GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Co-Horizon League Player of the Year Celeste Hoewisch (Hortonville, Wis.) is one of 40 finalists for the 2011 NCAA Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team, announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
The 40 finalists are voted upon by WBCA-member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions. The finalists are now in the running for selection to the 10-member State Farm Caoches’ All-America Team which will be announced April 2.
With its program-best 34-1 record, Hoewisch is one of three players averaging 13 points per contest while grabbing 3.7 rebounds and leading the team with 83 steals. Throughout the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, Hoewisch averaged 10 points and 2.5 rebounds per game while leading the Phoenix with five steals.
Hoewisch aided Green Bay to the 38-year-old program’s first Sweet 16 appearance. No. 5 seed Green Bay (34-1) will face No. 1 seed Baylor (33-2) Sunday, March 27 at 5:30 p.m. CT at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.
The Finalists for the State Farm Coaches All-America Basketball Team:
Danielle Adams – Texas A&M
Kachine Alexander – Iowa
LaSondra Barrett – Louisiana State
Kelsey Bolte – Iowa State
Cierra Bravard – Florida State
Skylar Diggins – Notre Dame
Victoria Dunlap – Kentucky
Dawn Evans – James Madison University
Brittney Griner – Baylor
Keisha Hampton – DePaul
Amber Harris – Xavier
Tiffany Hayes – UCONN
Celeste Hoewisch – Green Bay
Adrienne Johnson – Louisiana Tech
Glory Johnson – Tennessee
Shenise Johnson – University of Miami
Kalisha Keane – Michigan State
Jantel Lavender – Ohio State
Alex Montgomery – Georgia Institute of Technology
Maya Moore – UCONN
Natalie Novosel – Notre Dame
Nneka Ogwumike – Stanford
Kayla Pedersen – Stanford
Devereaux Peters – Notre Dame
Porsha Phillips – University of Georgia
Ta’Shia Phillips – Xavier
Jeanette Pohlen – Stanford
Lauren Prochaska – Bowling Green State
Samantha Quigley – DePaul
Elizabeth Repella –West Virginia University
Angel Robinson – Marquette
Danielle Robinson – Oklahoma
Sugar Rodgers – Georgetown
Odyssey Sims – Baylor
Shekinna Stricklen – Tennessee
Carolyn Swords – Boston College
Jasmine Thomas – Duke
Courtney Vandersloot – Gonzaga
Tyra White – Texas A&M
Riquna Williams – University of Miami
Courtesy of Jill Wunrow, Green Bay Sports Information
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