Amherst's Stedman Receives WBCA All-America Honors
Courtesy WBCA
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and State Farm announced the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team. Amherst sophomore guard Caroline Stedman earned All-America honors for the first time in her career on Thursday evening. The 10-member team was selected by a vote of the selection committee.
The 2010 NESCAC Player of the Year, Stedman also earned All-Conference First Team recognition for the first time this winter. A year ago, Stedman appeared in all 28 games for the Jeffs, averaging 2.2 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. This season, Stedman has started every contest and has highlighted a talented Amherst squad with a team-leading 12.4 points per game, a figure that ranks among the top 10 overall in the NESCAC heading into this weekend’s NCAA semifinals. She has also contributed an average 4.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.1 steals as part of the conference’s top offense and defense.
While Stedman’s numbers have been good, she saved her best performances for NESCAC play with a league-leading 17.1 points per game and a consistent shooting percentage of 47.8 (55-for-115). Stedman put home 20-or-more points in three consecutive NESCAC contests, scoring a career-high 26 with a 9-of-17 showing from the floor (.529) and a 4-for-5 performance from beyond the arc at Colby on Jan. 30.
Stedman was the only sophomore on 10-member All-America team. Colby senior G/F Alison Cappelloni was recognized as an honorable metion.
2010 NCAA Division III State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team
Name - Institution - Year
Molly Ariail - Randolph-Macon College - Sr.
Melissa Beyruti - Kean University - Sr.
Jessica Chapin - Brandeis University - Sr.
Julia Hirssig - Univ. of Wisconsin, Stout - Sr.
Jessica Laing - State Univ. of NY at Cortland - Sr.
Lyndsie Long - Elmhurst College - Sr.
Caitlin Moser - Gettysburg College - Jr.
Chelsie Schweers - Christopher Newport Univ. - Jr.
Carrie Snikkers - Hope College - Jr.
Caroline Stedman - Amherst College - Soph.
