Grace Berger and Ali Patberg Named WBCA Region Finalist
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ATLANTA – Indiana guards sophomore Grace Berger and redshirt junior Ali Patberg have been named region finalist for the 2020 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America. The duo is part of 10 players selected from Region 4. The selection committee will select the 10-member WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team from these 52 candidates.
Patberg led Hoosiers with 15.6 points and 5.3 assists per game, earning All-Big Ten honors and finishing as one of 10 finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award for the nation’s top point guard. She started in all 32 games where she also added 4.6 rebounds per game, shot 49 percent from the floor and 38.6 percent from the 3-point line. In addition, the redshirt junior guard dished out 168 assists this season, which ranks fourth in a single season in school history, as she also held a +2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio. Patberg scored in double figures 26 times including the last 15 consecutive games, scored 20 or more points seven times and led the team in scoring in 18 games. The Columbus, Ind. native was also a variety of national award lists this season including the Wooden Award watch list, Naismith Trophy watch list and midseason team, Ann Meyers Drysdale Award watch list.
In a breakout sophomore campaign, Berger was the team’s second leading scorer with 13.1 points per game which led to All-Big Ten first team honors. The Louisville, Ky. native also averaged 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and a team-high 1.4 steals per game while she paced IU in scoring five times and had four 20-point or more scoring games. Berger shot 45.6 percent from the floor and 76.9 percent from the free throw line while scoring in double figures 21 times. She improved her scoring by 7.6 points from her freshman season while also tripling her made 3-pointers this season.
The 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team will be announced Thursday, April 2.
REGION 1
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Name | School |
Bella Alarie | Princeton University |
Bre Cavanaugh | Fordham University |
Elissa Cunane | North Carolina State University |
Nicki Ekhomu | Florida State University |
Dana Evans | University of Louisville |
Kiah Gillespie | Florida State University |
Haley Gorecki | Duke University |
Stella Johnson | Rider University |
Jazmine Jones | University of Louisville |
Beatrice Mompremier | University of Miami |
Jocelyn Willoughby | University of Virginia |
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REGION 2
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Name | School |
Aliyah Boston | University of South Carolina |
Jessika Carter | Mississippi State University |
Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M University |
Rennia Davis | University of Tennessee |
Tyasha Harris | University of South Carolina |
Rhyne Howard | University of Kentucky |
Rickea Jackson | Mississippi State University |
Erica Ogwumike | Rice University |
Chelsey Perry | University of Tennessee at Martin |
Alexis Tolefree | University of Arkansas |
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REGION 3
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Name | School |
Brittany Brewer | Texas Tech University |
Te’a Cooper | Baylor University |
Lauren Cox | Baylor University |
Crystal Dangerfield | University of Connecticut |
Vivian Gray | Oklahoma State University |
Keri Jewett-Giles | Florida Gulf Coast University |
Ashley Joens | Iowa State University |
Antoinette Miller | University of Cincinnati |
Olivia Nelson-Ododa | University of Connecticut |
NaLyssa Smith | Baylor University |
Ilmar’l Thomas | University of Cincinnati |
Megan Walker | University of Connecticut |
Christyn Williams | University of Connecticut |
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REGION 4
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Name | School |
Grace Berger | Indiana University |
Kaila Charles | University of Maryland |
Kathleen Doyle | University of Iowa |
Arella Guirantes | Rutgers University |
Naz HIllmon | University of Michigan |
Becca Hittner | Drake University |
Dorka Juhasz | Ohio State University |
Ali Patberg | Indiana University |
Lindsey Pulliam | Northwestern University |
Chante Stonewall | DePaul University |
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REGION 5
Name | School |
Ruthy Hebard | University of Oregon |
Sabrina Ionescu | University of Oregon |
Aari McDonald | University of Arizona |
Michaela Onyenwere | University of California – Los Angeles |
Mikayla Pivec | Oregon State University |
Satou Sabally | University of Oregon |
Destiny Slocum | Oregon State University |
Kiana Williams | Stanford University |
The selection committee uses an equation to determine an equitable number of finalists from each region. The number of NCAA Division I institutions in each region is divided by the number of NCAA Division I institutions overall to determine a percentage for each region. This percentage is then multiplied by 52 (the total number of desired finalists) to get the number of finalists for each region.