April 26, 2004

FORT WORTH, Texas

The TCU Lady Frog basketball team held its annual banquet Monday evening to celebrate the 2003-04 season. A highlight film, team awards and silent auction comprised the event at Colonial Country Club. Sandora Irvin was named the team's Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year for the second season in a row. Ebony Shaw took home Defensive Player of the Year accolades for the third straight year and Natasha Lacy was tabbed Freshman of the Year. Tracy Wynn earned the Academic Award and, along with Kim Ortega, garnered the Janice Dziuk Award.

TCU reached the second round of the NCAA Championship for the fourth consecutive year and posted its fourth 20-win season in a row. The Lady Frogs' 25-7 record gave them the best winning percentage in school history (.781) and tied a school record for victories. The Purple and White finished the season ranked in the top-25 of both polls for the first time and never fell out of the rankings the entire season. Irvin and Lacy were both named All-Conference USA and Irvin became the first Lady Frog to earn All-America praise.

LADY FROG AWARDS HISTORY

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1999-00: Jill Sutton
2000-01: Kati Safaritova
2001-02: Tricia Payne
2002-03: Sandora Irvin
2003-04: Sandora Irvin

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1999-00: Diamond Jackson
2000-01: Kati Safaritova
2001-02: Kati Safaritova
2002-03: Sandora Irvin
2003-04: Sandora Irvin

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
1999-00: Janice Thomas
2000-01: Janice Thomas
2001-02: Ashanti Nix, Ebony Shaw
2002-03: Tiffany Evans, Ebony Shaw
2003-04: Ebony Shaw

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
1999-00: Kim Walter
2000-01: Tiffany Evans
2001-02: Sandora Irvin
2002-03: None
2003-04: Natasha Lacy

JANICE DZIUK AWARD
1999-00: Sally Spencer
2000-01: Jill Sutton
2001-02: Kati Safaritova
2002-03: Tricia Payne
2003-04: Kim Ortega, Tracy Wynn

ACADEMIC AWARD
1999-00: Quinn Tedder
2000-01: Quinn Tedder
2001-02: Quinn Tedder
2002-03: Tricia Payne
2003-04: Tracy Wynn