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LANCASTER, PA - Franklin & Marshall women's basketball center Amy Abernathy (Sr., Far Hills, NJ/American School-Paris) has been named a finalist for one of ten places on the 2004 NCAA Division III Kodak/Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Basketball Team. WBCA member head coaches from each of the eight WBCA geographical regions select finalists. Once selected, all finalists are considered for Kodak/WBCA All-America Team honors as each player is guaranteed to at least make the All-America honorable mention team. "On behalf of the WBCA and our Board of Directors, I am proud to salute the best players in NCAA Division III women's basketball as finalists for the Kodak/WBCA All-America Team," said WBCA CEO, Beth Bass. "I look forward to seeing which players will fill the ten spots on our NCAA Division III Kodak/WBCA All-America Team this year." The 2004 Centennial Conference Player of the Year and an All-Centennial Conference first team selection, Abernathy will be named 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). 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 marks 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. The NCAA Division III Kodak/WBCA All-America Women's Basketball Team will be announced at the Division III Championship Team Banquet on March 18, 2004 in Norfolk, Virginia by WBCA CEO, Beth Bass and WBCA President, Wendy Larry. 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. 2004 KODAK/WBCA Division III All-America Finalists
Region 1 Allison Coleman Eastern Connecticut State University Sr. G/F 5'10" Danielle Fitzpatrick Brandeis University Sr. F/C 5'11" Lora Trenkle Bowdoin College Sr. G 5'9" Region 2 Aliza Bogdanich St. Lawrence University Sr. F 6'0" Kaitlyn Saunders Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Jr. F 5'9" Erika Smith University of Rochester Sr. G 5'6" Kelly Wescott University of Rochester Jr. F 5'11" Rachel Wojdowski New York University Jr. G 5'10" Region 3 Annetta Benjamin Marymount University Sr. F 5'8" Kami Bernardo Rowan University Jr. F 5'11" Shervon James Kean University Sr. F 6'1" Kellie Rice Kean University Sr. G 5'8" Jacclyn Rock College of Staten Island Jr. C 5'8" Region 4 Amy Abernathy Franklin and Marshall College Sr. C 6'0" Alyssa Antolick DeSales University Jr. G 6'0" Katie Dougherty University of Scranton Sr. G 5'7" Kate Pierangeli University of Scranton Sr. G 5'6" Katie Robinson Swarthmore College Sr. G 5'9" Region 5 Carrie Grandstaff Eastern Mennonite University So. G 5'9" Lauren Harris Hardin-Simmons University Sr. F 5'10" Tara Rohde Trinity University Jr. C 6'2" Megan Silva Randolph-Macon College So. G 5'6" Hayley Smith Maryville College Sr. G 5'9" Region 6 Diana Esterkamp Otterbein College Sr. G 5'8" Karen Hall Alma College Sr. F 5'11" Angel Hall Anderson University Sr. F 5'10" Erika Schultz Baldwin-Wallace College Sr. F 5'11" Tara Rausch Wilmington College Sr. F 5'11" Region 7 Lesley Hawley Washington University Sr. G 5'6" Elizabeth Klotz Fontbonne University Sr. C 5'11" Kay Mikolajczak University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Sr. Post 6'0" Amanda Nechuta University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Jr. Post 5'10" Becca Spaeth University of Wisconsin -Eau Claire Sr. C 6'1" Region 8 Melody Bongiorno Chapman University Sr. G 5'8" Amy Meggers Buena Vista University Sr. F 5'10" Angie Peterson Gustavus Adolphus College Sr. Wing 5'6" Tiffany Speer Whitworth College Jr. F 5'10" Megan Vig Carleton College So. Post 5'10"
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