March 30, 2002
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - There was good news and bad news for Baylor in the WBCA All-Star Challenge on Saturday at the UT-San Antonio Convocation Center. The good news was that senior forward Danielle Crockrom was named the WBCA College All-Stars' most valuable player, while the bad news was that guard Sheila Lambert suffered an injury in the first half.
The game featured college all-stars and the USA Women's National Team, which is comprised of current WNBA players. In just 13 minutes of play the 6-4 Crockrom, a Houston native, was 5-of-6 from the floor and 4-of-6 from the free throw line for 14 points and hauled down 10 rebounds. She was the only All-Star to score in double figures. Only one other player to produce a double-double was the Los Angeles Sparks' Lisa Leslie, last season's WNBA Player of the Year. Leslie was named MVP for the game for the USA team with a 30-point, 10 rebound performance. The USA Women's National team posted a 100-59 victory over the College All-Stars.
Lambert, a native of Seattle, was injured in the second quarter. She went up to rebound her own missed free throw, was sandwiched between two players and fell awkwardly. She suffered a high ankle sprain and a fractured fibula. Lambert will return to Waco on Monday for further evaluation.
Playing for the USA Women's National Team were: Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever), Tamecka Dixon and Lisa Leslie (LA Sparks), Shannon Johnson (Orlando Miracle), Merlakia Jones (Cleveland Rockers), Tari Phillips (New York Liberty), Ruth Riley (Miami Sol), Katie Smith (Minnesota Lynx), Dawn Staley (Charlotte Sting) and Sheryl Swoopes (Houston Comets).
Participating for the WBCA College All-Stars were: Crockrom and Lambert (Baylor), Meredith Eisenhut (St. Lawrence), Linda Frohlich (UNLV), Shaunzinski Gortman (South Carolina), Zuzi Klimesova (Vanderbilt), Kelly Komara (Purdue), Brandi McCain (Florida), Lauri McIntosh (Cal Poly Pomona), Tramaine Paul (Shorter), Nikki Teasley (North Carolina), Ayana Walker (Louisiana Tech), Angie Welle (Iowa State), Lindsey Yamasaki (Stanford) and Michelle Snow (Tennessee).
