Feb. 20, 2002

USF sophomore forward Carey Sauer and senior guard Lindsey Huff have been named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic team. Sauer, who recorded a 3.80 in mathematics and Huff a 3.20 in USF's Sports and Fitness Management graduate program, were two of 12 players selected.

The 2002 West Coast Conference Basketball All-Academic teams honor some of the league's finest examples of the consummate scholar-athlete. At the completion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each of the participating sponsored sports. To be considered, a student-athlete must earn at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average while also being a significant contributor to his or her team.

This past summer in the latest NCAA Graduation Rate Report of student-athletes, the West Coast Conference ranked fifth in overall student-athlete Graduation Rate. The WCC boasts a 69.5 percent student athlete-graduation rate, which is the highest of any Division I conference west of the Mississippi.

WCC basketball programs have produced nearly 40 Academic All-Americans.

2002 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Name School Class Pos GPA Major

Carey Sauer San Francisco Sophomore F 3.80 Mathematics Lindsey Huff San Francisco Graduate G 3.20 M.A. Sports Management Becki Ashbaugh*** Santa Clara Senior G 3.59 Management Systems Katie Davis Saint Mary's Junior G/F 3.63 Business Melissa Glazebrook*** San Diego Senior G 3.70 Electrical Engineering Caroline Gruening* Santa Clara Senior G 3.77 Combined Sciences

Shandrika Lee Pepperdine Sophomore G 3.36 Sports Medicine Jessica Malone* Gonzaga Senior G/F 3.25 Political Science Nadja Morgan Pepperdine Junior F 3.26 Sports Medicine Kate Murray* LMU Junior F 3.82 Business Khalila O'Rielly-Williams Portland Sophomore F 3.40 Biology Kendra Rhea Santa Clara Junior F 3.25 Electrical Engineering