FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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Association of Division III Independents

Names 2010 All-Independent Women's Basketball Teams

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--- Forward Cara Sczepanski, who became the single-season rebound leader at the University of Dallas this year, was named the player of the year as the All-Independent Women’s Basketball teams were announced today by the Association of Division III Independents (AD3I).  

 

Sczepanski, a junior from Highland Village, Tex., scored 529 points (18.9 per game) and grabbed 270 rebounds (9.6 per game).  She led her team to a 15-13 record, which set the school’s single-season record for most victories.  In three years, she holds career records for points (1,437), three throws (418), field goals (507), and field-goal percentage (46.4 percent).  She currently ranks third on the career rebounding list with 631, including 224 offensive rebounds.

 

The other members of the first team include Jordan Osley (Mount Mary College); Ally Tincknell (Finlandia University); Linda Ly, Chapman University; Ashley Brown, Trinity Washington University; and Ashley McQuillan, St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn).   

 

Freshman Kylie Yoshimura from Dallas was named the AD3I rookie of the year.  Yoshimura, a guard from Temple City, Cal., averaged 13.1 points (second on the team) and led the team averaging five assists per game.  She also led Dallas in three-point field goals (52) and three-point field goal percentage (34 percent). 

 

Dallas head coach Jennifer Fleming was named the coach of the year.  Fleming led the Crusaders to a 15-13 record and the championship game of the NEAC conference tournament (Dallas is an associate member in basketball).

 

 

2010 ALL-INDEPENDENT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Cara Sczepanski, University of Dallas
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Kylie Yoshimura, University of Dallas
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jennifer Fleming, University of Dallas
Players listed by order of votes received
FIRST TEAM ALL-INDEPENDENT
NAME	SCHOOL	YEAR	POS	HOMETOWN
Cara Sczepanski	University of Dallas	JR	F	Highland Village, TX
Jordan Osley	Mount Mary College	JR	G	Milwaukee, WI
Ally Tincknell	Finlandia University	SR	F	Negaunee, MI
LInday Ly	Chapman University	SR	G	San Gabriel, CA
(tie) Ashley Brown	Trinity Washington University	FR	G-F	Washington, DC
Ashley McQuillan	St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn)	SO	G	Brooklyn, NY

 

SECOND TEAM ALL-INDEPENDENT
NAME	SCHOOL	YEAR	POS	HOMETOWN
Molly Davisson	University of California, Santa Cruz	SR	F	San Anselmo, CA
Simone Ibbotson	Chapman University	JR	G-F	Huntington Beach, CA
Kylie Yoshimura	University of Dallas	FR	G	Temple City, CA
Jodi Riutta	Finlandia University	SR	G-F	Houghton, MI
Shea Rasmussen	Nebraska Wesleyan University	SO	G	Longmont, CO
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-INDEPENDENT
NAME	SCHOOL	YEAR	POS	HOMETOWN
Megan Korhonen	University of Maine-Presque Isle	JR	G	Littleton, ME
Casey Gomez	Chapman University	JR	G	Irvine, CA
Emily Pelletier	University of Maine-Presque Isle	FR	G	Fort Kent, ME
Lauren Heliger	Lancaster Bible College	FR	G	Reading, PA
Sadie Struebing	Nebraska Wesleyan University	JR	C	Brainard, NE
Thamar Polynice	Trinity Washington University	FR	G	Bloomfield, NJ
Mary Petrie	Chapman University	SO	G	Redmond, WA