Wright Earns All-West Region Distinction

Sophomore standout earns D3Hoops.com honor

Monday, Mar. 14, 2011 11:00 pm

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Sophomore Starla Wright was named to the D3Hoops.com All-West Region Team, announced on Monday. Earning third team honors, she is one of only three underclassmen to earn west region honors in 2011.

Official Release: D3Hoops.com All-West Region Team

After earning all-SCIAC first team honors in each of her first two seasons of collegiate basketball, Wright played her way to an all-region selection for the first time. She led Cal Lutheran in scoring (12.0 ppg) and ranked second in rebounds (6.2 rpg).

Her conference ranks include eighth in scoring, 11th in rebounding, third in offensive rebounds, and ninth in field goal percentage. In two years she has scored 568 points and is on pace to become the 10th player in CLU history to score 1,000 career points.

Two members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) made the list including conference player of the year Mariah Barbetti-Cort from Redlands earning second team honors.

Hannah Munger, a sophomore from George Fox was named West Region Player of the Year. Maggie Weiers of St. Thomas was named West Region Rookie of the Year. Randi Peterson from Coe was named West Region Coach of the Year.