The University Athletic Association has announced its 30th Anniversary Women's Basketball Team. Forty-seven student-athletes earned the honor, including an Association-high 11 from Washington University.
UAA 30th Anniversary Women's Basketball Release
The team consists of each student-athlete who was named Player of the Year or accumulated five or more points with two points awarded for All Association first-team recognition, and one point for second-team honors in her career.
Among those honored are three-time Players of the Year Alia Fischer of Washington University, who garnered the top honor from 1998-2000, and Jessica McEntee of NYU, who accomplished the feat from 2007-09. Other repeat Player of the Year honorees are Lisa Murphy (2016-17) of Carnegie Mellon University, Patti McCrudden (1988-89), Donna Layne (1993-94), and Marsha Harris (1996-97) of NYU, and Kelly Manning (2005-06) and Melissa Gilkey (2014-15) of the Bears.
Twelve Players of the Year totaling 21 seasons have been from NYU or Washington University. Rachel Wojdowski was the only Violets' Player of the Year to earn the honor once in 2004. Karen Hermann (1991), Michele Lewis (1992), Tasha Rodgers (2001), and Laura Crowley (2003) were all one-time Player of the Year honorees of the Bears.
Murphy, Kristin Maschka (1988-91) of University of Chicago, and Kelly Manning (2003-06) of Washington University earned First Team All-Association honors in each of their four seasons. Current student-athletes Kaitlyn Read of NYU and Alexandra Leslie of University of Rochester have earned First Team All-Association honors in each of their first three seasons.
Three-time First Team All-Association selections were Jaime Capra (2006-08) of Brandeis University; Jeanine Megahan (1991, 1993-94) of Carnegie Mellon University; Erin Rogalski (1999-2001), Ashleigh Tondo (2008-10), and Erin Hollinger (2010-12) of Case Western Reserve University; Alicia Moore (1996-98) of Emory University; Harris (1996-98), Jen Krolikowski (1995-97), and Megan Dawe (2014-16) of NYU; and Hermann (1989-91), Amy Schweizer (1995-96, 1998), Fisher (1998-2000), Rodgers (1999-2001), and Gilkey (2013-15) of the Bears.
In 30 years, 26 teams from the UAA have reached the Elite Eight with 16 advancing to at least the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship Final Four. Washington won four consecutive national titles from 1998-2001 and captured another championship in 2010. The Bears also advanced to the NCAA tournament final in 1994, 2007, 2009, and 2011. NYU won the NCAA title in 1997 and recorded Final Four appearances in 1996 and 2007. The University of Rochester made Final Four trips in 2003, 2004, and 2010.
University Athletic Association
30th Anniversary Women's Basketball Team
Melissa Alwardt, Rochester
Jaime Capra, Brandeis
Jessica Chapin, Brandeis
Laura Crowley, Washington
Megan Dawe, NYU
Janice Evans, Washington
Alia Fischer, Washington
Danielle Fitzpatrick, Brandeis
Melissa Gilkey, Washington
Ashley Gordon, Emory
Marsha Harris, NYU
Karen Hermann, Washington
Morgan Herrick, Chicago
Erin Hollinger, CWRU
Hallie Hutchens, Washington
Evy Iacono, CWRU
Mandy Jackson, Emory
Carrie Kaczmarski, NYU
Jen Krolikowski, NYU
Donna Layne, NYU
Alexandra Leslie, Rochester
Michele Lewis, Washington
Hannah Lilly, Emory
Caitlin Malcolm, Brandeis
Kelly Manning, Washington
Julie Marriott, Rochester
Kristin Maschka, Chicago
Patti McCrudden, NYU
Jessica McEntee, NYU
Jaimie McFarlin, Washington
Jeanine Megahan, Carnegie Mellon
Nofi Mojidi, Chicago
Alicia Moore, Emory
Lisa Murphy, Carnegie Mellon
JeNine Nickerson, CWRU
Racheal Perry, Brandeis
Kaitlyn Read, NYU
Tasha Rodgers, Washington
Erin Rogalski, CWRU
Korry Schwanz, Chicago
Amy Schweizer, Washington
Taylor Simpson, Chicago
Michelle Sodini, Carnegie Mellon
Ashleigh Tondo, CWRU
Lora Turner, Emory
Kelly Wescott, Rochester
Rachel Wojdowski, NYU