Lady Pioneers Teammates Rachel Redick and Casey
Taylor Among Finalists for NCAA Division II
Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in
cooperation with Eastman
Kodak Company, announced the finalists for the 2007 Kodak/WBCA
All-America Basketball Team
for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II.
The
35 finalists, who are voted upon
by WBCA member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions,
are now in the running for
selection to the 10-member Kodak/WBCA All-America Team.
Lady Pioneers standouts, senior guard Rachel Redick, and senior center
Casey Taylor are two of the
five finalists being considered in Region 2. Other Region 2 players
nominated are: Lena Kalvans, senior forward,
West Liberty; Deidra Langston, senior forward, Anderson University; and
Jeannie Saunders, junior guard,
Salem International University.
Redick, a three-time All-American, has garnered many awards during her
final season at Glenville. Among these
include being the all-time leading female scorer in WVIAC women's
basketball history, WVIAC Player of
the Year, WVIAC Women's Basketball Championship Most Valuable Player,
and WVIAC All Tournament Team,
and for a second time was presented with the tournament's Heart and
Hustle award.
She was also named Daktronics Women's Basketball East Region Division II
Player of the Year and selected to
the NCAA First Team All Region Squad.
And for her efforts at leading the Lady Pioneers to the NCAA East
Region, Division II Championship was
named MVP of the tournament and selected to the NCAA East Region,
Division II All Tournament Team.
Casey Taylor has had an especially strong second half of the season for
the Lady Pioneers. She is a consistent
performer who unlike most taller players has a very high shooting
percentage from virtually anywhere on the
court. Taylor was named to the WVIAC All Tournament Team and the NCAA
East Region, Division II
Women's Basketball Championship All Tournament Team.
WBCA CEO Beth Bass will announce the Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball
Team at the NCAA Division
II Women's Basketball Banquet on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at the
Nebraskan Student Union in Kearney, Nebraska.
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 a sport for women
and girls. For more information about the WBCA, please visit WBCA.org.
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