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Page 1 of2 Blair Cash From: Pat Coleman [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:52 AM To: [email protected]; Cleveland Media; Hope media; Wesleyan media; [email protected]; Randolph-Macon news; [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: Millikin; Randolph-Macon; Southern Maine; Scranton; Bowdoin; Bates; Trinity {Texas); Washington U.; Messiah; UW-Stout; Calvin; Blair Cash; Albion; McDaniel; King's; Emmanuel; St. Benedict; DePauw; Buena Vista; Wheaton {Ill.); Brandeis; Springfield; Hardin-Simmons; Whitworth; New York University; Hope; Howard Payne; Wesleyan; DeSales; Mount St. Mary; Baldwin-Wallace; UW­ Stevens Point; UW-Oshkosh; Carleton; Dickinson; Hobart; Staten Island; Oswego State; Concordia­ Moorhead; St. John Fisher; Wilmington; Moravian; Johns Hopkins; Ripon; Union Subject: BKW -- Final D3hoops.com women's basketball Top 25 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STERLING, Va. -- Millikin defeated Randolph-Macon in the NCAA Division Ill national championship game and earns its first No. 1 ranking in the D3hoops.com Top 25. The Final Four teams were each in the Top 6 of the final regular-season poll. The full D3hoops.com Top 25 for women's basketball, through the end of the 2004-05 season: ~ITeam II W-LII Pts.ll LastWeekj EJI Millikin (25) 11 29-211 62511 61 ~~ RandoiRh-Macon 11 3o-21~1 51 ~!southern Maine IQ!]~I 41 EJI Scranton II 29-3101 11 @Jjsowdoin II 26-3101 21 @]!sates II 25-311 46all 31 []!Trinity (Texas) II 25-51@)1 91 ~=]washington u. II 22-61~1 71 !DI UW-Stout II 24-71~1 111 ~~Messiah II 25-41~1 al OJ]jcalvin II 25 - 5 1~1 221 ~~George Fox II 22-61~1 -I @]!Albion 11 25-511 24411 201 [!I]! McDaniel 11 25-41~1 171 @]!King's II 22-41~1 101 OIJI Emmanuel 11 27-31~1 131 [}~Jist. Benedict II 24·51~1 -I OI]jDePauw II 23-61~1 121 ~~Buena Vista 11 25-3[~1 141 [~]wheaton (Ill.} 11 22-41~1 211 @Ill Brandeis II 23-41~1 161 ,.--, ...-----. 03/22/2005 Page 2 of2 ~~ Sgringfield II 25-61~1 -I @IJI Hardin-Simmons II 22-41~1 151 §]I Whitworth II 22-31~1 181 [~~]New York Universit¥ II 23-51~1 191 Others receiving votes: Hope 60, Howard Payne 58, Wesleyan 54, DeSales 42, Mount St. Mary 33, Baldwin­ Wallace 31, UW-Stevens Point 29, UW-Oshkosh 25, Carleton 18, Dickinson 18, William Smith 17, Staten Island 13, Oswego State 9, Concordia-Moorhead 7, St. John Fisher 7, Wilmington 7, Moravian 6, Johns Hopkins 5, Ripon 3, Union 1. The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Pat Coleman Editor and Publisher, D3hoops.com 0312212005 :: USA Today/ESPN/WBCA DIII Coaches Poll Page 1 of2 HOME NCAA NAIA JC/CC HIGH SCHOOL AAU USA TODAY /ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' PO Congratulations Millikin! 2005 NCAA Division III National Champic FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Final Poll: March 22, 2005 Login USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parenthes« points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th. About Us Advocacy Rank School Record Pts. Prev. Awards 1. Millikin University (8) 29-2 200 6 Board of Directors 2. Randolph-Macon College 30-2 191 2 3. University Of Southern Maine 31-3 183 3 Calendar 4. University Of Scranton 29-3 177 1 Coaches Corner 5. Bowdoin College 26-3 167 4 Events 6. Bates College 25-3 154 5 Legislation 7. Trinity University - Texas 25-5 153 7 8. Messiah College 25-4 138 8 Membership 9. University Of Wisconsin - Stout 24-7 133 9 News 10. George Fox University 22-6 126 10 Photo Album 11. Calvin College 25-5 125 11 Polls 12. Washington University 22-5 109 13 Publications 13. College Of St. Benedict 24-5 107 12 14. Albion College 25-5 98 14 Resource Center 15. Buena Vista University 25-3 84 15 RPI 16. Emmanuel College 27-3 74 16 Sponsors 17. DePauw University 23-6 63 19 Wade Trophy 18. New York University 23-5 62 17 19. Brandeis University 23-4 48 18 WBCA Store 20. Hardin-Simmons University 22-4 41 20 21. King's College 22-4 39 21 22. Springfield College 25-6 37 23 23. Whitworth College 22-3 26 22 24. Hope College 23-4 23 24 25. Wesleyan University 22-5 11 NR Dropped out: No. 25 Mount St. Mary College http://www.wbca.org/DIIICoachesPoll.asp 03/25/2005 :: USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Dill Coaches Poll Page 2 of2 Others receiving votes: William Smith College- 10; Wheaton College- 9; Howard Payne University - 6; Mount St. Mary College - 6 The USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA Board of Coaches is made up of 8 head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association(WBCA). The 20 board: Donna Doonan, Ferrum College; Michelle Ferenz, Witman College; Kris Huffman, DeP; University; Jennifer Kroll, St. Lawrence University; Daniel Raymond, Ithaca College; Kim Ryt Western Connecticut; Mary Beth Spirk, Moravian College; Betsy Witman, York College. --WBCA.org "The Address for Women's Basketball!"-- Home I Contact Us 1 Advertising I Privacy Statement 1 Sponsors I Site Map Copyright @ 2000-2003 WBCA Web Site Designed By: 1/l!fphnPiex:,. http://www.wbca.org/DIIICoachesPoll.asp 03/25/2005 2005 D3hoops.com All-America team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2005 Contact: Pat Coleman, [email protected] STERLING, Va.- Three seniors highlight the first team and four the second team as D3hoops.com announces its eighth mmual All-American team. D3hoops.com is the definitive resource for Division III men's and women's basketball and made its debut in its current form in November 1997. The site recently received its 11-millionth front -page visit. First team Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown G Leigh Sulkowski Washington & Jefferson Jr. Upper St. Clair, Pa. G Megan Silva Randolph-Macon Jr. Glen Allen, Va. F Amanda Nechuta UW-Stevens Point Sr. Mosinee, Wis. F Olivia Zurek Bates Sr. Arlington, Mass. c Tara Rohde Trinity (Texas) Sr. Norman, Okla. Second team Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown G Mandy Pearson Concordia-Moorhead Sr. Watkins, Minn. G Stephanie Cleary Ithaca Sr. Tappan, N.Y. F Siobhan Zerilla Wilmington Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio F Sarah Shogren Whitworth Sr. Newman Lake, Wash. c Vanessa Wyffels Willamette Jr. Portland, Ore. Third team Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown G Sarah Caskey Albion Sr. Stockbridge, Mich. G Ashley Edwards Concordia-Austin Sr. Santo, Texas F Joanna Conner Millikin Jr. Geneva, Ill. F Megan Vig Carleton Jr. Northfield, Minn. c Jill Trenz Wheaton (Ill.) Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 2005 D3hoops.com All-America team (2 of 2) Fourth team Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown G Taryn Mellody Scranton So. Dunmore, Pa. G Sara Heitkamp Capital Jr. Fort Recovery, Ohio F Anna Heikenen St. Benedict Jr. Edina, Minn. F Amy Argetsinger DePauw Sr. St. Louis, Mo. c Kristin Yeasted King's Sr. Reading, Pa. Honorable mention Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown G Kim Leith George Fox Jr. Sherwood, Ore. G Alyssa Antolick DeSales Sr. Bethlehem, Pa. F Justine Pouravelis Bowdoin Jr. Old Orchard Beach, Maine F Ashley Marble Southern Maine Jr. Topsfield, Maine c Jennifer Northcott Lebanon Valley Sr. Horsham, Pa. ### GEORGE Fox UNIVERSITY SPORTS RELEASE: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL- Thursday, March 17, 2005 Contact: Blair Cash, SID (E-mail) [email protected] (Web) www.georgefox.edu/athletics (0) 503-554-2926 (C) 503-537-8920 (H) 503-554-8067 (Fax) 503-554-3864 (Hotline) 503-554-3868 3/17 -ALL-REGION: Bruins' Leith Named Second Team, Clark Third Team All-West Region NEWBERG, Ore. -Two members of George Fox University's women's basketball team which achieved unprecedented heights this season, shooting guard Kim Leith and forward Liz Clark, have been named to the D3hoops.com/NCAA Division Ill All-West Region teams as chosen by the region's sports information directors. Leith, a 5-7 junior from Sherwood, Ore., was named to the All-West Region Second Team, while Clark, a 5-9 senior from Elbe, Wash., was selected to the All-West Region Third Team. Both played major roles in the Bruins' 22-6 record, No. 10 WBCA national ranking, 14-2 Northwest Conference record and league championship, and a run through the NCAA National Tournament to the "Elite 8". Leith was named the Northwest Conference Player of the Year after averaging 18.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. Her scoring average was 5th in the conference and 35th nationally, and she set a new school record with 30 points in one half against Neumann. One of the best three-point shooters around, she led the NWC and ranked 8th nationally in three-point field goals per game (2.89), while her three-point percentage of .400 was 3rd in the conference and 28th nationally.