WBCA Announces Finalists for NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Team

ATLANTA, Ga. (March 14, 2005) -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with Eastman Kodak Company, announced the finalists today for the 2005 Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division I. The 48 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. Finalists are the following:

Region 1 Name Institution Year Pos. Height Jacqueline University of Notre Dame Senior Forward 6-2 Batteast Meg Bulger West Virginia University Sophomore Guard 6-0 Megan Duffy University of Notre Dame Junior Guard 5-7 Anna Montaà George Washington Senior Forward 6-1 ±ana University Cappie Rutgers University Senior Guard 5-9 Pondexter University Connecticut Junior Guard 6-2 Region 2 Duke University Junior G/F 6-0 Shay Doron University of Maryland Sophomore Guard 5-9 Shareese Grant Old Dominion University Senior Guard 5-8 Roneeka Florida State University Senior Guard 5-11 Hodges University of Miami Junior Forward 5-10 University of North Carolina Sophomore Guard 5-6 Region 3 Seimone Louisiana State University Junior Guard 6-1 Augustus Ashley Earley Vanderbilt University Senior Forward 5-10 University of Tennessee Senior Forward 6-2 Tasha University of Georgia Freshman Forward 6-3 Humphrey Temeka Louisiana State University Senior Guard 5-3 Johnson Mississippi State University Senior Guard 5-7 Region 4 Ryan Coleman Eastern Michigan University Senior Guard 5-8 Jazz Covington University of Louisville Sophomore C/F 6-3 Jessica Dickson University of South Florida Sophomore Forward 5-11 Kate Endress Ball State University Senior G/F 6-0 Texas Christian University Senior Forward 6-3 Khara Smith DePaul University Junior Forward 6-2 Region 5 Steffanie Baylor University Senior Forward 6-2 Blackmon Dionnah University of Oklahoma Senior Guard 5-9 Jackson Tiffany Jackson University of Texas Sophomore Forward 6-3 Anne O’Neil Iowa State University Senior-RS Guard 5-11 Baylor University Junior Forward 6-1 Kansas State University Senior Forward 5-11 Region 6 Jessica Ohio State University Sophomore Center 6-5 Davenport Janel University of Minnesota Senior Center 6-2 McCarville University of Wisconsin- Tiffany Mor Senior Forward 6-1 Green Bay Liz Shimek Michigan State University Junior Forward 6-1 Jess Strom Penn State University Senior Guard 5-7 Penn State University Senior Guard 5-11 Region 7 Tasha Crain Louisiana Tech University Junior Guard 5-7 Southern Methodist Janielle Dodds Freshman Forward 6-3 University Ashley Elliott University of Wyoming Senior Guard 5-7 Julie Gjertsen Weber State University Senior Guard 5-10 Kim Smith University of Utah Junior Forward 6-1 Shona University of Utah Junior Guard 5-10 Thorburn Region 8 UCLA Junior Guard 5-8 Cathrine University of Oregon Senior Forward 6-4 Kraayeveld University of California - Kristen Mann Senior Forward 6-2 Santa Barbara Shawntinice University of Arizona Junior Center 6-5 Polk Dee-Dee University of Arizona Senior Guard 5-6 Wheeler Candice Stanford University Freshman Guard 5-11 Wiggins

*The Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division I will be announced at the Kodak/WBCA All-America Team press conference at the Westin Hotel on April 2, 2005 in Indianapolis, Indiana.