Kathryn Stockbower Named D3hoops Preseason All-America Honorable Mention
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Junior Kathryn Stockbower of the Swarthmore College women's basketball team has been named preseason All-America honorable mention by D3hoops.com, the Web site announced over the weekend.
Stockbower - the reigning Centennial Conference Player of the Year - led the conference in rebounds (12.6 per game) while ranking second in points (17.7 per game) during the 2008-09 season. She ranked second in all of Division III with 13.6 boards per game and was in the top 50 with 17.7 points per game, while posting 21 double-doubles for the second straight season (ranking second in Division III) and setting a Centennial record for consecutive games scoring in double figures (47).
Stockbower is the only Centennial Conference women's basketball player to make the preseason list.
With the Stockbower leading the charge, the Garnet begin the 2009-10 season when it faces TCNJ on Saturday, November 21 in the first game of the Swat Tip-Off Tournament. Action is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m.