1997-98 MAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams

COMMONWEALTH


FIRST TEAM

Name School Class Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School)
Brenda Wessel Elizabethtown Sr. 5-10 G Hershey, PA (Hershey)
Jessie Coughlin Moravian Jr. 5-6 G Bethlehem, PA (Bethlehem Catholic)
Kristen Venne Susquehanna Jr. 5-9 F Shillington, PA (Governor Mifflin)
Jarra Rusnock Albright Sr. 5-8 G/F Reading, PA (Muhlenberg)
Shauntae Stancil Elizabethtown Jr. 5-9 F Bensalem, PA (Bensalem)

SECOND TEAM

Name School Class Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School)
Sarah Wade Messiah Jr. 5-10 F Lebanon, PA (Lebanon Catholic)
Mandy Pile Juniata Sr. 5-9 F/C Johnstown, PA (Westmont Hilltop)
Kathy Ziga Lebanon Valley Sr. 5-9 F Warrington, PA (Archbishop Wood)
Mary Young Messiah Sr. 5-10 G Ringwood, NJ (Lakeland Regional)
Karyn Kern Susquehanna So. 6-1 C Brodheadsville, PA (Pleasant Valley)
Leahn Agnew Moravian Jr. 5-10 C/F Lancaster, PA (Conestoga Valley)

Rookie of the Year

Name School Class Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School)
Abbie Fabian Elizabethtown Fr. 5-10 G/F Denver, PA (Cocalico)

Most Valuable Player : Brenda Wessel, Elizabethtown

Coach of the Year: Yvonne Kauffman, Elizabethtown


FREEDOM


FIRST TEAM

Name School Class Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School)
Joanne Polakoski King's So. 5-11 F Wilkes-Barre, PA (Meyers)
Erica Weaver Lycoming Sr. 5-8 G McClure, PA (West Snyder)
Kelly Halpin Scranton So. 5-8 G Newtown Square, PA (Cardinal O'Hara)
Elaine Colyer King's Jr. 5-6 G Altoona, PA (Bishop Guilfoyle)
Kate Baxter Allentown Sr. 5-10 F Warminster, PA (Archbishop Wood)

SECOND TEAM

Name School Class Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School)
Kate Dougherty Scranton Jr. 5-11 F Merion, PA (Merion Mercy)
Jeanne Waznak Del. Valley So. 5-2 G Scranton, PA (Bishop O'Hara)
Stephanie Smith Lycoming So. 5-9 G Marietta, PA (Donegal)
Rebecca Baker Wilkes Sr. 5-10 G Waverly, NY (Waverly)
Maggie Gunderman Drew So. 5-11 C Pompton Lakes, NJ (Pompton Lakes)
Leahn Agnew Moravian Jr. 5-10 C/F Lancaster, PA (Conestoga Valley)

Rookie of the Year

Name School Class Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School)
Heidi Kindel FDU-Madison Fr. 5-6 G West Orange, NJ (West Orange)

Most Valuable Players: Kelly Halpin, Scranton; Erica Weaver, Lycoming

Coach of the Year: Mike Strong, Scranton

Players were selected regardless of position, so teams may not reflect traditional 2 guard/2 forward/center alignment.

 

1997-98 MAC Women's Basketball All-Academic Team

Name School Yr. GPA Major(s) Hometown/High School
Janelle Ganci Allentown Jr. 3.40 Finance/Accounting Whitehall, PA/Whitehall
Kim Guman Allentown So. 3.37 Finance/Accounting Bethlehem, PA/Allentown Central Catholic
Cathy Quigley Albright Sr. 3.402 Psychology/Elem. Ed. Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson
Jarra Rusnock Albright Sr. 3.954 Chemistry Reading, PA/Muhlenberg
Christi Corl Del. Valley So. 3.97 N/A Altoona, PA/Altoona
Heather Hemmer Drew Sr. 3.55 Behavioral Science Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield
Natalie Malseed Drew Jr. 3.41 Psychobiology Drexel Hill, PA/Notre Dame
Jeannie Petersen Drew So. 3.53 Art Emerson, NJ/Emerson
Erin Scanlon Drew Jr. 3.32 Psychology Ridgewood, NJ/Paramus Catholic
Lisa Scudiery Drew Jr. 3.75 English North Caldwell, NJ/West Essex
Karen Townsend Drew So. 3.21 Psychobiology Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood
Kim Boback Elizabethtown Jr. 3.2* English Education Croydon, PA/Villa Joseph Marie
Allison Lucey Elizabethtown Jr. 3.2* Psychology Bethlehem, PA/Notre Dame
Dee Williams FDU-Madison So. 3.31 Undecided Flanders, NJ/Mount Olive
Elaine Colyer King’s Jr. 3.680 Pre-Med/Biology Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle
Carla Schultes King’s Sr. 3.823 Elementary Education Emmaus, PA/Allentown Central Catholic
Melissa Brecht Leb. Valley Jr. 3.708 Business Catawissa, PA/Bloomsburg Christian
Chrissy Henise Leb. Valley Sr. 3.494 Elementary Education York, PA/Eastern
Serenity Roos Leb. Valley So. 3.845 Elementary Education Pottsville, PA/Pottsville
Kathy Ziga Leb. Valley Sr. 3.202 Psychology Warrington, PA/Archbishop Wood
Heather Jacobs Lycoming Sr. 3.6697 Biology Williamsport, PA/Clearfield
Jennifer Shuler Lycoming Jr. 3.2835 Criminal Justice Milton, PA/Warrior Run
Karen Boehmler Messiah Jr. 3.84 Sport & Exercise Sci. Honey Brook, PA/Twin Valley
Nicole Holsinger Messiah So. 3.73 Communication Roaring Spring, PA/Central
Katie Levis Messiah So. N/A Early Childhood Ed. Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central
Suzanne Ng Messiah Sr. 3.65 Biology Sitka, AK/Sitka
Gina Shenk Messiah Sr 3.51 Family Studies Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite
Mary Young Messiah Sr 3.85 Nursing Ringwood, NJ/Lakeland Regional
Jessie Coughlin Moravian Jr. 3.70 Economics Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic
Stephanie Rickards Moravian Jr. 4.00 English/Secondary Ed. Lansdowne, PA/Upper Darby
Karen Carpency Scranton Sr. 3.73 Pre-Medicine Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic
Kate Dougherty Scranton Jr. 3.68 Occupational Therapy Merion, PA/Merion Mercy
Kelly Halpin Scranton So. 3.31 Undeclared Newtown Square, PA/Cardinal O’Hara
Kathleen Kern Scranton Jr. 3.37 Occupational Therapy New Rochelle, NY/Ursuline
Leanne Lefkowski Scranton Sr. 3.36 Physical Therapy Torrington, CT/Torrington
Heather Mohrman Scranton So. 3.34 Pre-Medicine Ridgewood, NY/St. Francis
Cindy Zbierski Scranton Sr. 3.75 Secondary Education Plains, PA/Coughlin
Kristen Venne Susquehanna Jr. 3.68 Psychology Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin
Corinne Gawason Widener So. 3.302 History Woodbury, NJ/Woodbury
Joyce Johnson Widener Jr. 3.823 Accounting Leonardo, NJ/Middletown South
Rebecca Baker Wilkes Sr. 3.67 Environmental Eng. Waverly, NY/Waverly
Kristen Cookus Wilkes Sr. 3.39 Psychology/Elem. Ed. Pittston, PA/Bishop Hoban
Jill Ronkowski Wilkes So. 3.35 Environmental Eng. Huntington Valley, PA/Lower Moreland
Katie Watkins Wilkes So. 3.80 Business Wilkes-Barre, PA/Hanover Area

*Elizabethtown does not release exact grade-point averages


 

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