Friday, March 18, 2011

MORAVIAN’S AMY HEFFNER NAMED HONORABLE MENTION STATE FARM® ALL-AMERICAN

LILBURN, GA --- Senior guard Amy Heffner (Schnecksville, PA/Parkland HS) of the Moravian College women’s basketball team has been named 2011 State Farm® Coaches’ All-America Team Honorable Mention for NCAA Division III announced Friday by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

Heffner was a finalist from Region 4 with Alexandra Chili from Muhlenberg College, Andrea Hoover of Lebanon Valley College, Lyndsay Burton from Johns Hopkins University and Kathryn Stockbower of Swarthmore College.  Hoover earned a spot on the ten-player All-American Team while the other 30 finalists earned Honorable Mention honors. 

Heffner, who was named to the Landmark All-Conference First Team in 2011 as well as one of the Landmark Conference Tri-Players of the Year, led the Greyhounds with averages of 18.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game this season, and she was named to the All-Tournament Team at Gwynedd-Mercy College as well as the D3hoops.com Team of the Week presented by Scoutware twice this season. 

Heffner, who averaged a team high 31.4 minutes a game, also has made team high of 44 three-pointers to go with 42 assists, 36 steals and 15 blocked shots while shooting 80.2 percent (146-for-182) at the foul line.  Heffner, who was the Women's DIII News November Player of the Month, completed her three-year career at Moravian ranked fourth in career free throw percentage at 81.2 percent (272-of-335).

Heffner helped lead Moravian to a 14-13 record this season, the program’s tenth straight appearance in the conference tournament and a berth to the 2011 ECAC Division III South Championship Tournament Quarterfinals.  She was also named to the D3hoops.com All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team this season.

To see the complete list, go to http://www.wbca.org/blog/index.cfm/2011/3/18/WBCA-and-State-Farm-Honor-the-2011-NCAA-Division-III-State-Farm-Coaches-AllAmerica-Team/.