Walker named finalist for Kodak/WBCA All-America and Player of the Year

March 12, 2003


ATLANTA — Crystal Walker, a 6-foot senior forward from Osawatomie, Kan., was named as a Kodak/WBCA All-America Honorable Mention Finalist. 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 is one of 41 players from eight regions to be finalists for the All-America Team and State Farm/WBCA Player of the Year. Missouri Western's Nicole Lindsey and Emporia State's Kristie McClain were also selected from MIAA schools.

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.