Hardy Earns All-Region Honors

Lincoln - Nebraska senior guard Kiera Hardy earned one of seven spots on the Kodak All-Region 5 Team announced on Friday by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

Hardy becomes the first Husker since Anna DeForge in 1998 to earn first-team all-region honors from the WBCA and advances as one of 52 finalists for Kodak All-America recognition. The 10-member Kodak/WBCA All-American Team will be announced on March 31 in Cleveland, Ohio, before the NCAA Women's Final Four.

Hardy, a three-time first-team All-Big 12 selection, has placed her name among the best in Nebraska history during her four-year career with the Huskers.

The 5-6 guard out of O'Hara High School Kansas City, Mo., ranks fourth all-time at NU in scoring with 1,907 points, while ranking as the top three-point shooter in school history. She has connected on 264 three-pointers in her career to rank seventh in Big 12 history, while smashing the previous NU mark of 155 established by WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge.

Hardy also ranks among Nebraska's career top 10 in steals, free throws made and free throw percentage, while nearing the top 10 in career assists.

She has helped the Huskers to a 22-9 record as a senior after leading them to three consecutive postseason WNIT bids. Before Hardy's arrival in Lincoln, Nebraska had missed postseason play for three straight years.

Hardy and the Huskers will find out whether they will make Nebraska's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2000, when the NCAA field is announced on ESPN Monday, March 12, at 7 p.m.

Kodak/WBCA All-Region Selections

Region I

Name Institution Year Pos. Height

Charel Allen

University of Notre Dame

Jr.

G

5-11

Essence Carson

Rutgers University

Jr.

F

6-1

Tina Charles

University of Connecticut

Fr.

C

6-4

Jessica Dickson

University of South Florida

Sr.

F

5-11

Kamesha Hairston

Temple University

Sr.

F

6-0

Angela McCoughtry

University of Lousiville

So.

F

6-1

Renee Montgomery

University of Connecticut

So.

G

5-7

Kia Vaughn

Rutgers University

So.

C

6-4

Marcedes Walker

University of Pittsburgh

Jr.

C

6-3

Region 2

Name Institution Year Pos. Height

Alison Bales

Duke University

Sr.

C

6-7

Lindsey Harding

Duke University

Sr.

G

5-8

Crystal Langhorne

University of Maryland

Jr.

C

6-2

Erlana Larkins

University of North Carolina

Jr.

F

6-1

Ivory Latta

University of North Carolina

Sr.

G

5-6

Tyresa Smith

University of Delaware

Sr.

G

5-10

Region 3

Name Institution Year Pos. Height

Dee Davis

Vanderbilt University

Sr.

G

5-7

Sylvia Fowles

Louisiana State University

Jr.

C

6-6

Tasha Humphrey

University of Georgia

Jr.

F

6-3

Candace Parker

University of Tennessee

So.

G/F

6-4

Armintie Price

University of Mississippi

Sr.

G

5-9

Carla Thomas

Vanderbilt University

Sr.

F/C

6-3

Region 4

Name Institution Year Pos. Height

Carmen Guzman

Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham

Sr.

G

5-9

Ali Mann

Bowling Green State University

Sr.

F

6-1

Carrie Moore

Western Michigan University

Sr.

G

5-9

Lauren Neaves

Rice University

Sr.

F

6-2

Jillian Robbins

University of Tulsa

Sr.

F

6-1

Joi Scott

Murray State University

Sr.

F

6-0

Region 5

Name Institution Year Pos. Height

Chrissy Givens

Middle Tennessee State Univ.

Sr.

G

5-11

Kiera Hardy

University of Nebraska

Sr.

G

5-6

Tiffany Jackson

University of Texas

Sr.

F

6-3

Crystal Kelly

Western Kentucky University

Jr.

F

6-3

Lyndsey Medders

Iowa State University

Sr.

G

5-9

Bernice Mosby

Baylor University

Sr.

F

6-1

Courtney Paris

University of Oklahoma

So.

C

6-4

Region 6

Name Institution Year Pos. Height

Jolene Anderson

Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison

Jr.

G

5-8

Amanda Brown

Penn State University

Sr.

F/C

6-4

Jessica Davenport

Ohio State University

Sr.

C

6-5

Katie Gearlds

Purdue University

Sr.

G

6-1

Nicole Soulis

UW-Green Bay

Sr.

F

6-2

Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton

Purdue University

Jr.

F

6-2

Region 7

Name Institution Year Pos. Height

Natalie Doma

Idaho State University

Jr.

C

6-3

Robyn Fairbanks

Utah Valley State College

So.

C

6-1

Andrea Lightfoot

Idaho State University

Jr.

G

5-8

Mandy Morales

University of Montana

So.

G

5-9

Adrianne Ross

Texas Christian University

Jr.

G

5-8

Hanna Zavecz

University of Wyoming

Jr.

F

6-0

Region 8

Name Institution Year Pos. Height

Devanei Hampton

Univ. of California, Berkeley

So.

C

6-3

Eshaya Murphy

University of Southern California

Sr.

G

5-11

Noelle Quinn

UCLA

Sr.

G

6-0

Brooke Smith

Stanford University

Sr.

C

6-3

Emily Westerberg

Arizona State University

Sr.

F

6-0

Candice Wiggins

Stanford University

Jr.

G

5-10

The Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division I will be announced at the Kodak/WBCA All-America Team Press Conference at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center on March 31, 2007 at 9:45 a.m. (ET) in Cleveland, Ohio.