(ATLANTA) - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with State Farm, announced the finalists today for the 2008 State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The 40 finalists, who are voted upon by WBCA member coaches in each of the eight WBCA award regions, are now in the running for selection to the 10-member State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.

The finalists are:
Region 1
Jaime Capra...Brandeis University...Sr...G...5'10
Meg Coffin...Bates College...Sr...C...6'2
Ashley McFetridge...Eastern Connecticut State University...Jr...C...6'2
Natalie Moyer...U.S. Coast Guard Academy...Sr...G...5'7
Shaina Pollack...Amherst College...Sr...C...5'6

Region 2
Amanda Baker...Medaille College...Sr...F...6'0
Dani Dudek...Stevens Institute of Technology...Jr...G...5'5
Jessica Laing...SUNY Cortland...So...F...5'11
Julie Marriott...University of Rochester...Jr...C...5'11
Marisa Vespa...William Smith College...Sr...G...5'4

Region 3
Melissa Beyruti...Kean University...Jr...G...5'8
Chari' Cooper...Kean University...Sr...C...6'2
Kristen Daly...York College of Pennsylvania...Sr...F...5'11
Elizabeth Hickey...University of Mary Washington...Jr...C...6'3
Hillary Klimowicz...The College of New Jersey...Jr...C...6'3

Region 4
Lauren Boyle...Muhlenberg College...Jr...G...5'9
LeighAnn Burke...DeSales University...Jr...G...5'8
Kathleen Daly...University of Scranton...Fr...G...6'0
Nikki Lobach...Messiah College...Sr...G...5'9
Sarah Meisenberg...Franklin & Marshall College...Jr...G...5'8

Region 5
Stacey Blalock...Howard Payne University...Sr...C...6'2
Meia Daniels...Howard Payne University...Sr...G...5'8
Ashley Farrell...Rhodes College...Sr...G...5'8
Heather Phillips...Virginia Wesleyan College...Sr...F...5'10
Tarra Richardson...McMurry University...Sr...C...6'1

Region 6
Emilee Ackerman...Westminster College (Pa.)...Sr...G/F...5'8
Jordyn Boles...Hope College...Sr...G...5'10
Anne Dugan...Kenyon College...Sr...C...6'0
Katie Streck...Wilmington College...Sr...F...5'9
Jayme Thiem...Thomas More College...Jr...C...5'7

Region 7
Michelle Burns...Wisconsin - Eau Claire...Sr...F...5'11
Tamika Curtis...Benedictine University (Ill.)...Sr...C...6'0
Crystal Hoewisch...Carroll College...Sr...G...5'9
Haley Houghton...Wisconsin - Stevens Point...Sr...G...5'11
Lindsay Ippel...Millikin University...Sr...C...6'2

Region 8
Marissa Cain...University of Puget Sound...Sr...F...6'0
Katy Campbell...George Fox University...Sr...F...6'1
Melanie Hageman...Concordia College (Minn.)...Sr...F...5'11
Jess Vadnais...Gustavus Adolphus College...Sr...G...5'6
Katelyn Whiton...Simpson College...Sr...F...5'10

Worcester State's Karen Tessmer will announce the State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team at the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Banquet on Thursday, March 20, at Hope College in Holland, Mich.

About State Farm
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About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game as a sport for women and girls. For additional information about the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.