Shoni Schimmel Earns WBCA All-Region 1 Honors
March 20, 2013 | Women's Basketball
March 20, 2013
Louisville, Ky. - Louisville's Shoni Schimmel has been named an All-Region 1 nominee for the 2013 WBCA Division I Coaches' All-America Team, the WBCA announced.
There were a total of 52 candidates named from the eight regions, all of whom will be in the running for selection to the 10-member WBCA Division I Coaches' All-America Team. The All-America Team will be announced at 2:10 p.m. ET Saturday, April 6 during NCAA® Women's Final Four® Super Saturday festivities in New Orleans Arena.
Schimmel has been a key player in the Cardinals' success again this season. Louisville finished with its second best BIG EAST record in school history with an 11-5 record, and finished the regular season ranked in the top 20 of both national polls. Despite all the adversity during the season the Cardinals are heading into their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance on Sunday with a 24-8 record.
Schimmel was named a first team All-BIG EAST selection for the second straight year. She leads the Cardinals in scoring and assists with 13.8 points and 3.7 assists per game. She also ranks second on the team in free throw percentage, shooting 81.1 percent. Schimmel earned BIG EAST Player of the Week honors after scoring a career-high 38 points against South Florida. She finished league play averaging 15.8 points and 3.5 assists per game. She was also a preseason All-BIG EAST first team selection and is on the Wade Watch midseason list.
The Cardinals will host 12th-seed Middle Tennessee State (25-7, 17-3 Sun Belt) at the KFC Yum! Center in the first round of NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 24 at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET in a game televised on ESPN2. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com or by calling any Ticketmaster outlet, including the KFC Yum! Center box office.
