ATLANTA (March 14, 2019) – Madison Temple of Thomas More University is the 2019 WBCA NCAA Division III Player of the Year and headlines the 2019 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-America team, announced today by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
Temple, a senior, helped lead the Saints to an undefeated regular season. She averaged 23.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. She shot 62.5 percent from the field and 45.7 percent from behind the 3-point line. She made 89.2 percent of her free throws and started all 29 games for her team this season. As a freshman, she was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and named first team All-PAC as a sophomore. Last season she was named PAC Player of the Year, first team All-PAC and WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-America honorable mention.
The WBCA presents the Player of the Year award annually to the top player in five of the six WBCA membership divisions (NCAA Divisions II, and III, NAIA, two-year college and high school). The Player of the Year and the 10-member Coaches’ All-America team in each division are selected by a committee of WBCA member coaches in that division. The Wade Trophy is presented to the best player in NCAA Division I.
“The WBCA is pleased to name Madison Temple as the 2019 WBCA NCAA Division III Player of the Year,” said Danielle Donehew, executive director of the WBCA. “Madison has played an integral role in guiding her team to an extraordinary season and is very deserving of this distinguished honor. The WBCA applauds Madison for her hard work, dedication and contributions to the game.”
Here are the 2019 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-Americans:
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Name |
School |
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Morgan Birmelin |
DeSales University |
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Adrienne Boettger |
Wartburg College |
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Brandi Dawson |
Trine University |
|
Madeline Eck |
Amherst College |
|
Bryce Frank |
Austin College |
|
Hannah Frazier |
Wheaton College (Illinois) |
|
Abby Kelly |
Bowdoin College |
|
Alecia Rohrer |
Messiah College |
|
Hannah Spaulding |
University of St. Thomas |
|
Madison Temple |
Thomas More University |
“The 10 members of the 2019 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-America Team are well deserving of this recognition, and the WBCA congratulates them for their accomplishments this season,” said Danielle Donehew, executive director of the WBCA. “These young women have worked to elevate themselves and their teams to an elite level. Through their exceptional talents on the basketball court, they have lifted the women’s game.”
Here are the student-athletes who received 2019 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-America honorable mention:
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Name |
School |
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Kendahl Adams |
Westminster College (Missouri) |
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Jade Aponte |
Hunter College |
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Faith Ashby |
State University of New Jersey Rutgers-Newark |
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Lindsay Bettke |
State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz |
|
Taylor Blevins |
Emory & Henry College |
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Lauren Bondi |
Smith College |
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Francesca Buchanan |
Hope College |
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Emma Dorshimer |
Gettysburg College |
|
Hannah Fox |
Amherst College |
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Emma Gerdes |
Wartburg College |
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Hannah Holt |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
|
Madeline Homoly |
Washington University in St. Louis |
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Maya Howard |
DePauw University |
|
Chanel Jemmott |
Brooklyn College |
|
Hannah Johnson |
Bethel University (Minnesota) |
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Dani Kissel |
Otterbein University |
|
Taylor Lake |
University of Chicago |
|
Bridgette Mann |
University of Scranton |
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Kelsi McNamara |
Saint Joseph's College |
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Maddie Merritt |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
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Mia Morrison |
William Smith College |
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Ashley Murray |
Rosemont College |
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Sophie Nick |
Vassar College |
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Cori Okada |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
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Ashley Oldshue |
Emory University |
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Victoria Pena |
University of Texas-Dallas |
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Lucia Renikoff |
University of St. Thomas |
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Lillian Scott |
Johns Hopkins University |
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Rachel Simon |
State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz |
|
Maci Thornton |
Messiah College |
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.