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First Team

Kathleen Higgins The three-time NESCAC Player of the Year started all 101 games in her Williams career and helped lead the Ephs to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.

1998-99 Stats GP Pts. FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% 27 422 140 342 40.9% 52 131 39.7% 90 108 83.3% Reb. Avg. Ast. Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Avg. Min. Min./G PPG 145 5.4 78 2.9 56 8 53 2.0 804 29.8 15.6

Kelly Morrison The SCAC Player of the Year, Morrison finished her career as DePauw's second all-time leading scorer with 1,354 points. The senior holds every DePauw three-point record and shot 45.9% from behind the arc for her career. Morrison led the nation in free-throw percentage and three-pointers per game as of the final regular season stats.

1998-99 Stats GP Pts. FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% 27 476 157 342 45.9% 84 167 50.3% 78 90 86.7% Reb. Avg. Ast. Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Avg. Min. Min./G PPG 60 2.2 56 2.1 65 8 17 0.6 740 27.4 17.6

Kristen Venne Venne finished the season leading the team in both scoring (21.4 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg) -- ranking second in the MAC and eighth in Division III in scoring, and fifth in the conference in rebounding. She was third in the MAC and 19th in Division III field goal percentage (57.3%, 219-for-382). Her 579 points and scoring average were the second-best in a season at Susquehanna. She scored in double figures in each of her final 41 games, and 98 times in her 100 collegiate contests, while finishing second in school history in career scoring (1,929 points) and third in rebounding (894). She tied for first in MAC modern history (since 1993-94) in career scoring average (19.3 ppg), is third in both field goal percentage (54.6%) and rebounds (8.9 per game), and fourth in free-throw percentage (77.0%). Venne also won the 1999 Josten's Award (pictured). 1998-99 Stats GP Pts. FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% 27 579 219 382 57.3% 1 1 100% 140 184 76.1% Reb. Avg. Ast. Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Avg. Min. Min./G PPG 254 9.4 70 2.6 123 8 47 1.7 882 32.7 21.4

Joanne Polakoski Polakoski overcame a mid-season family crisis to be named the 1999 Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom League "Most Valuable Player" after averaging 21.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. She was third in scoring in the MAC; second in rebounding; and fourth in field goal percentage (57.0%). The junior power forward also became King's second all-time leading scorer with 1,339 points. 1998-99 Stats GP Pts. FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% 24 512 199 349 57.0% 7 14 50.0% 104 142 73.2% Reb. Avg. Ast. Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Avg. Min. Min./G PPG 229 9.5 43 1.8 70 22 53 2.2 786 32.8 21.3

Ronda Jo Miller Three-time member of the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, the 1997-98 Team of the Year first-teamer led the nation in scoring. Led team to Sweet 16 of NCAA Tournament by scoring 38 points against Atlantic region top-seeded New Jersey, which allowed only 42.9 points per game. The junior has scored 2,066 points in three seasons of play. Was third in Division III in blocked shots and fourth in rebounds as of the end of the regular season.

1998-99 Stats GP Pts. FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% 30 790 337 583 57.8% 6 15 40.0% 110 161 68.3% Reb. Avg. Ast. Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Avg. Min. Min./G PPG 407 13.6 81 2.7 74 104 82 2.7 868 28.9 26.3

Second Team

Colleen McCrave The NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year, McCrave returns to the Team of the Year second team after becoming the all-time Division III steals leader with 579, third in all divisions. She is the all-time career steals average leader (99 games, 5.8 spg) and ended regular season second in the nation in both steals and assists per game.

1998-99 Stats GP Pts. FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% 24 168 76 185 41.1% 5 24 20.8% 11 26 42.6% Reb. Avg. Ast. Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Avg. Min. Min./G PPG 144 6.0 169 7.0 74 4 127 5.3 792 33.0 7.0

Marisa Hesse Hesse also excels in the classroom, as she was named GTE 1st team Academic All-American. Winner of WBCA's Charles T. Stoner Award which goes to the outstanding Women's basketball player at levels of college basketball who will be attending law school. She is the school's all-time leading scorer with 1879 career points and the leader in three-pointers made with 267 and three-point percentage at 42.4% for her career (267-for-633). Hesse led the team to its third consecutive postseason appearance, as they Lady Kangaroos advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. 1998-99 Stats GP Pts. FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% 27 554 192 412 46.6% 78 173 46.6% 92 111 82.9% Reb. Avg. Ast. Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Avg. Min. Min./G PPG 102 3.8 74 2.7 74 7 35 1.3 891 33.0 20.5

Kendra Meyer In only her second season, Meyer was named First Team All-OAC for the second time and posted the fourth-best single-season rebound total and eighth-best single-season point total in school history. Meyer was the only player to repeat on the OAC first team and averaged 19.7 points and 16 rebounds in three NCAA tournament games. 1998-99 Stats GP Pts. FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% 29 458 192 340 56.5% 0 1 0.0% 74 99 74.7% Reb. Avg. Ast. Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Avg. Min. Min./G PPG 313 10.8 70 2.4 97 6 50 1.7 914 31.5 15.8

Brandy Trice A two-time All-Commonwealth Coast Conference player, Trice led a young Wentworth Tech team, showing versatility including ball-handling in press-breaker situations. Trice averaged 15.7 points and 10.4 rebounds for the Leopards, shooting 52% from the floor. 1998-99 Stats GP Pts. FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% 23 361 146 281 52.0% 0 0 --- 69 122 56.6% Reb. Avg. Ast. Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Avg. Min. Min./G PPG 240 10.4 20 0.9 49 29 32 1.4 713 31.0 15.7

Alia Fischer Another first-team GTE Academic All-American, Fischer averaged 22.8 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots while shooting .583 from the field in five NCAA Tournament games. The UAA player of the year led Washington U. to the first undefeated season in school history and just the third undefeated season in D-III history.

1998-99 Stats GP Pts. FGM FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% 30 540 222 395 56.2% 0 0 --- 96 133 72.2% Reb. Avg. Ast. Avg. TO Blk. Stl. Avg. Min. Min./G PPG 260 8.7 30 1.0 48 67 54 1.8 842 28.1 18.0

Third Team

Honorable Mention

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