Women's Basketball | 3/15/2018 8:53:00 PM
ATLANTA (March 15, 2018) – Illinois Wesleyan seniors
Rebekah Ehresman and
Molly McGraw were among 20 honorable mention selections for the 2018
WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches' All-America team, announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association tonight.
Chosen as the "Most Outstanding Player" in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, Ehresman averaged 10.9 points per game with team-highs of 5.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Her 3.79 assist/turnover ratio ranked No. 2 in Division III and her 90 steals are the most in an IWU single-season while her 144 assists ranks second.
Ehresman finished her career at Illinois Wesleyan ranked No. 1 in program history in free throws made (330) and steals (296), No. 2 in assists (376) and No. 9 in scoring with 1,236 career points.
McGraw, who also earned honorable mention on the WBCA All-American team as a junior, led the team wth a 14.3 scoring average and ended her career as IWU's second leading scorer with 1,577 points. A first team all-CCIW selection for the second straight season, she also finished fifth in both career steals (174) and free throws (299), ninth with 51 blocked shots and 23rd with 186 assists.
Kate Kerrigan of Bowdoin College is the 2018 WBCA NCAA Division III Player of the Year as she leads the final-four bound Polar Bears in rebounds (6.8), assists (4.0) and steals (2.6) while averaging 10.7 points this season. She was named the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Player of the Year, NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-NESCAC. Joining her as first team WBCA Division III Coaches' All-Americans are:
Melissa Baptista, Tufts; Alexandra Leslie, Rochester; Alysha Lofton, Albright; Abby Owings, Thomas More; Kaitlyn Read, New York University; Katie Sire, Montclair State; Katie Sommer, Wartburg; Hannah Spaulding, University of St Thomas; Kelly Williams, Randolph-Macon.
Joining Ehresman and McGraw as student-athletes who received 2018 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches' All-America honorable mention:
Morgan Birmelin, DeSales; McKenna Brooks, State University College at Geneseo; Amy Bullimore, Ohio Northern; Eliza Campbell, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Erica Decandido, Tufts; Kelly Donnelly, Skidmore; Madeline Eck, Amherst; Hannah Fox, Amherst; Bryce Frank, Austin; Emily Gibbons, Gettysburg; Gabrielle Harris, Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham; Amisha Herd, Marietta; Maya Howard, DePauw; Kaitlin Jamieson, George Fox; Bridgette Mann, Scranton; Zarkia Mattox, Ferrum; Camille McPherson, Moravian; Miranda Murphy, Wartburg; Caroline Naumann, Lynchburg; Olariche Obi, University of Chicago; Cori Okada,Rochester Institute of Technology; Casey Poe, Whitman; Madison Temple, Thomas More; Brooke Trewyn, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Brandi Vallely, Muhlenberg; Micah Weaver, Trinity University (TX); Kendrea Williams, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham; Sasha Williams, Stockton.
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
