Bowling Green State University Athletics
Prochaska Makes List of WBCA All-America Finalists
March 25, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Falcon junior makes cut to 40 players
Bowling Green State University junior Lauren Prochaska is now one of 40 finalists for the 2010 State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division I. The announcement was made by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Thursday morning (March 25).
List of finalists - PDF
The 40 finalists, who are voted upon by WBCA-member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions, are now in the running for selection to the 10-member State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.
Prochaska, a native of Plain City, Ohio, had yet another stellar season for the Falcons. She led the team in scoring and rebounding, with 17.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Prochaska was named the Mid-American Conference's Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, and also was named the MAC Tournament's MVP.
Prochaska averaged 20.3 ppg and 5.7 rpg in the league tourney, as the Falcons defeated Miami, Akron and Toledo to win the championship. She scored a season-high 29 points in the championship-game win over UT. Prochaska also led all players with 19 points in the Falcons' NCAA Championships first-round game vs. Michigan State.
Just a junior, Prochaska already ranks third on the BGSU career scoring list. She scored a school-record 609 points this season and 1,699 points in 102 career games. Prochaska is averaging 16.7 points per game, the second-highest average in BGSU annals, in her storied Falcon career.
Prochaska made a school-record 92 three-point field goals this season, and also holds the BG career record, with a total of 241 threes in the Brown and Orange. She led the MAC in three-point field-goal percentage (.449) and total three-pointers made, and ranked second in the conference in scoring, free-throw pct. (.899) and third in three-pointers made per game (2.71). Prochaska also ranked among the league leaders in rebounding, field-goal pct. and minutes played.
Prochaska paced BG in scoring 19 times this year, and was named the MAC Player of the Week on four occasions.
Prochaska is the only MAC player on the 40-woman list. The State Farm Coaches' All-America Team for NCAA Division I will be announced at the Alamodome on Center Court between open practices on Saturday, April 3, as part of the NCAA's Super Saturday events in San Antonio, Texas, during the Final Four.
The 2009-10 Falcons of head coach Curt Miller won the MAC's regular-season and tournament titles, advancing to the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in six seasons.
