Langhorne Voted Kodak All-America Finalist
3/8/2007 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 8, 2007
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - For the second-consecutive year, Maryland's Crystal Langhorne was selected one of 52 finalists for the 2007 Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball team, which the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced on Thursday. She was one of six players from Region 2 to make the cut.
The 52 finalists are voted on by the WBCA-member coaches in each of the eight geographical regions. The finalists are in the running for the 10-member all-American team, which will be announced during the NCAA Women's Final Four weekend, April 1-3.
Earning her third-straight All-ACC citation, including a second first-team nod, Crystal Langhorne (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro) is joined by Duke's Alison Bales and Lindsey Harding, North Carolina's Erlana Larkins and Ivory Latta, and Delaware's Tyresa Smith.
Langhorne is leading the nation with a 72.2 shooting percentage, just two tenths of a percentage off the NCAA record. She leads the team with 15.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Most recently, she was named to the All-ACC Tournament team for the third-consecutive year after averaging 17.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg.
Langhorne is a Wade Trophy and Naismith Award candidate, presented to the national player of the year. She was selected a Midseason Wooden All-American and is a finalist for the Wooden Award, also a national player of the year honor, for the second-straight year. Langhorne was named an All-American by the Associated Press and United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) last year, the team's first All-American since 1989. She was a preseason AP All-American entering this season.
Maryland, who is 27-5 and ranked seventh in the AP poll and fifth in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll, will wait until the announcement of the NCAA Tournament bracket and seedings. The announcement will be made on Monday, March 12 at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
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