Associated Press Names Judie Lomax Honorable Mention All-American
3/30/2010 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK -- Columbia University forward Judie Lomax was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press on Tuesday. The nation's leading rebounder at 14.2 per game, and the first player in NCAA history to lead the nation in the category in back-to-back seasons, Lomax becomes the first Columbia women's basketball player to ever garner All-America status.
The Ivy League leader in scoring (18.6 ppg), rebounding (14.2 rpg), steals (2.6 spg) and minutes played (37.6 mpg), Lomax became the first Lion to receive Ivy League Women's Basketball Player of the Year honors on March 11. She also ranked second in the league in field goal percentage (54.2 percent) and eighth in assists (2.7 apg).
After leading the NCAA in rebounding last season, Lomax duplicated that this season while also expanding her game offensively. She scored 20 or more points 12 times this season, including a pair of 30-point performances against Wagner and Cornell. The ECAC First-Team All-Star used her unique blend of power and quickness to set a single-season school record in steals with 72.
Lomax saved her best performances for the final weekend of the season, as she went for 21 points and 21 rebounds against Yale, then had 20 points and a school-record 27 boards in the regular-season finale against Brown. The 27 rebounds stand as the second-most in an NCAA contest this season, and the most by a player in a game decided in regulation.
A six-time Ivy League Player of the Week award-winner, the 5-11 forward currently stands in the top 50 nationally in six statistical categories.
2009-10 Associated Press All-American Teams
FIRST TEAM
Maya Moore, Connecticut, 6-0, junior, Lawrenceville, Ga.,
18.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 4.1 apg, 51.1 fg pct., 2.2 steals (40 first-team votes, 200
points)
Tina Charles, Connecticut, 6-4, senior, Jamaica, N.Y., 18.3
ppg, 9.3 rpg, 2.2 blocks, 63.5 fg pct. (40, 200)
Kelsey Griffin, Nebraska, 6-2, senior, Eagle River, Alaska,
20.3 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 60.2 fg pct. (28, 166)
Monica Wright, Virginia, 5-11, senior, Woodbridge, Va., 23.7
ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.7 steals (22, 151)
Jantel Lavender, Ohio State, 6-4, junior, Cleveland, 21.4
ppg, 10.3 rpg, 51.4 fg pct. (10, 119)
SECOND TEAM
Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State, 5-5, senior, Dallas, 26.7 ppg,
6.5 apg, 80.2 ft pct. (13, 109)
Nnemka Ogwumike, Stanford, 6-2, sophomore, Cypress, Texas,
18.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 61.1 fg pct (10, 99)
Jayne Appel, Stanford, 6-4, senior, Pleasant Hill, Calif.,
13.6 ppd, 8.7 rpg, 54.3 fg pct (10, 97)
Alysha Clark, Middle Tennessee State, 5-10, senior, Mount
Juliet, Tenn., 28.3 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 3.4 apg, 61.4 fg pct., 2.4 steals (7, 75)
Brittney Griner, Baylor, 6-8, freshman, Houston, 18.6 ppg,
8.6 rpg, 50.7 fg pct, 6.4 blocks (1, 54)
THIRD TEAM
Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma, 5-9, junior, San Jose, Calif.,
16.7 ppg, 5.3 apg, 87.4 ft pct. (3, 53)
Jasmine Thomas, Duke, 5-9, junior, Fairfax, Va., 16.0 ppg,
4.3 rpg, 4.1 apg, 2.8 steals (2, 48)
Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky, 6-1, junior, 17.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg,
3.1 steals (1, 47)
Elena Delle Donne, Delaware, 6-5, freshman, Wilmington,
Del., 26.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2.0 blocks, 89.8 ft pct. (2, 35)
Amber Harris, Xavier, 6-4, junior, Indianapolis, 16.1 ppg,
8.9 rpg, 56.1 fg pct, 42.4 3-pt fg pct (0, 32)
HONORABLE MENTION
Danielle Adams, Texas A&M; Kachine Alexander, Iowa;
Angie Bjorklund, Tennessee; Alyssa DeHaan, Michigan State; Skylar Diggins,
Notre Dame; Dawn Evans, James Madison; Rachele Fitz, Marist; Tyra Grant, Penn
State.
Alexis Gray-Lawson, California; Kalana Greene, Connecticut; Allison Hightower, LSU; Alison Lacey, Iowa State; Judie Lomax, Columbia, Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts; Gabriela Marginiean, Drexel; Nicole Michael, Syracuse.
Jacinta Monroe, Florida State; Kayla Pedersen, Stanford; Ta'Shia Phillips, Xavier; Samantha Prahalis, Ohio State; Chastity Reed, Arkansas-Little Rock; Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown; Lindsey Schraeder, Notre Dame; Tanisha Smith, Texas A&M.
Da'shena Stevens, St. John's; Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee; Helena Sverrisdottir, TCU; Bianca Thomas, Mississippi; Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga; Courtney Ward, Florida State; Kaylee Whipple, Utah.
