science & Eng.
Chemistry
Elementary Education
GPA
3.97
3.68
3.73
3.99
3.95
Major
Biology
Accounting
Christian Education
Accounting, Business
Biology (Pre-Med)
Tori Hansen, West Liberty