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The Dakota Athletic Conference announced the DAC Women's
Basketball All-Conference teams for 2007-08. Three
seniors on the Lady T's
squad earned honors this year - Jessica VanLoy (1st Team
All-Conference), Laura Tewes (2nd Team All-Conference),
and Maria Gengler (3rd Team All-Conference). In
addition, senior Jessica VanLoy was honored by the DAC
as the Most Valuable Senior.
VanLoy, a 5-10 forward, has been named to the DAC's 1st Team
All-Conference
squad. She was also selected as the Most Valuable
Senior in the Dakota Athletic Conference. This is
the third consecutive year she has received
All-Conference honors. As a senior, VanLoy
averaged 13.4 points per game, 5.0 assists per game, and
2.5 steals per game. She is ranked #15 in the
nation for field goal percentage, hitting 53.6% of her
shot attempts. In addition, VanLoy ranks 21st in
assists per game and 42nd in steals per game.
In February 2008, VanLoy
joined the 1,000 point club (February 1, 2008 vs.
Jamestown College) and was
named the DAC Conference Player of the Week for the week of
February 2-9, 2008. Jessica is the daughter of
John and Susan VanLoy of Wabasso, MN, and will graduate
this spring with a degree in
Exercise Science.
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Jessica VanLoy
5-10 Forward |
Laura Tewes
6-1 Forward |
Maria Gengler
6-2 Center |
For the second
consecutive year, Laura Tewes
has been named to the DAC 2nd Team All-Conference
team. In 30 games this season, she averaged
12.7 points per game, 7.5 rebounds per game, and
recorded a total of 48 blocked shots. Tewes ranks
#33 in the nation in blocks per game (1.6). She
joined the Lady T's 1,000 Point Club on December
29, 2007 in a home game against Northwestern College. Laura is the daughter of Doug and
Sally Tewes of Mayer, MN, and will graduate with a major in Biology for
Information Systems at DSU. She will continue her
education in Veterinary Science next fall.
Maria Gengler, a senior Exercise Major at Dakota State,
earned Dakota Athletic Conference 3rd Team All-Conference
honors this season. She
leads the DAC Conference in total blocks of 95 (a single
season Lady T's record), and extended her career
blocked shots record in the Lady T's record book with 257
blocked shots (7th in the nation). Gengler
averaged 10.3 points per game and 6.6 rebounds as a
senior. She became the third senior to reach 1,000
points in a match-up with Jamestown College on January
26, 2008. Maria is the daughter of Brian and Joyce
Gengler of Adrian, MN.
The NAIA National Women's Basketball Division II
Tournament brackets will be announced on Wednesday, March
5th. Dakota State (20-10) won their third straight DAC Conference Regular Season Title. The Lady T's
finished the 2007-08 season ranked ninth in the final
national poll. Those rankings will be
used to determine the at-large bids in the 32-team
field.
Below is a complete list of the three All-Conference squads.
| First
Team All-Conference |
| Name |
School |
Year |
Height |
Hometown |
| Melanie Vedvei |
S.D. Tech |
Sr. |
5-7 |
Lake Preston, SD |
| Lacey Haughian |
Black Hills State |
Sr. |
6-2 |
Terry, MT |
| Jessica
VanLoy |
Dakota
State U. |
Sr. |
5-10 |
Wabasso,
MN |
| Kendra Meyer |
Minot State |
Sr. |
5-7 |
Prior Lake, MN |
| Laura Big Crow |
Mayville State |
Jr. |
5-11 |
Pine Ridge, SD |
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Second
Team All-Conference |
| Name |
School |
Year |
Height |
Hometown |
| Guili Varriano |
Jamestown College |
Jr. |
5-8 |
Fargo, ND |
| Laura
Tewes |
Dakota
State |
Sr. |
6-1 |
Mayer,
MN |
| Cassie Leraas |
Mayville State |
Sr. |
5-6 |
Hunter, ND |
| Snjezenna Dojcinovic |
Black Hills State |
Sr. |
6-2 |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| Brittni Walker |
Minot State |
Jr. |
6-0 |
McLaughlin, SD |
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Third
Team All-Conference |
| Name |
School |
Year |
Height |
Hometown |
| Lashay Bagsby |
Minot State |
Jr. |
6-1 |
Bakersfield, CA |
| Maria
Gengler |
Dakota
State |
Sr. |
6-2 |
Adrian,
MN |
| Jenny Malone |
S.D. Tech |
Sr. |
5-10 |
Rapid City, SD |
| Brittany Fuhrman |
Black Hills State |
So. |
5-6 |
Mobridge, SD |
| Cori Doubek |
Jamestown College |
Jr. |
6-2 |
Annamoose, ND |
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