Freshman Saake Named To Big East All-Star Squad
April 25, 2000
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami guard Meghan Saake (GreenAcres, FL) has been named to the 2000 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball All-StarTeam that will tour Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia May 26-June 4.
The 13-member squad, comprised of one representative from each BIGEAST school, will play six games against the top club teams in WesternCanada. The team will be coached this summer by West Virginia head coachAlexis Basil.
Saake started all 29 games for the Hurricanes last season as afreshman and averaged 6.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per contest.
2000 BIG EAST/Nike Women’s Basketball All-Star Roster
Name | School | Class | Pos. | Hgt. | Hometown/High School | |
Nicole Conway | Boston College | So. | G | 5-11 | Glenmont, NY / Bethlehem | |
Christine Rigby | Connecticut | Jr. | C | 6-6 | Victoria, BC / Spectrum Community | |
Nok Duany | Georgetown | Fr. | F | 6-0 | Bloomington, IN / Bloomington North | |
Meghan Saake | Miami | Fr. | G | 5-10 | Green Acres, FL / Wellington | |
Niele Ivey | Notre Dame | Sr. | G | 5-8 | St. Louis, MO / Cor Jesu | |
Laine Selwyn | Pittsburgh | Fr. | G | 5-7 | Coral Springs, FL / Coral Springs | |
Chrissy Vozab | Providence | So. | G | 5-7 | Amecia, NY / Our Lady of Lourds | |
Davalyn Cunningham | Rutgers | So. | F | 6-0 | Clinton, MD / St. John’s College (Md.) | |
Tynisha Myles | St. John’s | So. | C | 6-4 | Paterson, NJ / Paterson Catholic | |
Cecilia Lindqvist | Seton Hall | Fr. | F | 6-1 | Huskvarna, Sweden / Sandagymnasiet | |
Shannon Perry | Syracuse | Fr. | G | 5-8 | Providence, RI / La Salle | |
Stephanie Baker | Villanova | So. | C | 6-2 | Wilmington, DE / St. Mark’s | |
Mary Grace Carson | West Virginia | Fr. | F | 6-2 | Flatwoods, WV / Braxton County |
Head Coach: Alexis Basil (West Virginia)
Assistant Coaches: Carolyn Mair (West Virginia), Selease Neal (WestVirginia)