TOWSON, Md. – Senior forward Maya Moore of the University of Connecticut and senior guard Liz Repella of West Virginia University lead the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-America Women’s Basketball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. An individualized major with a 3.70 GPA, Moore is the first University Division women’s basketball player to repeat as Academic All-America of the Year.
Moore is a repeat selection as the Academic All-America of the Year in the University Division, while Repella was named to the first team for the second straight season. Moore and Repella are among the three repeat selections on the Capital One Academic All-America Women’s Basketball University Division first team.
For Moore, this is the third time that she has been named to the Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball University Division team. She was named to the second team as a sophomore.
Named as the Most Outstanding Performer at the 2010 NCAA Division I Tournament, Moore was the winner of the Wade Trophy in 2009 and 2010 as the top women’s basketball player in the nation. A native of Lawrenceville, Ga., she was the first freshman to be named as the BIG EAST Player of the Year in 2008.
A four-year starter who has led UConn to back-to-back undefeated national championships, Moore is the BIG EAST’s all-time scoring leader with 2,828 points in 144 career games. During her career, she has led UConn to a remarkable 141-3 record. A three-time All-BIG EAST first team selection, she played a key role in the Huskies’ NCAA-record 90-game winning streak that ended in December.
As a senior, she is averaging 23.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, while guiding No. 1/1 UConn to a 27-1 record. The third-leading scorer in the nation, she is the 14th-leading scorer in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history. In her career, she has scored in double figures in 140 of 144 games to set an NCAA record. Honored as the BIG EAST Player of the Week 11 times, she was named as the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2010.
A three-time all-America first team selection, Moore also ranks third on UConn’s career rebounding list (1,184). She is also fourth on UConn’s career list with 189 blocked shots.
An exercise physiology major with a 3.94 GPA, Repella was named first team All-BIG EAST as a junior and earned second team honors as a sophomore. The ninth-leading scorer in West Virginia history with more than 1,500 points, she was the Most Valuable Player at the Paradise Jam earlier this season. A preseason All-BIG EAST pick the last two years, the 5-11 guard is a co-captain for the No. 19/18 Mountaineers, who are 21-7 on the year. A native of Steubenville, Ohio, she averages 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
The five members of the Capital One Academic All-America® University Division Women’s Basketball first team have an impressive average GPA of 3.878.
2010-11 Capital One Academic All-America®
Women’s Basketball Teams as selected by CoSIDA
UNIVERSITY DIVISION
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Erin Anthony (1) U.S. Military Academy Sr. Allentown, Pa. 3.79 Civil Engineering
Kathleen Barry Columbia Sr. Valley Center, Calif. 3.99 Economics, Mathematics, Spanish
Amanda Johnson (2) Oregon Jr. Santa Rosa, Calif. 3.97 Child & Family Health Services
Maya Moore (1)# Connecticut Sr. Lawrenceville, Ga. 3.70 Individualized Major
Liz Repella (1) West Virginia Sr. Steubenville, Ohio 3.94 Exercise Physiology
SECOND TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Angie Bjorklund (1) Tennessee Sr. Spokane Valley, Wash. 3.63 Psychology
Jacqui Kalin Northern Iowa Jr. Sioux City, Iowa 4.00 Exercise Science, Kinesiology
Danielle Robinson Oklahoma Sr. San Jose, Calif. 3.50 Sociology
Kaihla Szunko Central Michigan Sr. Saginaw, Mich. 3.83 Health Fitness & Rehabilitative Programs
Jasmine Thomas (3) Duke Sr. Fairfax, Va. 3.42 Sociology
THIRD TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
Jenna Bartsokas Lipscomb Sr. Franklin, Tenn. 3.95 Exercise Science
Amanda Best New Mexico Sr. Snohomish, Wash. 4.00 Biology
Rachel Clancy Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Gr. Limerick, Ireland 3.78 Biological Sciences (UG and Grad)
Alyssa Karel Wisconsin Sr. St. Paul, Minn. 3.88 Nursing
Kayla Tetschlag Wisconsin Green Bay Sr. Sheboygan, Wis. 3.80 Business Administration
Capital One Academic All-America of the Year: Maya Moore, University of Connecticut
(1) Academic All-America first team selection in 2009-10
(2) Academic All-America second team selection in 2009-10
(3) Academic All-America third team selection in 2009-10
# Academic All-America second team selection in 2008-09
