HENDRIX'S TURNBOW; DEPAUW'S ARGETSINGER; CENTRE'S AUSTIN LEAD VOTING FOR SOUTHERN COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE'S 15TH ANNIVERSARY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

SUWANEE, Ga. - Hendrix College guard Lauren Turnbow, DePauw University forward Amy Argetsinger and Centre College center Wendie Austin - all two-time SCAC Players-of-the-Year - highlight an impressive list of past standouts named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's 15th Anniversary women's basketball team.

Turnbow, who won SCAC Player-of-the-Year honors as a freshman and sophomore (1996-97 and 1997-98) and finished second in the voting as a junior and senior, ended her career as the league's all-time leading scorer with 1,762 points (she is now second). A four-time All-SCAC First Team selection, two-time All-American and one of the most versatile guards in league history, Turnbow remains the league's all-time leader in assists (448) and is fourth in steals (271). She was one of 10 finalists for the 2000 Josten's Award (DIII Player-of-the-Year). Hendrix won two SCAC titles and made two NCAA tournament appearances during her tenure.

DePauw's Argetsinger ended her career with back-to-back Player-of-the-Year honors in 2003-04 and 2004-05. The former Tiger forward is sixth on the league's all-time scoring list with a school-record 1,447 points and was a Josten's Award finalist her senior season. She also established DePauw career records for free throws made (356), free throws attempted (452) and games played (116). A two-time All-America selection, Argetsinger played on two SCAC title teams and in three NCAA tournaments, including the 2002 DePauw team that finished third in the nation.

Centre's Austin, currently the head coach at her alma mater, was a sophomore when the CAC became the SCAC and women's basketball became an officially recognized conference sport. Austin quickly established herself as the league's first superstar, finishing second in the Player-of-the-Year voting as a sophomore and then winning the award both her junior and senior seasons (1992-93 and 1993-94). In three years in the league, Austin scored 1,196 points (26th in the SCAC) and finished her career with 1,343 points. A Third Team Kodak All-American in 1994, she played on league championship teams all four years at Centre, including the 1992-93 team that went a perfect 14-0 in league play.

In addition to Turnbow, other guards making the SCAC all-anniversary team include Michelle Chambers of Sewanee-University of the South, Jenna Smith of Trinity University and Sarah Zondor of DePauw.

Chambers, a two-time All-SCAC First Team selection, finished her career with 1,258 points (currently tied for 15th in SCAC history). One of the league's great three-point field goal shooters, Chambers is fourth on the league's all-time chart with 229 career three-pointers. Sewanee won a share of the SCAC title her junior year - which remains the school's only conference title in women's basketball. As a sophomore, Chambers led the league in scoring (17.8 ppg) and received DIII News Honorable Mention All-American honors.

Smith was the do-everything guard that helped lead Trinity to two SCAC championships in her three years in San Antonio, including the 2003 NCAA Division III national title. Despite playing only three seasons in San Antonio, Smith ranks second on the league's all-time steals list with 341. Her 126 steals in 2004-05 is the SCAC's all-time single-season record. Smith was named the league's Defensive Player-of-the-Year both her junior and senior seasons. She is now serving as a graduate assistant coach at her alma mater.

Zondor, along with Argetsinger, played on two SCAC title teams while at DePauw as well as participating in three NCAA tournaments. Her freshman season, the Tigers made it all the way to the Final Four and finished third nationally. Zondor, a two-time All-SCAC selection, finished her career with 1,124 points (sixth in school history) and is second in DePauw history with 128 three-point field goals made. She was selected the MVP of the 2004 SCAC Tournament, scoring a game-high 19 points in the title game.

Joining Argetsinger on the team as forwards are Rebekah Forsyth of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Heather Francoeur of Oglethorpe University, Meg Frazier of Hendrix, Felicia Lofton of Millsaps College and Kim Fauls of Sewanee.

Forsyth, the only current player to receive all-anniversary recognition, broke the 1,200 points scored plateau last weekend and despite being just a junior, is already fifth on the league's all-time rebounding list with 761 (just seven away from third all-time). The 2003-04 SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year, Forsyth has posted 40 career double-double games. Last season, she became just the third player in SCAC history to lead the league in both scoring (17.3 ppg) and rebounding (11.8). Her 306 rebounds last season established a new SCAC single-season high.

Francoeur, the league's all-time leading scorer (1,795 points) and third-leading rebounder (768), was selected the SCAC's Player-of-the-Year in 2002-03 when she became just the second player in league history to lead the league in both scoring and rebounding. A two-time Josten's Award finalist, she remains Oglethorpe's only female student-athlete to earn the league's POTY honor in any sport and is also the school's first (and only) female All-American (2003). Francoeur's 591 points in 2002-03 remains the all-time women's benchmark for SCAC single-season scoring, and she finished second in the nation in scoring average (22.7 ppg) that season.

Frazier, a three-time All-SCAC First Team selection, is third on the SCAC's all-time scoring charts with 1,572 career points. The 2000-01 SCAC Player-of-the-Year and an All-America selection that same season, Frazier was a junior on the 2000 Hendrix team that earned both a SCAC title as well as a NCAA tournament berth. The 21.0 points per game she averaged as a senior in 2000-01 is the fifth-highest single-season total in league history.

Millsaps' Lofton earned All-SCAC honors four consecutive years and finished runner-up in the Player-of-the-Year voting as a senior in 1994-95. That same year, Millsaps' earned its first-ever NCAA tournament berth, and in the 95-77 first-round loss at Emory, Lofton scored a team-high 18 points along with nine rebounds and five steals. She finished her career as the league's all-time leading scorer (1,258 points) and is now tied for 15th on the points scored list. A deadly marksman at the line, Lofton led the SCAC in free throw percentage for three consecutive years.

Upon her graduation, Fauls was the league's all-time leading scorer (1,559 points) and remains fourth on the list. A three-time All-SCAC First Team selection, Fauls is also 14th on the SCAC's all-time rebounding charts with 690 and sixth in career blocks with 152. She was selected as a DIII News Honorable Mention All-American her senior season (1996-97).

Also making the squad at center, along with Austin, is Tara Rohde and Megan Selmon - both of Trinity.

Rohde, a two-time All-SCAC selection, capped her career with the 2005 Josten's Award, representative of the Division III Player-of-the-Year. An All-America selection that same year, Rohde finished her career with 1,387 points (seventh in SCAC history) and 678 rebounds (16th in SCAC history). She played on two SCAC championship teams and was the MVP of the 2005 SCAC Basketball Tournament - posting 28 points on 13 of 17 shooting in the title game. Rohde was a sophomore on Trinity's 2003 national title squad.

Selmon, the 2001-02 SCAC Player-of-the-Year and a four-time All-SCAC selection, scored 1,329 points in her career (11th in SCAC history). Selmon's offensive rebound set up Allison Wooley's game-winner with 0:06 remaining as Trinity claimed the 2003 national title, 60-58, over Eastern Connecticut State in her final collegiate game. A two-time All-America selection (2002, 2003), she finished her career with 683 rebounds (15th in the SCAC). In addition to points, rebounds and blocks, the versatile Selmon is also ranked on Trinity's career top five lists for both assists (217 - fifth) and steals (160 - fourth).

The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference will be announcing 15th Anniversary teams in all 18 sports during the 2005-06 academic year. The SCAC was formed in 1991 after a reorganization of its predecessor, the College Athletic Conference (CAC). The CAC dates to 1962 with four charter members: Centre College, Southwestern @ Memphis (now Rhodes College), Sewanee-The University of the South, and Washington & Lee (Va.) University. Washington (Mo.) University joined the CAC later that same year.

The SCAC was formed to provide an association through which the member institutions may encourage organized competition in intercollegiate sports among teams representative of their respective student bodies. Members of this conference share a commitment to priority of the overall quality of academic standards and quality educational experiences.

The SCAC's 15th Anniversary teams were selected in each sport through balloting by present coaches and administrators. Athletes who participated in conference competition between the fall of 1991 through the spring of 2005 and had been named to at least two All-SCAC teams were eligible for selection.

x First Team All-SCAC
+ Second Team All-SCAC
# Player-of-the-Year
% Defensive Player-of-the-Year
& Newcomer-of-the-Year
(the SCAC began naming a Newcomer-of-the-Year in 1999-2000 and a Defensive Player-of-the-Year in 2001-02)