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March 9, 2010

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Two Western Washington University players, junior guard Amanda Dunbar (Jr., Marysville/Marysville-Pilchuck) and senior center Jessica Summers (Blaine), have been named West Region all-stars and are among 40 finalists for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association/NCAA Division II State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.

Dunbar and Summers joined UC San Diego guard Chelsea Carlisle, Cal Poly Pomona guard Reyana Colson and Seattle Pacific guard Daesha Henderson on the five-member squad.

Dunbar is the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's leading scorer at 17.3 points a game, the best mark by any Viking since the 1995-96 season. She ranks No.6 nationally in 3-point accuracy at a near school-record pace of 47.1 percent (88-of-187) and No.10 in treys per game (3.3), with her 88 3-pointers being a school single-season record.

Summers is averaging 16.1 points and 8.9 rebounds, sharing the GNAC lead in rebounds and being fourth in scoring.

The Vikings, 23-4 and the No.3 seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Division II National Tournament, faces Chico State in an opening-round game Friday (12:30 p.m.) at Seattle Pacific University's Royal Brougham Pavilion.

WBCA Announces Finalists for NCAA Division II State Farm® Coaches' All-America Team

ATLANTA - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with State Farm, announced the finalists for the 2010 State Farm Coaches' All-America Team for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II. The 40 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 State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.

The finalists are:

Region 1	Institution    	Year  	Pos.	Height
Name
Kim Brennan	Bentley University	Jr.	G	5'8
Catherine Carr	Holy Family University	Jr.	F	6'0
Johannah Leedham	Franklin Pierce Univ.	Sr.	G	5'11
Amelia Simmons	Wilmington College	Sr.	F	5'11
Kelsey Simonds	Stonehill College	Sr.	C	6'3

Region 2	Institution  	Year	Pos.	Height
Name
Lauren Beckley	Shippensburg 	Sr.	F	6'0
Kristina Freeman	Gannon Univ.	Sr.	G	5'9
Kayla Smith	California Univ. of Pa.	Jr.	F/C	5'11
Brittany Tabron	Gannon Univ.	Sr.	F	6'2
Brooque Williams	California Univ. of Pa.	Sr.	G	5'8

Region 3	Institution	Year	Pos. 	Height
Name
Shari Buford	Carson Newman College	Sr.	F	5'11
Anita Bulcher	Newberry College	Sr.	C	6'2
Jasmine Gunn	Tusculum College	Jr.	G	4'11
Shannon McKever	Lander University	Jr.	C	6'0
Shannon Singleton-Bates	Francis Marion Univ.	Jr.	G	5'10

Region 4	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Name
Lindsay Ballweg	Drury University	Sr.	G	5'10
Jessica Canary	University of Indianapolis	Sr.	G	6'0
Samantha Meissel	University of Indianapolis	Jr.	F	6'2
Jodi Ostergren	Northwood University	Sr.	F	5'10
Katie Wysocky	Michigan Tech Univ.	Sr.	F	6'0

Region 5	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Name
Sarita "Bug" Cooper	Delta State Univ.	Jr.	G	5'6
Mariesa Greene	Barry University	Sr.	F	6'0
Takesha Riggs	Fort Valley State	Sr.	G	5'7
Jenny Vining	Arkansas Tech Univ.	Jr.	G	5'10
Veronica Walker	Delta State Univ.	Soph.	C	6'1

Region 6	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Name
Cassondra Boston	Emporia State Univ.	Sr	G	5'6
Jamie Meyer	Abilene Christian Univ.	Sr.	F	6'0
Dayna Rodriguez	Washburn University	Sr.	F	6'2
Jamie Simmons	West Texas A&M Univ.	Soph.	F	6'0
Joni Unruh	West Texas A&M Univ.	Jr.	G	5'10

Region 7	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Name
Ashley Arlen	Wayne State College	Soph.	F	6'2
Jheri Booker	Univ. of Minnesota- Duluth	Sr.	F	5'10
Vera Jo Bustos	Adams State College	Jr.	G	5'8
Allison Rosel	Fort Lewis College	Sr.	F	5'11
Jineen Williams	Concordia Univ. (Minn.)	Jr.	G	5'9

Region 8	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Name
Chelsea Carlisle Univ. of California San Diego	Soph.	G	5'7
Reyana Colson	 Cal. State Poly Univ. Pomona	Jr.	G	5'6
Amanda Dunbar  Western Washington Univ.	Jr.	G	5'9
Daesha Henderson  Seattle Pacific Univ.	Sr.	G	5'8
Jessica Summers  Western Washington Univ.	Sr.	C	6'1

The State Farm Coaches' All-America Team will be presented at the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship Banquet on Monday, March 22, 2010, at the Fulkerson Center on Missouri Western State University's campus.

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About the WBCA 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 as a sport for women and girls. For additional information about the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.