Grant and Davis Named to Big 12 All-Star Team

July 19, 2003

DALLAS - The Big 12 Conference announced the roster for the Big 12 All-Star Team that will represent the United States at the 22nd World University Games women's basketball competition in Daegu, South Korea, Aug. 20-31, 2003.

Twelve student-athletes from nine schools will represent the Big 12 at the World University Games. Three schools elected not to send a representative due to conflicts with other USA Basketball competitions, foreign tours and class schedules. Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly will serve as head coach of the squad. He will be assisted by Cindy Stein, head coach at Missouri and Latoya Harris, assistant coach at Iowa State.

The All-Star squad includes eight members of the 2003 All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Team.

Heather Schreiber and Anissa Hastings are representatives from Texas' 2003 Final Four squad. Schreiber, a 6-2 junior forward, started all 35 games and was second on the team in both scoring and rebounding with 14.3 ppg and 8.2 rpg. She was a member of the All-Big 12 first team. Hastings, a 6-2 senior forward, was a key reserve in all 35 games last season. She averaged 2.7 ppg and 3.7 rpg and tied for second on the team with 21 blocks.

Texas Tech will have two competitors from last season's Elite Eight team in Erin Grant and LaToya Davis. Grant was Big 12 Co-Freshman of the Year. The 5-8 sophomore guard started all 35 games at point guard in her rookie campaign, led the Big 12 with 228 assists and was fifth on her team in scoring with 6.7 ppg. Davis, a 6-1 sophomore forward/center, played in 30 games as a freshman. She averaged 4.9 ppg and 5.0 rpg while connecting on over 59 percent of her field goal attempts.

Colorado, the Big 12's third Sweet 16 team from a year ago, will also be represented by two players, Tera Bjorklund and Kate Fagan. Bjorklund was a first team All-Big 12 honoree last season. The 6-3 senior center started all 32 games, led the team in scoring with 18.5 ppg and blocks with 46 on the season and was second in rebounding with 6.8 rpg. Fagan is a 5-9 senior guard who also started every game last season. She was second in scoring with 10.9 ppg and averaged 3.0 rpg.

Steffanie Blackmon, a 6-2 junior post from Baylor, was an All-Big 12 second team selection last year. She started all 34 games for the Lady Bears and led the team in scoring with 17.6 points per outing. She was second on her squad in rebounding with 8.0 rpg while helping Baylor to the WNIT championship game.

Anne O'Neil, a 5-11 junior guard, started 22 of 28 games last season for Iowa State after transferring from Illinois. She was second on the squad in scoring with 10.0 ppg and third with 4.8 rpg.

Evan Unrau, a 6-1 senior forward from Missouri, led the Tigers in both scoring and rebounding last season with 16.0 ppg and 7.7 rpg while starting all 31 games. She was an All-Big 12 first team selection in 2003 and helped lead MU to the WNIT third round.

Nebraska's Alexa Johnson started 27 of 28 games last season and led the Huskers in both scoring and rebounding with 14.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg. The 6-1 senior forward was All-Big 12 honorable mention.

Chelsi Welch started all 32 games as a freshman on Oklahoma's NCAA Tournament team last year and was second on the team in scoring with 12.1 ppg. The 5-9 sophomore guard joined Grant as 2003 Co-Big 12 Freshman of the Year and was a second team all-conference selection.

Texas A&M's Toccara Williams, a 5-9 senior guard, finished second in the nation in steals last year with 4.33 per contest. She started all 27 games for the Aggies and in addition to topping the team in steals, was the leader in scoring with 12.3 ppg and assists with 149. Williams was also an All-Big 12 second team honoree.

The World University Games Team will begin training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Aug. 11.

2003 U.S. WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER

(Represented by Big 12 All-Star Team)

Name                           School             Pos      Ht        Cl        Hometown/Previous School
Steffanie Blackmon       Baylor              P          6-2       Jr         Dallas, Texas/Rowlett HS
Tera Bjorklund              Colorado           C          6-5       Sr         St. Peter, Minn./Sibley East HS
LaToya Davis               Texas Tech       F/C       6-1       So        Houston, Texas/South Houston HS
Kate Fagan                   Colorado           G          5-9       Sr         Schenectady, N.Y./Niskayuna HS
Erin Grant                     Texas Tech       G          5-8       So        Arlington, Texas/Mansfield HS
Anissa Hastings            Texas               F          6-2       Sr         San Antonio, Texas/Sam Houston HS
Alexa Johnson               Nebraska          F          6-1       Sr         Hacienda Heights, Calif./Los Altos HS
Anne O'Neil                 Iowa State        G          5-11      Jr         Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy HS/Univ. of Illinois
Heather Schreiber         Texas               F          6-2       Jr         Windthorst, Texas/Windthorst HS
Evan Unrau                  Missouri            F          6-1       Sr         Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain HS
Chelsi Welch                 Oklahoma         G          5-9       So        Plainview, Texas/Plainview HS
Toccara Williams          Texas A&M     G          5-9       Sr         Hollywood, Fla./South Broward HS

Head Coach: Bill Fennelly, Iowa State
Assistant Coach: Cindy Stein, Missouri
Assistant Coach: Latoja Harris, Iowa State
Big 12 Liaison: Dru Hancock, Associate Commissioner
Media Relations Coordinator: Erin Rosacker, Iowa State

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