BEREA, OHIO -- Three members of the Baldwin Wallace University women's basketball team have been named to the 2008-09 All-Ohio Athletic Conference squad announced on Wednesday morning (March 4, 2009). Highlighting the selections was a first-team nod for 5'10" sophomore guard Amanda Schroeder (Columbus Grove).
In addition to Schroeder, 5'6" senior point guard Jessica Butzer (Orrville) was named to the second-team and 6'2" junior center Ariel Brough (Powell/ Olentangy Liberty) earned honorable mention honors.
Schroeder leads the team in scoring at 13.6 points-per-game and has connected on a team-high 39 three-pointers. She was named the OAC Player of the Week on January 26 and earned all-tournament team honors at BW's season opening tournament at Kean (N.J.) University. She ranks 10th in the league in scoring and fourth in free-throwing shooting (.814).
Butzer, who comes off the bench, ranks second on the team in scoring (10.9 ppg.) and tallied a career-high 24 points versus Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) University during the Trinity University Texas Challenge in late December 2008. She ranks 10th in the OAC with a .450 shooting clip from the field. Butzer, who carries a 3.45 grade point average in business and sport management, also is an Academic All-OAC candidate.
Brough has totaled a school-record and OAC-leading 78 blocked shots this season. She also holds the BW career mark for blocks with 168. This season, Brough is averaging 8.4 ppg. and a team-high 7.2 rebounds-per-game. She was also named an ESPN THE MAGAZINE Academic All-District IV selection and all-tournament team pick at the Kean Tournament. Brough, who carries a 3.96 grade point average in the BW Honors Program and majors in political science, earned Acaemic All-OAC accolades last season and is a candidate against this season.
The Yellow Jackets, 21-7 overall, have been selected to play in the 2009 NCAA Division III National Tournament against Pitt-Greensburg (Pa.) College, 24-2 overall, on Friday, March 6 in Holland, Michigan at host Hope College. Hope, 25-1 overall, plays Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) College, 24-4, in the other Great Lakes Region semifinal game. The winners play in the regional championship game on Saturday, March 7 at Hope.
Fans can listen to the game LIVE on campus radio station, WBWC, 88.3 FM.
Complete 2008-09 All-Ohio Athletic Conference Team
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