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LANCASTER, PA - Franklin & Marshall women's basketball center Amy Abernathy (Sr., Far Hills, NJ/American School-Paris) has been named an honorable mention selection on the 2004 NCAA Division III Kodak/Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Basketball Team. The 2004 Centennial Conference Player of the Year and an All-Centennial Conference first team selection, Abernathy is the sixth All-America selection in F&M history joining Anne Krumrine '90 (1989, 1990), Carrie Bowen '93 (1993) and Amy Kreitz '02 (2001, 2002). "We are once again proud to partner with Kodak to salute another class of talented young ladies," said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. "This group represents the best in NCAA Division III hoops." "Kodak is proud to partner with the WBCA in honoring the best women's collegiate players as Kodak/WBCA All-Americans," said Bud Denker, Director & VP of Brand & Market Development at Kodak. "Kodak recognizes the accomplishments of young athletes and the positive recognition they bring to their school by displaying their talents on the basketball floor." A three-time All-Centennial Conference honoree following a second team nod in 2001 and a first team nod last year, Abernathy's selection as the player of the year marked the second time a Diplomat has earned the Conference's highest honor. In 2001, two-time All-America guard Amy Kreitz '02 garnered the honor. A 2004 D3hoops.com Preseason All-America selection, she recorded a breakout season as she tallied 401 points (16.7 ppg), 330 rebounds (13.8 rpg) and a school and Centennial Conference single season record 110 blocks (4.6 bpg) in 24 games with eighteen double-doubles. She made history on February 14 as she scored 13 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and swatted 10 blocked shots for a triple-double as the Franklin & Marshall College women's basketball team defeated Swarthmore College 57-48 in the Mayser Center. Historically, her blocked shot performance was record shattering on a number of levels. For Abernathy, who recorded nine blocked shots in a 62-37 rout of Dickinson earlier in the week, her 10 blocks tied the Centennial Conference (Heidi Snyder, McDaniel vs. Washington, 2-9-95) and Franklin & Marshall (Anne Krumrine, vs. Ursinus, 2-4-89) single game record of 10 blocks in a contest and mark the most ever in a two-game span by an F&M player. The third women's player in F&M history to record 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career, she concluded her career with 1,473 points, 1,141 rebounds and 268 blocked shots as she finished sixth in scoring, second in rebounding and second in blocked shots in F&M history. Franklin & Marshall concluded the season 12-12, 12-6 in Centennial Conference play as Abernathy recorded a 62-37 overall record, 41-21 in Centennial Conference play, during her career. 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 as an amateur sport for women and girls. For additional information about the WBCA, please visit its Web site at www.WBCA.org.
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