FISHER GARNERS ESPN the MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II HONORS

EWING, NJ -- Junior center LaToya Fisher (Germantown, MD/Seneca Valley HS) of the Shepherd University women's basketball team has been named to the 2005 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District College Division II Women's Basketball Team as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The members of CoSIDA, by districts, vote on the 2005 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District College Division Women's Basketball teams. The five first team selections will now move onto the national ballot for the 2005 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America as selected by CoSIDA honors.

Fisher, a computer information systems major with a 3.73 grade point average, was a third team selection. She currently leads the Rams in scoring with a 10.3 average and is second in rebounding with a 7.1 average.

The District II College Division consists of all non-NCAA Division I colleges and universities in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

To be nominated for the Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution with a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade point average and be a starter or significant reserve.

First Team

Forward Melissa Patterson Univ. of Pitt-Johnstown II Sr. Alexandria, PA 3.90 Business Info. Systems/Managerial Accounting

Center Jennifer Northcutt Lebanon Valley College II Sr. Horsham, PA 3.899 Psych/Psychobiology

Forward Lauren Hansen Wheeling Jesuit University II Sr. Portage, IN 3.95 Biology

Forward Kelly True Frostburg State University II Jr. Warfordsburg, PA 4.00 Early Childhood/Elementary Ed.

Forward Tracey Little Frostburg State University II Sr. LaVale, MD 3.635 Wildlife Management

Second Team

Guard Jennifer Andrews Holy Family University II Jr. Frederick, MD 3.96 Biology

Guard Sarah Grab WV Wesleyan College II So. Erie, PA 3.981 Elementary Ed /SLD Endorsement

Guard Dana Johns Franklin & Marshall College II Jr. York, PA 3.78 Neuroscience

Forward Julie Anderson Mercyhurst College II So. Verona, Ontario 3.96 Sports Medicine

Guard Niki Cox East Stroudsburg Univ. II Sr. Harrisburg, PA 3.602 Biochemistry

Third Team

Center Lauren Dodrill Franklin & Marshall College II Sr. Timonium, MD 3.63 Government

Forward Beth Jordan King¹s College (PA) II Jr. Athol, NY 3.84 Psychology

Center LaToya Fisher Shepherd University II Jr. Germantown, MD 3.73 Computer Info Systems

Forward Charity Sanders Gallaudet University II Jr. Olathe, KS 3.92 Kinesiological Sciences

Guard Katie Lawson College of Notre Dame (MD) II So. Lawton, MI 4.00 Psychology

Guard Megan Storck California University (PA) II Jr. Macungie, PA 3.71 Sport Management