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Ten members - two-thirds of the 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Women’s Basketball Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) - are competing or did compete in this year’s NCAA
Division I Championship.
First team members Jen Dumiak (American University) and
Ashley Rininger (Liberty University) headline the Capital One Academic
All-America® players in this year’s tournament field. They are joined in the postseason by
second team members Cierra Burdick (University of Tennessee), Ruth Hamblin (Oregon State University), Breanna Stewart (University of Connecticut) and
Megan Waytashek (South Dakota State University); and
third team members Ally Disterhoft and Samantha Logic (University of Iowa), Michelle Miller (Princeton University) and
Elizabeth Williams (Duke University).
Dumiak, a senior guard from Carlsbad, California, is fourth in NCAA Division I in free throw percentage (.919), 14th in assist turnover ratio (2.49) and 15th in assists per game (6.2). Dumiak is averaging 16.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals for the Eagles while shooting 51.8 percent from the floor. The Patriot League Player of the Year was also named the Tournament MVP as Dumiak, who has a 3.96 G.P.A. as a mathematics major, helped American (24-8) to its league title and berth in the NCAA tournament. American is the No. 14 seed in the Oklahoma City Regional and will face Iowa Friday in the first round.
Rininger, a forward/center from Canton, Ohio, is ranked 32nd in the nation in field goal percentage (.517) and 33rd with 13 double doubles this season for the Lady Flames (26-6). Rininger, who is averaging 12.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 2014-15, was named the Big South Championship MVP. For the second consecutive season, Rininger, who has a 4.00 G.P.A. as a criminal justice (undergraduate) and human services counseling (graduate) major, was voted the conference’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a member of the first team All-Big South and All-Academic teams. Liberty is seeded 13th in the Greensboro Regional and will open against the University of North Carolina Saturday.
Burdick, a senior forward from Charlotte, North Carolina, is currently averaging 11.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals this season for the Lady Vols (27-5). Burdick, who was named to the All-SEC first team in 2015 and was named to the SEC Community Service Team for the second consecutive year. Burdick has a 3.86 G.P.A. as a communication studies major. Tennessee is the No. 2 seed out of the Spokane Regional and will face Boise State University Saturday.
Hamblin, a junior center from Houston, British Columbia, Canada, is ranked seventh in NCAA Division I with 3.83 blocked shots per game and 10th in field goal percentage (.575). Hamblin is averaging 12.9 points and 8.8 rebounds for the 26-4 Beavers. Hamblin was the media’s selection for the Pac-12 Player of the Year and earned consensus All-Pac-12 honors this year. Hamblin, who has a 3.86 G.P.A. as a mechanical engineering major, holds the OSU record with 288 career blocks. Oregon State, which is the No. 3 seed in the Spokane Regional, will face South Dakota State in the first round Friday.
Stewart, a junior forward from North Syracuse, New York, is 22nd in the country in field goal percentage (.533) and 25th in blocked shots per game (2.58). She is currently averaging 17.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals for UConn (32-1). Stewart, who has a 3.33 G.PA. as an individualized sports in society major, was honored as the Final Four Most Outstanding Player after leading the Huskies to the
2013 and 2014 National Championships. She was selected as the 2013-14 National Player of the Year by the
Associated Press, the Atlanta Tip-Off Club (Naismith Trophy), the United States Basketball Writers Association and the Honda Sports Award. Stewart was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year for the second time in 2015. UConn is the top seed in the Albany Regional and will face St. Francis Brooklyn Saturday.
Waytashek, a senior guard from Lino Lakes, Minnesota, is averaging 14.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game for the 23-8 Jackrabbits. The three-time All-Summit League first-team performer has a 3.97 G.P.A. as a mechanical engineering major. South Dakota State is the No. 14 seed in the Spokane Regional and will face Oregon State Friday.
Disterhoft, a sophomore guard/forward from Iowa City, Iowa, was named to the All-Big Ten second team in 2015 after averaging 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists this season for the Hawkeyes (24-7). Disterhoft has a 4.04 G.P.A. as a business major.
Logic, a senior guard from Racine, Wisconsin, is ranked third in NCAA Division I with 8.0 assists per game for Iowa. Logic, who has a 3.77 G.P.A. as a health and human physiology, and sports studies major, is currently averaging 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 steals this season. Logic was a unanimous first team All-Big Ten selection in 2015. The three-time All-Big Ten choice is the only player in NCAA history to accumulate at least 1,500 career points, 800 rebounds, 800 assists, and 200 steals. Iowa is the No. 3 seed in the Oklahoma City Regional and will face American Friday.
Miller, a junior guard from Pasadena, California, is averaging 11.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists for Princeton, which is the only undefeated women’s basketball team in NCAA Division I with a 30-0 mark. Miller, who has a 3.89 G.P.A. as a chemistry major, was named an honorable mention All-Ivy selection this season and was the Princeton Shapiro Prize for Academic Excellence award winner. The Tigers are the No. 8 seed out of the Spokane Regional and will face Green Bay Saturday.
Williams, a senior center from Virginia Beach, Virginia, is 15th in NCAA Division I with 2.9 blocked shots per game. Williams, who has a 3.43 G.P.A. as a psychology major, is currently averaging 14.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals for the 21-10 Blue Devils. Williams, who needs 84 points to reach 2,000 in her career, earned first team All-ACC accolades for the fourth straight year, becoming just the second student-athlete in league history to earn the award each of their four years. Williams, who is a three-time AP All-America selection as well as the 2011-12 National Freshman of the Year, was also selected ACC Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth straight season and earned the Kay Yow Award as the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Duke is the No. 4 seed in the Spokane Regional and will face the University of Albany Friday.
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Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College (
mfmaceachern@yhc.edy) (706) 379-5106
Academic All-America® Co-Chair for Publicity/Communications