Friday, March 18, 2005

MORAVIAN’S STEPHANIE SEAMAN EARNS HONORABLE MENTION KODAK ALL-AMERICAN HONORS

ATLANTA, GA --- Junior forward Stephanie Seaman (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) of the Moravian College women’s basketball team has earned 2005 Kodak/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-America Basketball Team Honorable Mention announced Friday by the WBCA.

The WBCA and Eastman Kodak Company today announced the 2005 NCAA Division III Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team. Selection committee members in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions select the ten women's basketball players to be honored.

Seaman helped Moravian to a 24-6 record this season and runner-up finishes in the 2005 Commonwealth Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Southern Championship Tournaments. The Greyhounds were the top seed in each tournament.

Seaman, who was named to the Commonwealth All-Conference First Team, led the Greyhounds in scoring with an average of 13.7 points per game. Seaman, who was named the Most Valuable Player at both the 4th Annual Starters Moravian Winter Classic and the Catholic Tip-Off Tournament, also led the team with 7.9 rebounds per game to go with 50 assists, 40 steals, 14 three-pointers and 22 blocked shots.

Seaman, who had eight double-doubles on the year, was also named the Women's DIII News January Player of the Month. Seaman made 146 of 345 field goal attempts (42.3 percent) this past season and was 105 of 139 at the foul line (75.5 percent).

The complete list of finalists can be found at http://www.wbca.org/releases/05DIIIKodakrelease.asp.