Prochaska Named Regional Finalist for State Farm Coaches All-America Team
Falcon junior earns honor for second-straight season ATLANTA, Ga. (BGSU Athletic Communications) -- Bowling Green State University junior Lauren Prochaska is one of 52 regional finalists for the 2010 State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division I. Prochaska earns the honor for the second consecutive season.
The announcement of the All-Region nominees was made by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with State Farm, on Tuesday (March 16).
Prochaska is the fourth BGSU player in as many years to earn the honor. Ali Mann was a regional finalist in 2007, while Kate Achter was recognized two years ago.
The State Farm Coaches' All-American Team selection committee will review the 52 candidates and cut the list to 40 finalists on Tuesday, March 23. The 40 finalists will all be in the running for selection to the 10-member State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.
Prochaska, a native of Plain City, Ohio, has had yet another stellar season for the Falcons. She leads the team in scoring and rebounding, with 17.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Prochaska was named the Mid-American Conference’s Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, and also was named the MAC Tournament MVP over the weekend.
Prochaska averaged 20.3 ppg and 5.7 rpg in the league tournament, as the Falcons defeated Miami, Akron and Toledo to win the championship. She scored a season-high 29 points in the championship-game win over UT.
Just a junior, Prochaska already ranks third on the BGSU career scoring list. She has 590 points this season and 1,680 points in 101 career games. Prochaska is averaging 16.6 points per game, the second-highest average in BGSU annals, in her storied Falcon career.
Prochaska has made a school-record 89 three-point field goals this season to date, and also holds the BG career record, with a total of 238 threes in the Brown and Orange. She leads the MAC in three-point field-goal percentage (.449) and total three-pointers made, and ranks second in the conference in scoring, free-throw pct. (.895) and three-pointers made per game (2.70).
Prochaska has paced BG in scoring 18 times this year, and was named the MAC Player of the Week on four occasions.
The 2009-10 Falcons of head coach Curt Miller won the MAC’s regular-season and tournament titles. BGSU, 27-6 overall (14-2 MAC), will face Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA Championships this Saturday (March 20) in Louisville, Ky. The game will be televised on ESPN2 and also broadcast on WBGU-FM 88.1 and BGSUFalcons.com
