Kim Smith Named WBCA All-America Finalist

March 21, 2003

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah freshman Kim Smith, the Mountain West Conference Player and Newcomer of the Year, has been named a finalist for the 2003 NCAA Division I Kodak/Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Team. Smith was one of four freshmen nationally to make the list.

Joining Smith from Region 7, which includes member schools from the Mountain West, Western Athletic and Big Sky conferences, were Ashley Augsberger of Colorado State, Carrie Bacon of Wyoming, Allison Curtain of Tulsa and Cheryl Ford of Louisiana Tech.

The NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Women's Basketball Team will be announced at the Kodak Press Conference prior to the WBCA's "Night of All-Stars" at 4 p.m. (EST) on April 4, at Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Ga. Ten players will be named All-Americans. The other 30 are honorable mention selections.

WBCA member coaches of the Kodak/WBCA All-America Selection Committee in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions select the Kodak/WBCA All-America Team. The NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA Honorable Mention Finalists are listed below by region:

Region Name Institution Yr. Pos. Ht.1 Jennifer Butler University of Massachusetts Sr. G 6-31 Molly Creamer Bucknell University Sr. G 5-101 Becky Gottstein Boston College Sr. F/C 6-11 Tamara James University of Miami Fr. G/F 5-91 Trish Juhline Villanova University Sr. G 5-101 Cappie Pondester Rutgers University So. G 5-91 Diana Taurasi University of Connecticut Jr. G 6-02 Gunto Basko Siena College Sr. F 6-02 Alana Beard Duke University Jr. G 5-112 Coretta Brown University of North Carolina Sr. G 5-82 Chrissy Floyd Clemson University Sr. G 5-92 Sonja Mallory Georgia Institute of Technology Sr. C 6-52 Iciss Tillis Duke University Jr. F 6-43 Chantelle Anderson Vanderbilt University Sr. C 6-63 Seimone Augustus Louisiana State University Fr. G/F 6-13 Gwen Jackson University of Tennessee Sr. F 6-23 Kara Lawson University of Tennessee Sr. G 5-83 Jocelyn Penn University of South Carolina Sr. F 6-03 LaToya Thomas Mississippi State University Sr. F 6-24 Tamara Bowie Ball State University Sr. F 6-04 Heather Cusick Miami University (Ohio) Sr. G 5-84 Chandi Jones University of Houston Jr. G 6-04 Kristin Koetsier Western Michigan University Jr. C 6-34 Teana McKiver Tulane University Sr. C 6-34 Debbie Merrill University of Cincinnati Sr. C 6-35 Nicole Ohlde Kansas State University Jr. C/F 6-45 Jia Perkins Texas Tech University Jr. G 5-85 Plenette Pierson Texas Tech University Sr. F 6-25 Stacy Stephens University of Texas Jr. C 6-15 Kendra Wecker Kansas State University So. F 5-115 Lindsey Wilson Iowa State University So. G 5-96 Carla Bennett Drake University Sr. C 6-36 Courtney Coleman Ohio State University Sr. F 6-26 Jennie Lillis University of Iowa Jr. F 6-16 Kelly Mazzante Penn State University Jr. G 6-06 Lindsey Whalen University of Minnesota Jr. G 5-86 Shereka Wright Purdue University Jr. F 5-107 Ashley Augsberger Colorado State University Sr. F 6-17 Carrie Bacon University of Wyoming Sr. F 6-07 Allison Curtain The University of Tulsa Sr. G 5-117 Cheryl Ford Louisiana Tech University Sr. C 6-37 Constance Jinks UNLV Sr. G 5-77 Kim Smith University of Utah Fr. F 6-18 Michelle Greco UCLA Sr. G 5-98 Ebony Hoffman USC Jr. F/C 6-28 Giuliana Mendiola University of Washington Jr. G 5-118 Shawntinice Polk University of Arizona Fr. C 6-58 Nichole Powell Stanford University Jr. G/F 6-28 Lindsay Taylor UCSB Jr. C 6-6

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.

Kodak recognizes the accomplishments of young athletes and the positive recognition they bring to their school by displaying their talents on the basketball floor.

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