March 10, 2004

ATLANTA - University of Missouri senior forward Evan Unrau (Fort Collins, Colo. / Rocky Mountain HS) has been named as one of 48 finalists for the Kodak/WBCA Division I All-America Team, officials from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and Eastman Kodak announced today.

Unrau is Missouri's first WBCA All-Region honoree since Erika Martin in 1996, and just the eighth in the history of the program. It's Unrau's second national honor in the last week, as she was named as one of 10 women's semifinalists for the Creamland Dairies Collegiate Basketball Award of Excellence this past Friday.

The WBCA honorees were announced in each of eight regions; Unrau is one of six players recognized in Region 5. The others, all fellow members of the Big 12, are Kansas State center Nicole Ohlde and forward Kendra Wecker, Texas forward Heather Schrieber and center Stacy Stephens, and Colorado center Tera Bjorklund.

"This year's finalists are an incredibly talented group of players," WBCA CEO Beth Bass said. "They are also special because they are being considered for the 30th Anniversary Kodak/WBCA All-America Team. I am excited to see who will be selected as our final ten."

The Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team will be announced during a press conference at the New Orleans Hyatt on Saturday, April 3, as part of the NCAA Women's Final Four festivities. For more information, contact Tilea Coleman at 770-279-8027, ext. 112.