March 11, 2004

FORT WORTH, Texas

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Eastman Kodak Company announced that TCU junior forward Sandora Irvin is one of 48 finalists for the 2004 NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team. WBCA head coach members from each of the eight WBCA geographical regions determined the finalists. Four others from Conference USA were among those selected, including DePaul's Khara and Charlene Smith, Houston's Chandi Jones and Louisville's Sara Nord.

Irvin is enjoying her most productive season with TCU, averaging 16.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.0 blocks. She was selected to the All-Conference USA First Team and picked up her second-straight Defensive Player of the Year award. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native also snagged a spot on the C-USA All-Tournament Team for the second year in a row.

School records have fallen this season thanks to Irvin, the first of which was TCU's career rebound record previously held by Janice Dziuk, who had 778 from 1986-1990. At the moment, Irvin has 957 to her credit. She also set a new standard for rebounds in a single season, which currently stands at 343. Irvin set the old record last season with 320. If she can block 16 more shots this season, she will break the school and C-USA record of 128 from a year ago.

2004 KODAK/WBCA ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATES

REGION 1
Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame
Rebekkah Brunson, Georgetown
Amber Jacobs, Boston College
Cathy Joens, George Washington
Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers
Diana Taurasi, Connecticut

REGION 2
Alana Beard, Duke
Kaayla Chones, N.C. State
Katie Feenstra, Liberty
Camille Little, North Carolina
Lakeia Stokes, Clemson
Iciss Tillis, Duke

REGION 3
Seimone Augustus, LSU
Shameka Christon, Arkansas
Shyra Ely, Tennessee
Vanessa Hayden, Florida
Christi Thomas, Georgia
Le'Coe Willingham, Auburn

REGION 4
Sandora Irvin, TCU
Chandi Jones, Houston
Sara Nord, Louisville
Casey Rost, Western Michigan
Charlene Smith, DePaul
Khara Smith, DePaul

REGION 5
Tera Bjorklund, Colorado
Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State
Heather Schreiber, Texas
Stacy Stephens, Texas
Evan Unrau, Missouri
Kendra Wecker, Kansas State

REGION 6
Kari Koch, Southwest Missouri State
Kelly Mazzante, Penn State
Janel McCarville, Minnesota
Maria Viall, UW-Milwaukee
Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota
Shereka Wright, Purdue

REGION 7
Amisha Carter, Louisiana Tech
Trina Frierson, Louisiana Tech
RanDee Henry, UNLV
Sherry McCracklin, UNLV
Kathleen Nygaard, Eastern Washington
Kim Smith, Utah

REGION 8
Emily Faurholt, Idaho
Ebony Hoffman, Southern California
Kristen Mann, UC-Santa Barbara
Giuliana Mendiola, Washington
Shawntinice Polk, Arizona
Nicole Powell, Stanford