Alex Cook and Cassie Hager All-MVC Selections

March 9, 2005

Cedar Falls, Iowa -

Three members from the University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team were honored by the Missouri Valley Conference today. Senior forward Alex Cook was named to the all-conference team, a member of the all-defensive team and also earned second team all-academic honors.

Junior center Cassie Hager joined Cook on the 2005 all-conference team and the five person all-defensive team. Senior guard Emily Berry was named to the scholar athlete second team. This is the third time Cook has been named to the conference's first team, honored as a sophomore, junior and senior. This is the first time Hager has been selected all-conference. Last year, Berry was an honorable mention for the scholar athlete team.

Cook is averaging 13.6 points and 9.6 rebounds this season and became the first player in school history to score 1,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds.

Hager is averaging 13.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and ranks fourth in the nation in blocked shots with 4.3/game. She owns every school record for blocked shots and smashed the MVC record for blocks in a season.

Berry is averaging 8.9 points/game and is closing in on the school record for career three pointers and career three point attempts. She became the 14^th player in school history to score 1,000 points and carries a 3.65 GPA in Math Education.

ALL CONFERENCE TEAM

Melanie Boeglin, INS

Ashley Clark, INS

Alex Cook, UNI

Cassie Hager, UNI

Angie Janis, CU

Kari Koch, SMS

Jenni Lingor, SMS

Jill Martin, DU

Laura Spanheimer, CU

Dena Williams, BU

Honorable Mention

Katie Donovan, ILS

Linda Sayavongchanh, DU

Megan Liffick, UE

Nicole Lehman, SMS

Jaci McCormack, ILS

All Defensive Team

Melanie Boeglin, INS

Alex Cook, UNI

Cassie Hager, UNI

Linda Sayavongchanh, DU

Laura Spanheimer, CU

SCHOLAR ATHLETE TEAM

First-Team

*Melanie Boeglin, Indiana State, Jr., 3.85, Business
*Genny Mueller, Bradley, Sr., 3.85, Health Science
**Laura Spanheimer, Creighton, Sr., 3.69, Exercise Science
Nicole Lehman, SMS, Sr., 4.00, Dietetics
Angie Janis, Creighton, Jr., 3.13, Nursing

*repeat first-team selections

Second-Team

Alex Cook, UNI, Sr., 3.03, Physcial Education
Sarah Klaassen, SMS, Jr., 3.90, English Education
Lisa Verhoff, Indiana State, Jr., 3.90, Physical Education

Honorable Mention

Kari Koch, SMS, Jr., 3.10, Recreation & Leisure Studies
K.C. Cowgill, SMS, Sr., 3.60, Physical Education
Rochelle Busenitz, Wichita State, Soph., 4.00, Accounting
Alissa Kirby, Evansville, Sr., 3.36, Biology
Megan Liffick, Evansville, Jr., 3.24, Exercise Science
Stephanie Lisch, Indiana State, Soph., 3.87, Business

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