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Tracy Pontius (center) and Lauren Prochaska (right) are listed on the Full Court Press Preseason Mid-Major Top 25
Two BGSU Juniors Earn Honors from Full Court Press
October 27, 2009 | Women's Basketball
Online publication lists Prochaska, Pontius among preseason top 25
A pair of Bowling Green State University women's basketball juniors have earned preseason honors from a national publication. Lauren Prochaska and Tracy Pontius have been named to the Full Court Press Preseason Mid-Major Top 25 list.
Read the story on the Full Court Press site
Prochaska was named to the third team, while Pontius received honorable mention. For the list, Full Court Press broadly defines the term 'mid-major' to include all NCAA Division I schools outside of the six major conferences.
Prochaska and Pontius were the only two Mid-American Conference players to be listed.
Prochaska and Pontius have been very highly-decorated players in their first two seasons on Curt Miller's team. Prochaska, a wing, was the 2009 MAC Player of the Year, while Pontius, a point guard, joined her on the All-MAC First-Team in 2008-09.
Prochaska led the Falcons in both scoring and rebounding last season, with 17.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest. She made 75 three-point field goals, the third-highest total in school history, and shot 40.3 percent from long range. Prochaska led the entire nation in free-throw percentage, with a 93.3% success rate from the stripe. The 2007-08 MAC Freshman of the Year, she has scored 1,090 points in her first two seasons.
Pontius, as mentioned, joined Prochaska on the All-MAC First Team a year ago. In her first season as a starter, she was an honorable-mention choice to the Associated Press All-America Team. Pontius was one of just two players to be ranked in the MAC's top 10 in both scoring and assists, with 14.8 points and a team leading 4.1 assists per game. She hit a team-leading 77 three-pointers, the second-highest total in school history, and shot 43.0% from long distance.
The juniors are two of the 10 returning letterwinners for Miller and his staff, who also add a pair of NCAA Division-I transfers and four freshmen to the active roster for the 2009-10 season.
The first chance for Falcon fans to see their team in action will be Wednesday, Nov. 4, when BG hosts Findlay in the lone exhibition of 2009-10. The regular season begins nine days later with a home game against Chicago State in the first round of the WNIT.
The story can be found on the Full Court Press site by clicking here, or by clicking the link at the top of the page. The entire list is below.
FULL COURT PRESS PRESEASON
TOP 25 MID-MAJOR PLAYERS
Preseason Mid-Major Player of the Year
Alysha Clark, Middle Tennessee State
First Team
Alysha Clark, Sr., F, Middle Tennessee State
Amber Harris, Jr., F, Xavier
Jene Morris, Sr., G, San Diego State
Ta'Shia Phillips, Jr., C, Xavier
Courtney Vandersloot, Jr., G, Gonzaga
Second Team
Erica Beverly, Sr., F, Hartford
Arnika Brown, Sr., F, Western Kentucky
Jareica Hughes, Sr., G, UTEP
Gabriela Marginean, Sr., F, Drexel
Helena Sverrisdottir, Jr., G, TCU
Third Team
LAUREN PROCHASKA, Jr., G, Bowling Green
Heather Bowman, Sr., F, Gonzaga
Emma Cannon, Jr., F, UCF
Rachele Fitz, Sr., F, Marist
Paris Johnson, Jr., C, San Diego State
Fourth Team
Amy Beggin, Sr., G, New Mexico
Elena Delle Donne, Fr., F, Delaware
Shanavia Dowdell, Sr., F, Louisiana Tech
Dawn Evans, Jr., G, James Madison
Kalee Whipple, Sr., F, Utah
Fifth Team
Claire Faucher, Sr., G, Portland State
Casey Garrison, So., G, Missouri State
Shanara Hollinquest, Sr., F, Chattanooga
Megan Neuvirth, Sr., F, Creighton
Erica Prosser, Jr., G, Lehigh
Honorable Mention
TRACY PONTIUS, Jr., G, Bowling Green
Corin Adams, Morgan State
Alisa Apo, Sacred Heart
Miranda Ayim, Pepperdine
Maria Boever, South Dakota State
Diana Delva, Hartford
Dominique Duck, Western Kentucky
Siarre Evans, East Tennessee State
Jurica Hargraves, High Point
Adrienne Johnson, Louisiana Tech
Kailey Klein, Cleveland State
Adrienne McNally, Florida Gulf Coast
Dana Mitchell, Saint Bonaventure
Chazny Morris, UMKC
Courtnay Pilypaitis, Vermont
Chastity Reed, Arkansas-Little Rock
Jaleesa Ross, Fresno State
Brittney Smith, Dartmouth
Gaati Werema, Prairie View A&M
Read the story on the Full Court Press site
Prochaska was named to the third team, while Pontius received honorable mention. For the list, Full Court Press broadly defines the term 'mid-major' to include all NCAA Division I schools outside of the six major conferences.
Prochaska and Pontius were the only two Mid-American Conference players to be listed.
Prochaska and Pontius have been very highly-decorated players in their first two seasons on Curt Miller's team. Prochaska, a wing, was the 2009 MAC Player of the Year, while Pontius, a point guard, joined her on the All-MAC First-Team in 2008-09.
Prochaska led the Falcons in both scoring and rebounding last season, with 17.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest. She made 75 three-point field goals, the third-highest total in school history, and shot 40.3 percent from long range. Prochaska led the entire nation in free-throw percentage, with a 93.3% success rate from the stripe. The 2007-08 MAC Freshman of the Year, she has scored 1,090 points in her first two seasons.
Pontius, as mentioned, joined Prochaska on the All-MAC First Team a year ago. In her first season as a starter, she was an honorable-mention choice to the Associated Press All-America Team. Pontius was one of just two players to be ranked in the MAC's top 10 in both scoring and assists, with 14.8 points and a team leading 4.1 assists per game. She hit a team-leading 77 three-pointers, the second-highest total in school history, and shot 43.0% from long distance.
The juniors are two of the 10 returning letterwinners for Miller and his staff, who also add a pair of NCAA Division-I transfers and four freshmen to the active roster for the 2009-10 season.
The first chance for Falcon fans to see their team in action will be Wednesday, Nov. 4, when BG hosts Findlay in the lone exhibition of 2009-10. The regular season begins nine days later with a home game against Chicago State in the first round of the WNIT.
The story can be found on the Full Court Press site by clicking here, or by clicking the link at the top of the page. The entire list is below.
FULL COURT PRESS PRESEASON
TOP 25 MID-MAJOR PLAYERS
Preseason Mid-Major Player of the Year
Alysha Clark, Middle Tennessee State
First Team
Alysha Clark, Sr., F, Middle Tennessee State
Amber Harris, Jr., F, Xavier
Jene Morris, Sr., G, San Diego State
Ta'Shia Phillips, Jr., C, Xavier
Courtney Vandersloot, Jr., G, Gonzaga
Second Team
Erica Beverly, Sr., F, Hartford
Arnika Brown, Sr., F, Western Kentucky
Jareica Hughes, Sr., G, UTEP
Gabriela Marginean, Sr., F, Drexel
Helena Sverrisdottir, Jr., G, TCU
Third Team
LAUREN PROCHASKA, Jr., G, Bowling Green
Heather Bowman, Sr., F, Gonzaga
Emma Cannon, Jr., F, UCF
Rachele Fitz, Sr., F, Marist
Paris Johnson, Jr., C, San Diego State
Fourth Team
Amy Beggin, Sr., G, New Mexico
Elena Delle Donne, Fr., F, Delaware
Shanavia Dowdell, Sr., F, Louisiana Tech
Dawn Evans, Jr., G, James Madison
Kalee Whipple, Sr., F, Utah
Fifth Team
Claire Faucher, Sr., G, Portland State
Casey Garrison, So., G, Missouri State
Shanara Hollinquest, Sr., F, Chattanooga
Megan Neuvirth, Sr., F, Creighton
Erica Prosser, Jr., G, Lehigh
Honorable Mention
TRACY PONTIUS, Jr., G, Bowling Green
Corin Adams, Morgan State
Alisa Apo, Sacred Heart
Miranda Ayim, Pepperdine
Maria Boever, South Dakota State
Diana Delva, Hartford
Dominique Duck, Western Kentucky
Siarre Evans, East Tennessee State
Jurica Hargraves, High Point
Adrienne Johnson, Louisiana Tech
Kailey Klein, Cleveland State
Adrienne McNally, Florida Gulf Coast
Dana Mitchell, Saint Bonaventure
Chazny Morris, UMKC
Courtnay Pilypaitis, Vermont
Chastity Reed, Arkansas-Little Rock
Jaleesa Ross, Fresno State
Brittney Smith, Dartmouth
Gaati Werema, Prairie View A&M
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