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 Amber Shelton |
March 26, 2008 Shelton Becomes Two-Time All-American EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Amber Shelton became the second multiple All-American in school history today with an announcement from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Shelton earned honorable mention State Farm All-America honors this season to match her performance from the 2006-2007 season. Only Misi Clark, who will be inducted into the Great Lakes Valley Conference Hall of Fame later this spring, has earned more with three All-American certificates. Shelton made the most of her two seasons as a Cougar. She scored 1,165 points, which 10th best all-time at SIUE. Her 20.4 scoring average is the best all-time, eclipsing the old record of 19.0 points per game set by Clark (1997-2001). "I've known Amber for a long time. I've always known her to be a hard-working kid," said SIUE Coach Wendy Hedberg. In her 57 games as a Cougar, Shelton showed the poise of an All-American. "She has won at all levels -- in high school, Division I and Division II," said Hedberg. "She knows what it takes and then goes about her business." The Cougar senior helped SIUE to a 17-11 finish this season. SIUE appeared in the NCAA Tournament last season with Shelton as the leading scorer. Her 21.5 point scoring average this season gave SIUE a foundation to build upon. But Shelton also was able to lift the team in other areas like leading SIUE in rebounding at 7.0 per game and steals with 2.2 per game. She finished second in assists with 74. Shelton is the fifth women's basketball player in school history to earn All-American honors. Below is a list of All-Americans. The first 10 listed are the All-America team followed by the honorable mention All-Americans. |
Name Institution Year Pos. Hgt. Lauren Beckley Shippensburg Univ. of Pa. So. F 5'11 Katie Cezat Hillsdale College Jr. F 6'0 Jeana Hoffman University of South Dakota Sr. G 5'7 Kierah Kimbrough University of North Dakota Jr. F 6'0 Johannah Leedham Franklin Pierce University So. F 5'11 Kate Lynch Southern Conn. State Univ. Sr. F 5'10 Jennifer Rushing Delta State University Sr. G 5'8 Michelle Stueve Emporia State University Sr. F 6'2 Jahzinga Tracey Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania Jr. G 6'1 Celeste Trahan Elizabeth City State Univ. Sr. C 6'2 The following have been recognized as State Farm Coaches' All-America Team Honorable Mentions for NCAA Division II: Name Institution Year Pos. Hgt. Nikki Anthony Anderson University Sr. C 6'2 Anna Atkinson Wingate University Jr. G 5'6 Amanda Behnke Concordia Univ., St. Paul Sr. C 6'2 Emily Brister West Texas A&M University Jr. G 5'9 Molly Carter Drury University Sr. G 5'6 Beth Christensen Seattle Pacific University Sr. G 5'5 Rachel Folcik Ferris State University Sr. F/C 6'1 Tiara Good Lander University Sr. G 5'10 Amanda Grappe Arkansas Tech University Jr. F 6'0 Angela Healy Northern Kentucky University Sr. C 6'1 Jackie Hollands Seattle Pacific University Sr. G 5'9 Britney Jordan Texas A&M Univ. - Commerce Jr. G 5'8 Rebecca Kielpinski Univ. of Alaska Anchorage Jr. C 6'2 Ashley Langen University of North Dakota Sr. C 6'2 Katie LaViolette Concordia Univ., St. Paul Sr. G 5'9 Syretha Marble North Ga. C&S Univ. Jr. G/F 5'9 Lakeisha Monroe Mount Olive College Sr. G 5'5 Stephany Neptune Tusculum College So. F 5'9 Carley Peterson Valdosta State University Sr. G 5'9 Bethany Plasski Assumption College Jr. G 5'6 Amber Shelton SIU Edwardsville Sr. F 5'10 Kelsey Simonds Stonehill College Jr. C 6'3 Erika Souza Southwest Baptist University Sr. G 5'6 Audriana Spencer California State U., Chico Sr. G 5'9 Corkey Stiger Washburn University Sr. G 5'9 Erika Stupinski Stonehill College Sr. G 5'9 Sarah Van Horn W. Virginia Wesleyan Jr. F 5'11 Sheena Walton University of Tampa Sr. C 6'1 Ashton Washington University of West Alabama Sr. F 6'0 Vanessa Wilt Cal State San Bernardino Sr. C 6'1 |