Howanski & Kreitz Named to Verizon Academic All-District II College Division Women's Basketball Team

by Sports Information
3/7/02

LANCASTER, PA - Franklin & Marshall women's basketball players Amy Kreitz (Sr., Allentown, PA/Salisbury) and Lauren Howanski (Sr., Gap, PA/Pequea Valley) have been named to the Verizon Academic All-District II College Division team's for outstanding performance both on the court and in the classroom.

A Neuroscience major, Howanski was named to the second team following second team All-Region honors in 2001, while Kreitz was named to the third team.

For their careers, Kreitz and Howanski rank among the College's all-time leaders in several categories as the duo combined for 2,850 points.

Howanksi ranks in the top 20 in several categories including scoring (1,199, 11th), rebounding (358, 17th), assists (263, fourth), three-point field goals (105, third) and three-point field goal percentage (35.11 percent, second).

Kreitz, an English major, ranks fourth all-time in scoring with 1,651 career points, 15 short of surpassing Cathy Belser '90 for third on the all-time list. Further, she is among the leaders in assists (225, sixth), steals (281, second), three point field goals (103, fourth), three-point percentage (35.0 percent, fourth) and rebounding (489, 12th).

During the regular season, Kreitz led the Diplomats and ranked second in the Centennial Conference with an 18.9 scoring average, is third in the CC in steals (3.08), eighth in three-point percentage (30.4), 11th in free-throw percentage (65.9) and 15th in assist/turnover ratio (0.85).

The 2001 CC Player of the Year, she is fourth on the all-time Centennial Conference scoring list as she surpassed Dickinson's Kim Selemba '01 (1,575) with 18 points in a 61-56 CC semi-finals loss to Swarthmore on February 20th in the Mayser Center.

The Centennial Conference all-time steals leader with 281, she is 14th on the CC three-point field goals list, two buckets behind Howanski.

A 2002 All-CC second team all-star, Howanksi leads the CC in assists (4.58), and ranks third in three-point field goal percentage (36.4), fourth in free-throw percentage (74.5), seventh in three-point field goals (1.50), eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.03) and 19th in scoring (10.9).

Franklin & Marshall finished the season 20-7 and advanced to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region Championship game, as the team achieved the first 20-win season since 1991 when the Diplomats went 21-6 under head coach Rebecca Lovett.

To be nominated for the Verizon Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade-point average and be a starter or significant reserve.

District II College Division consists of all non-Division I colleges and universities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Academic All-American program, as the inaugural team was announced on December 6, 1952. Since that time, more than 12,000 students have been named Academic All-America team members at colleges and universities at all levels for every recognized NCAA sport. The 22 members of the original team, which included football players only, will be honored with a series of events throughout the current academic year. The program's popularity resulted in a significant expansion for the current academic year, as 816 student athletes - a 19 percent increase over the previous highest number - will be selected to 12 different Academic All-America teams during the 2001-02 academic season.