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| Tamara McCaskill |
On the eve of its first NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in 12 years, the Missouri S&T women's basketball team earned another honor as junior forward Tamara McCaskill has been named to the Daktronics all-region squad for the Great Lakes Region.
McCaskill, the Lady Miners' leading scorer on the year with an average of 15 points per game, was a second-team selection to the all-region squad. The seventh-leading scorer in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, she is also avearging nearly two assists per game, while shooting 49.7 percent from the field, 41 percent from three-point range and 71.6 percent at the line.
McCaskill also has 31 blocked shots and 42 steals on the season; she has led the team in scoring in 15 of its 28 games thus far on the year. On two occasions this season, she was named as the GLVC’s “Player of the Week.”
The Lady Miners, 22-6 on the season, will face Michigan Tech in the opening round of the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Springfield, Mo., at noon Friday.
2007-08 Daktronics All-Great Lakes Region Team
First team
Katie Cezat, Jr., Hillsdale (Player of the Year)
Molly Carter, Sr., Drury
Rachel Folcik, Sr., Ferris State
Jessica Keller, Jr., Quincy
Amber Shelton, Sr., SIU Edwardsville
Second team
Angela Healy, Sr., Northern Kentucky
Karla Mast, Sr., Indianapolis
Kayla Ming, Sr., Wisconsin-Parkside
Tamara McCaskill, Jr., Missouri S&T
Megan Starnes, Jr., Northwood
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