Walker named to All-South Central Region first team

March 11, 2003


TOPEKA — Crystal Walker, a 6-foot senior forward from Osawatomie, Kan., was named to the Daktronics-CoSIDA All-South Central Region first team Tuesday morning. Walker was fifth in the MIAA in scoring with 15.8 points a game, sixth in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and fourth in field goal percentage (49.1 percent). She also shared MIAA Most Valuable Player honors and was the Sonic MIAA Tournament MVP.

Walker scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half of the Sonic MIAA Tournament championship game Sunday in Washburn's 71-60 win over Missouri Western. She has scored 1254 points and grabbed 618 rebounds in her career, while scoring 474 points and grabbing 206 rebounds this season.

On Jan. 18 earlier this season Walker became the 16th Washburn player to reach the 1,000 point plateau by netting 22 of her 24 points in the second half of a comeback win against Central Missouri State in Lee Arena. She also grabbed her 500th rebound against Northwest Missouri State on Jan. 15.

Washburn (27-3), which won its second MIAA regular season and third MIAA Tournament title, opens the NCAA Division II South Central Tournament as the No. 1 seed with an 8 p.m. game Friday against No. 8 seeded Midwestern State (21-8) in Lee Arena. The Lady Blues have won 11 straight games heading into the regional tournament, which they are hosting for the first time since 1992-93.