March 2, 2005

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Four Missouri women's basketball players are among the 47 student-athletes who have been named to the 2004 Women's Basketball Academic All-Big 12 Team, officials from the conference office announced today.

Here are Missouri's honorees:

2005 Women's Basketball Academic All-Big 12 Team

Player Year Major Hometown
FIRST TEAM
Christelle N'Garsanet Jr. Accountancy Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Megan Roney Sr. Marketing Independence, Mo.
Carlynn Savant So. Psychology Euless, Texas
SECOND TEAM
Blair Hardiek So. Communication Effingham, Ill.

Roney is one of 15 players to earn a third career appearance on the list.

Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and media relations offices, the women's basketball academic all-league squad consists of 38 first-team members and nine student-athletes on the second team. First-team members are those student-athletes who have maintained a 3.20 or better grade-point average, while the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

Missouri's four honorees brings to 29 to the number of basketball student-athletes recognized by the Big 12 in Head Coach Cindy Stein's seven-year tenure.