March 20, 2012

CACC WBB Player of the Year Christine Wooding named WBCA All-America Honorable Mention

ATLANTA, Ga. (March 20, 2012) – 2012 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Player of the Year, Philadelphia University's Christine Wooding, was named as a Women's Basketball Coaches' Association Division II All-America Honorable Mention on Monday night.

Wooding is Philadelphia's first all-American since Samara Speakes earned Daktronics All-America third team in 2005. She is the seventh overall All-America selection in Philadelphia University women's basketball annals.

Wooding, who helped the Lady Rams go 20-9, has garnered Daktronics Division II All-East Region first team recognition along with the CACC Player of the Year award.

Wooding—the only CACC player recognized by the WBCA — had a tremendous senior season ranking 12th in D-II in scoring (19.8 points per game) and rebounding (11.4 per game), and 13th in blocks (2.9 per game). She was sixth with 17 double-doubles. In the CACC, Wooding ranked first in scoring, second in rebounding and blocks (84), third in field goal percentage (54.5), and sixth in free throw percentage (81.1).

During her career at Philadelphia University, Wooding wrote her name in the record books with 1,304 points (10th all-time in school history), 749 rebounds (eighth all-time) and 180 blocks (second all-time). Her 575 points during the 2011-12 campaign is 12th in Philadelphia University women's basketball history, while her 332 rebounds is the sixth-best single season total.

 

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