March 8, 2007

ATLANTA, Ga. - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with Eastman Kodak Company, announced the finalists today (March 8) for the 2007 Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Bowling Green State University senior forward Ali Mann is one of those finalists. Mann, a native of Chelsea, Mich., is the first Falcon to earn the honor in nearly a decade.

Mann, who on Saturday was named the Mid-American Conference co-Player of the Year, is the first BGSU player to earn all-district accolades from the WBCA since both Charlotta Jones and Sara Puthoff were so honored in 1997-98.

The 52 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 Kodak/WBCA All-America Team.

The finalists are:

Region 1
Name                 Institution                Year  Pos. Height
Charel Allen         University of Notre Dame    Jr.   G    5-11
Essence Carson       Rutgers University          Jr.   F    6-1
Tina Charles         University of Connecticut   Fr.   C    6-4
Jessica Dickson      University of South Florida Sr.   F    5-11
Kamesha Hairston     Temple University           Sr.   F    6-0
Angela McCoughtry    University of Louisville    So.   F    6-1
Renee Montgomery     University of Connecticut   So.   G    5-7
Kia Vaughn           Rutgers University          So.   C    6-4
Marcedes Walker      University of Pittsburgh    Jr.   C    6-3

Region 2
Alison Bales         Duke University             Sr.   C    6-7
Lindsey Harding      Duke University             Sr.   G    5-8
Crystal Langhorne    University of Maryland      Jr.   C    6-2
Erlana Larkins       Univ. of North Carolina     Jr.   F    6-1
Ivory Latta          Univ. of North Carolina     Sr.   G    5-6
Tyresa Smith         University of Delaware      Sr.   G    5-10

Region 3
Dee Davis            Vanderbilt University       Sr.   G    5-7
Sylvia Fowles        Louisiana State University  Jr.   C    6-6
Tasha Humphrey       University of Georgia       Jr.   F    6-3
Candace Parker       University of Tennessee     So.  G/F   6-4
Armintie Price       University of Mississippi   Sr.   G    5-9
Carla Thomas         Vanderbilt University       Sr.  F/C   6-3

Region 4
Carmen Guzman        UAB                         Sr.   G    5-9
Ali Mann             Bowling Green State Univ.   Sr.   F    6-1
Carrie Moore         Western Michigan Univ.      Sr.   G    5-9
Lauren Neaves        Rice University             Sr.   F    6-2
Jillian Robbins      University of Tulsa         Sr.   F    6-1
Joi Scott            Murray State University     Sr.   F    6-0

Region 5
Chrissy Givens       Middle Tennessee St. Univ.  Sr.   G    5-11
Kiera Hardy          University of Nebraska      Sr.   G    5-6
Tiffany Jackson      University of Texas         Sr.   F    6-3
Crystal Kelly        Western Kentucky Univ.      Jr.   F    6-3
Lyndsey Medders      Iowa State University       Sr.   G    5-9
Bernice Mosby        Baylor University           Sr.   F    6-1
Courtney Paris       University of Oklahoma      So.   C    6-4

Region 6
Jolene Anderson      Univ. of Wisconsin          Jr.   G    5-8
Amanda Brown         Penn State University       Sr.  F/C   6-4
Jessica Davenport    Ohio State University       Sr.   C    6-5
Katie Gearlds        Purdue University           Sr.   G    6-1
Nicole Soulis        UW-Green Bay                Sr.   F    6-2
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
                     Purdue University           Jr.   F    6-2

Region 7
Natalie Doma         Idaho State University      Jr.   C    6-3
Robyn Fairbanks      Utah Valley State College   So.   C    6-1
Andrea Lightfoot     Idaho State University      Jr.   G    5-8
Mandy Morales        University of Montana       So.   G    5-9
Adrianne Ross        Texas Christian University  Jr.   G    5-8
Hanna Zavecz         University of Wyoming       Jr.   F    6-0

Region 8
Devanei Hampton      Univ. of Cal., Berkeley     So.   C    6-3
Eshaya Murphy        Univ. of Southern Calif.    Sr.   G    5-11
Noelle Quinn         UCLA                        Sr.   G    6-0
Brooke Smith         Stanford University         Sr.   C    6-3
Emily Westerberg     Arizona State University    Sr.   F    6-0
Candice Wiggins      Stanford University         Jr.   G    5-10

The Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division I will be announced at the Kodak/WBCA All-America Team Press Conference at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center on March 31, 2007 at 9:45 a.m. (ET) in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects as a sport for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA, please visit WBCA.org.