March 12, 2005
Junior center Cassie Hager (Perry, Iowa) was named to the 2005 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament team today. Hager is the lone representative from the UNI team that advanced to the semifinals before getting knocked off by eventual champion Illinois State. In the two games she averaged 14.5 points, 6 rebounds, 5.5 blocks, and 1.5 assists in 70 minutes of action. She fired an impressive 68.8 percent from the field, knocking down 11-of-16 shots and one-of-three treys.
Hager led all scorers with 16 points while swatting away an MVC tournament record seven shots in the 58-47 win over Evansville on Thursday. She led the Panthers in scoring with 13 points while collecting seven boards and rejecting four shots in the 58-48 loss to Illinois State on Friday. Hager broke her own record set last year for blocks in an MVC tournament with 11 rejections in just two games.
2005 All-Tournament Team
Melanie Boeglin, Indiana State
Cassie Hager, UNI
Jill Martin, Drake
Megan McCracken, Illinois State
Jaci McCormack, Illinois State - MVP
