February 26, 1999
LAS VEGAS - UNLV freshman Linda Froehlich, the Western Athletic Conference's leading scorer, has received three awards from the WAC as the conference's women's basketball honors were handed out Friday.
Froehlich, a 6-2 forward from Oldendorf, Germany (Vincent Lubeck Gym. School) has been selected as the WAC Mountain Division's Freshman of the Year, named Mountain Division First-Team All-WAC and selected to the Mountain Division's All-Newcomer Team. Froehlich is the first Lady Rebel to ever be named to any WAC honors team.
The awards, which were voted on by the WAC's head coaches, were for first and second-team All-WAC, Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Freshman of the Year, All-Defensive Team and All-Newcomer Team for both the Mountain and Pacific Divisions.
In addition to leading the conference in scoring, Froehlich is tied for first in steals (3.0 spg), ranks second in rebounding (9.2 rpg), seventh in field goal percentage (.453), 12th in free throw percentage (.752) and is 16th in blocks (0.8 bpg).
Colorado State, which won the Mountain Division, placed two players on the first team along with SMU. UNLV, which finished in fifth place, placed one. Second team honors went to two players from TCU, and one from Colorado State, Rice and Wyoming.
Colorado State's Becky Hammon was named the Mountain Division Player of the Year, while her coach, Tom Collen, received Coach of the Year honors for the Mountain Division.
UNLV will host Wyoming on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Lied Gymnasium at 7:35 p.m. in its final regular season contest of the year, then will meet Hawai'i in the WAC Tournament's first round, Monday, March 1, at the Thomas & Mack Center at 8:30 p.m.
1999 Mountain Division All-Western Athletic Conference Team
First Team All-WAC Claudia Brassard, SMU, F/C, 6-2, Sr., Charlevoix, Quebec (John Abbott)Katie Cronin, Colorado State, F, 6-0, Sr., Brighton, Colo. (Horizon)Linda Froehlich, UNLV, F, 6-2, Fr., Oldendorf, Germany (Vincent Lubeck Gym. School)Becky Hammon, Colorado State, G, 5-6, Sr., Rapid City, S.D. (Stevens)Karlin Kennedy, SMU, F, 6-1, Jr., Mena, Ark. (Mena)
Second Team All-WACCarrie Bacon, Wyoming, G, 6-0, Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo. (Harrison)Marla Brumfield, Rice, G, 5-9, Jr., Houston, Texas (Alief Elsik)Heather Haanen, Colorado State, F, 5-11, So., Plymouth, Minn. (Armstrong)Amy Sutton, TCU, G, 5-9, So., Gunter, Texas (Gunter) Jill Sutton, TCU, G, 5-9, So., Gunter, Texas (Gunter)
Player of the Year: Becky Hammon, Colorado StateCoaches of the Year: Tom Collen, Colorado StateFreshman of the Year: Linda Froehlich, UNLV
1999 WAC All-Defensive TeamMarla Brumfield, Rice, G, 5-9, Jr., Houston, Texas (Alief Elsik)Tammy Goyne, Tulsa, G, 5-2, Jr., Borona Australia (Northern Idaho JC) Karlin Kennedy, SMU, F, 6-1, Jr., Mena, Ark. (Mena)Roxanne Manning, Colorado State, G, 5-8, Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Arkansas)Charonda Wilson, Rice, G, 5-4, Sr., Clear Lake, Texas (High)
1999 WAC All-Newcomer TeamCarrie Bacon, Wyoming, G, 6-0, Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo. (Harrison)Linda Froehlich, UNLV, F, 6-3, Fr., Oldendorf, Germany (Vincent Lubeck Gym. School)Diamond Jackson, TCU, G, 5-10, Jr., Cedar Hill, Texas (Trinity Valley JC)Roxanne Manning, Colorado State, G, 5-8, Jr., Kansas City, Mo. (Arkansas)Kim Smallwood, Rice, G/F, 5-10, Jr., Richmond, Texas (Tennessee)
1999 Pacific Division All-Western Athletic Conference Team
First Team All-WACRaylene Howard, Hawai'i, F, 5-11, Jr., Goulburn, NSW, Australia (Mulwaree)BJ Itoman, Hawai'i, G, 5-5, Sr., Honolulu, Hawaii (Iolani)Katie Kern, New Mexico, C, 6-2, Sr., Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado)Kristi Lattin, UTEP, C, 6-0, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw)Lori Red, Utah, F, 5-11, So., Provo, Utah (Provo)
Second Team All-WACJill Adams, Brigham Young, C, 6-3 Jr., Kaysville, Utah (Davis)Erin Gibbons, Utah, G, 5-9, Fr., Salmon Arm, B.C. (Salmon Arm Seconday)Tiffany Lewis, Fresno State, F, 6-0, Jr., Inglewood, Calif. (Westchester)Miranda Sanchez, New Mexico, F, 6-1, So., Albuquerque, N.M. (Sandia)Cady Williams, Brigham Young, G, 5-11, Jr., Sugar City, Idaho (Ricks College)
Player of the Year: Raylene Howard, HawaiiCoach of the Year: Elaine Elliott, UtahFreshman of the Year: Erin Gibbons, Utah
1999 Pacific Division All-Defensive TeamAmanda Covington, Brigham Young, G, 5-5, Sr., Laramie, Wyo. (Ricks College)BJ Itoman, Hawai'i, G, 5-5, Sr., Honolulu, Hawaii (Iolani)Katie Kern, New Mexico, C, 6-2, Sr., Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado)Kristi Lattin, UTEP, C, 6-0, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw) Shannon Lee, San Diego State, G, 5-9, So., Pasadena, Calif. (Muir)Kristi Rose, Utah, C, 6-4, Jr., Palmdale, Calif. (Palmdale)
1999 Pacific Division All-Newcomer TeamLauren Beckman, Utah, F/C, 6-2, Fr., Elko, Nev. (Elko)Erin Gibbons, Utah, G, 5-9, Fr., Salmon Arm, B.C. (Salmon Arm Seconday)Kristy Loiselle, New Mexico, G, 5-10, Fr., Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)Claire Swinbank, San Diego State, G, 5-8, Fr., Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown)Cady Williams, Brigham Young, G, 5-11, Jr., Sugar City, Idaho (Ricks College)
