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Women's Basketball
1999-00 All-Conference Team

March 4, 2000
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hannibal-LaGrange College Captures Automatic Bid
to National Tournament

 

Columbia, Mo. – The Hannibal-LaGrange College women's basketball team secured its spot in the NAIA National Tournament bracket tonight, defeating William Woods University in the championship game of the American Midwest Conference post-season tournament. Hannibal, the #1 seed, defeated the #3 seed, William Woods, 83-63. The Trojans will compete in the NAIA's 32-team national tournament on March 15-21 at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn.

In addition, in a vote by league coaches, Stephanie Sebacher, a 6-0 forward for the William Woods University Owls, has been chosen as the 1999-00 AMC Most Valuable Player for women's basketball. The junior from Jonesburg, Mo. averaged 14.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game during the regular-season. Sebacher shot 55 percent from the field, connecting on 139 of her 255 attempts.

Delena White, a 5-10 forward for the Hannibal-LaGrange College Trojans, is the 1999-00 AMC Freshman of the Year. White, who hails from Shelbyville, Ind., led the Trojans in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.4 points and 9.0 rebounds per game this season. She passed out close to three assists per outing as well, helping the Trojans to a first place finish in AMC regular-season competition.

The AMC Newcomer of the Year honor is bestowed upon the top transfer student in the AMC. Kim Woodruff, a 5-7 junior guard for Missouri Baptist College, is the 1999-00 recipient of this award for women's basketball. Woodruff, a native of St. James, Mo., averaged 9.3 points and passed out a league high 5.6 assists per outing in the regular-season.

The AMC Coach of the Year is Lowell Pitzer from Missouri Baptist College. Pitzer led the Spartans to an AMC regular-season record of 5-5 and a fourth place finish in AMC regular-season play. Pitzer is in his 3rd season as the head coach at Missouri Baptist.

A complete list of the 11-member AMC All-Conference team, the Honorable Mention squad and the Academic All-Conference team, is included below. Members of the Academic All-Conference team have earned at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

1999-00 AMC All-Conference Team
Women's Basketball

Most Valuable Player Newcomer of the Year
Stephanie Sebacher (JR), William Woods University
Forward from Jonesburg, MO		 Kim Woodruff (JR), Missouri Baptist College
Guard from St. James, MO
Freshman of the Year Coach of the Year
Delena White, Shelbyville, IN
Forward from Hannibal-LaGrange College		 Lowell Pitzer, Missouri Baptist College
16-16 (Reg.-Season) / 5-5 (AMC Reg.-Season)

1st Team All-Conference

Player School Pos. YR Hometown
Stephanie Sebacher William Woods University Forward JR Jonesburg, MO
Amy Niebrugge McKendree College Center SR Teutopolis, IL
Sarah Howell Missouri Baptist College Guard/Forward SR Thayer, MO
Marcie DeBlock Hannibal-LaGrange College Guard FR Mishawka, IN
Delena White Hannibal-LaGrange College Forward FR Shelbyville, IL
Danna Gilbert McKendree College Guard SR Florissant, MO
Laura Borghardt William Woods University Forward JR Jefferson City, MO
Kim Woodruff Missouri Baptist College Guard JR St. James, MO
Sheila Hall Harris-Stowe State College Forward JR St. Louis, MO
Muneerah Williams Park University Forward SO Greenville, MI
Lisa McKay Missouri Baptist College Forward JR Bonne Terre, MO

Honorable Mention All-Conference

Player School
Avril Jandles Hannibal-LaGrange College
Jennifer Capper Hannibal-LaGrange College
Autumn Dow McKendree College
Amy May McKendree College
Lakisha Davenport Park University
Alissa Durbin Park University
Nefeesa Fajri Park University
Betsy Cast William Woods University

1999-00 American Midwest Conference
Academic All-Conference Team

Hannibal-LaGrange College
Lynn Bell, Jennifer Capper, Marcie DeBlock, Katie Foster, Jamie Gossey, Kristin Knopik, Delena White

Harris-Stowe State College
Maisha Ellison

McKendree College
Danna Gilbert, Nicole Hartrich, Kristin Hustedde, Nicole Markus, Amy May, Amy Niebrugge, Sarah Niebrugge, Jackie Shubert, Nicole Pellmann, Kelly Jo Nettleton, Ashley Mathias, Amy Anderson, Rebecca Bisso, Darci Louden, Corin Scherf, Jackie Shubert, Jennifer Stearns

Missouri Baptist College
Eva Gassenberger, Stephanie Simpson, Jennifer Bixler, Amy Rider, Ann Snudden, Barbara Flannery, Becky Wilson, Elizabeth Cantrell, Kimberly Hoffman, Pam Wieseman, Randi Senciboy

Park College
Lakisha Davenport, Dina Johnson, Alissa Durbin

William Woods University
Janette Kauffman, Heather Libbert, Stacy Smarr, Emily Stieferman, Amy O'Brien, Laura Borghardt, Stephanie Sebacher, Meghan Fowler, Tammy Eckart, Betsy Cast
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