March 14, 2005
Release courtesy of Nick Huber, Buena Vista Univ. sports information director

STORM LAKE, IOWA . . . Buena Vista University women's basketball player Katie Maguire has been named a finalist for the Kodak/Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA III All-America Team. The junior guard from Treynor, Iowa, is one of 40 finalists in the nation for the All-America Team.

Maguire, a three-time all-conference selection, averaged over 18 points and five assists per game this past season as Buena Vista won its second consecutive Iowa Conference Championship. She set new single season school records for three point shots (74) and three point field goal percentage (44.3%). Maguire, who earned the conference’s Most Valuable Player award, ranks eighth in school history with 1,177 career points. She is one of only 14 non-seniors nominated for the All-America Team.

The 40 finalists, who are voted upon by WBCA member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions, are now in the running for selection to the 10-member Kodak/WBCA All-America Team, which will be announced on March 17. Maguire was one of five players selected from Region Eight as a finalist for the All-America Team. The other four players selected from Buena Vista’s region were Mandy Pearson of Concordia College, Anna Heikenen of the College of St. Benedict, Sarah Shogren of Whitworth College, and Tiffany Speer of Whitworth College.

Complete WBCA Release

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