March 29, 2007

MILWAUKEE - Sophomore guard Krystal Ellis picked up another post-season honor as she was named a 2006-07 Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention selection. Ellis is Marquette's first AP All-American since Abbie Willenborg earned the honors for the 1999-2000 season.

"It's a great honor for Krystal and our program to be recognized among the nation's elite, said head coach Terri Mitchell. "She has made a tremendous impact on our program and we look forward to Krystal taking all that she has learned over the last two years and helping propel this program to its highest level."

Ellis, a First Team All-BIG EAST honoree and All-BIG EAST Tournament team member, led the Golden Eagles with 18.0 points per game - an average that ranked her 38th in the nation and fourth in the BIG EAST. She paced Marquette in 18 games, including a career high 33-point performance in Marquette's win at South Dakota State on Dec. 31, 2006. Ellis scored 20 or more points 12 times for the season.

The Golden Eagles' most accurate free throw shooter, the Racine, Wis., native ranked 14th in the nation in free throw percentage. She connected on 87.2 percent of her attempts from the charity stripe in 2006-07.

Ellis is one of 10 BIG EAST Conference women's basketball players to achieve All-America status.

The Golden Eagles finished the 2006-07 season 26-7 overall (12-4 BIG EAST), and ranked no. 22 in the AP Poll. The 26 games Marquette won is a school record.

First Team
Candace Parker, Tennessee
Courtney Paris, Oklahoma
Lindsey Harding, Duke
Ivory Latta, North Carolina
Jessica Davenport, Ohio State

Second Team
Sylvia Fowles, LSU
Candice Wiggins, Stanford
Crystal Langhorne, Maryland
Angel McCoughtry, Louisville
Chrissy Givens, Middle Tennessee

Third Team
Katie Gearlds, Purdue
Erlana Larkins, North Carolina
Alison Bales, Duke
Armintie Price, Mississippi
Tasha Humphrey, Georgia

Honorable Mention
Matee Ajavon, Rutgers; Meredith Alexis, James Madison; Kimberly Beck, George Washington; Essence Carson, Rutgers; Tina Charles, Connecticut; Marissa Coleman, Maryland; Dee Davis, Vanderbilt; Jessica Dickson, South Florida. Natalie Doma, Idaho State; Shay Doron, Maryland; Krystal Ellis, Marquette; A'Quonesia Franklin, Texas A&M; Kamesha Hairston, Temple; Devanei Hampton, California; Stephanie Hawk, Gonzaga; Alexis Hornbuckle, Tennessee. Charde Houston, Connecticut; Tiffany Jackson, Texas; Crystal Kelly, Western Kentucky; Jackie McFarland, Colorado; Lyndsey Medders, Iowa State; Renee Montgomery, Connecticut; Carrie Moore, Western Michigan; Mandy Morales, Montana. Bernice Mosby, Baylor; Noelle Quinn, UCLA; Allie Quigley, DePaul; Jillian Robbins, Tulsa; Adrianne Ross, TCU; Brooke Smith, Stanford; Carla Thomas, Vanderbilt; Ashley Walker, California. Marcedes Walker, Pittsburgh; Abby Waner, Duke; Emily Westerberg, Arizona State; Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, Purdue; Dani Wright, BYU.