Wahine left out For the first time since joining a league in 1985, the Hawaii women's basketball team did not have a single member selected to the all-conference team.
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The Wahine were shut out in the Western Athletic Conference selections announced yesterday. Hawaii (15-12, 9-9 WAC) finished tied for fourth and are seeded fifth in this week's WAC tournament in Tulsa, Okla.
Wahine coach Vince Goo said he was most disappointed with the omission of senior Christen Roper from the all-defense team. Roper led the WAC in block average (3.33 bpg) and was fifth in rebounding average (7.7 rpg).
"But we don't vote for our own players," Goo said. "They picked five guards for the all-defensive team."
No. 6 Louisiana Tech (26-2, 18-0) picked up both awards for Player of the Year (Cheryl Ford) and Coach of the Year (Kurt Budke). It was the second Player of the Year honor for Ford, a senior center who is NBA star Karl Malone's daughter, and the first time there has been a repeat winner since Hawaii's Raylene Howard in 1999-2000.
Boise State forward Jamie Hawkins, among the WAC leaders in scoring and rebounding, was named Freshman of the Year.
Hawaii joined the WAC in 1997. The Wahine open tournament play Wednesday against Tulsa in the last quarterfinal of the day at the Reynolds Center (4:30 p.m. Hawaii time).
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At Tulsa, Okla. WAC women's tournament
All times HST
Tomorrow
Round 1
8 a.m.: Nevada (10) vs. Southern Methodist (7)
10:30 a.m.: Texas-El Paso (9) vs. Boise State (8)
Wednesday
Quarterfinals
8 a.m.: Nevada/SMU winner vs. Rice (2)
10:30 a.m.: San Jose State (6) vs. Fresno State (3)
2 p.m.: Boise State/UTEP winner, vs. Louisiana Tech (1)
4:30 p.m.: Hawaii (5) vs. Tulsa (4)
Friday
Semifinals
8 a.m.: Nevada/SMU/Rice winner vs. San Jose State/Fresno State winner
10:30 a.m.: Boise State/UTEP/LaTech winner vs. Hawaii/Tulsa winner
Saturday
Championship
9 a.m.: Semifinal winners
WAC women's awards
Player of the Year
Cheryl Ford, Louisiana Tech
Freshman of the Year
Jamie Hawkins, Boise State
Don Haskins Coach of the Year
Kurt Budke, Louisiana Tech
All-Conference
First Team
Allison Curtin, Tulsa, G, 5-11, Sr.; Cheryl Ford, Louisiana Tech, C, 6-3, Sr.; Trina Frierson, Louisiana Tech, F, 6-2, Jr.; Johnetta Hayes, Rice, C, 6-4, Jr.; Cricket Williams, San Jose State, G, 5-7, Jr.
Second Team
Laura Ingham, Nevada, G, 5-4, Sr.; Amber Obaze, Louisiana Tech, G, 5-9, Jr.; Erica Smith, Louisiana Tech, G, 5-10, So.; Omelogo Udeze, Fresno St., F, 6-1, Sr.; Dragana Zoric, UTEP, G/F, 5-10, Sr.
All-Newcomer Team
Allison Curtin, Tulsa, G, 5-11, Sr.; Sarah Davis, SMU, G, 6-2, Fr.; Kia Dowell, UTEP, G, 5-6, Jr.; Jamie Hawkins, Boise St., F, 6-1, Fr.; Vaida Zagurskyte, UTEP, G, 5-10, Sr.
All-Defensive Team
Laura Ingham, Nevada, G, 5-4, Jr.; Kim Lawson, Rice, G, 5-7, Sr.; Amber Obaze, La Tech, G, 5-9, Jr.; Tiffany Simon, Fresno St., G, 5-10, Sr.; Erica Smith, La Tech, G, 5-10, So.
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