MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Blugolds.com) – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women's basketball center Erin O'Toole (So. - Plymouth, MN/Hopkins) has been named to the D3hoops.com All-Central Region First Team.
O'Toole was also named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Player of the Year and is the seventh player in program history to receive the honor. She topped the conference with 18.2 points per game, while ranking second with a .482 field goal percentage and third with 8.0 points per contest and 47 blocked shots.
O'Toole reached double-figures in scoring in 20 of 24 games, including three 30-plus point performances and a season-high 35 points at UW-Stout on Jan. 13. She is tied for the league lead with six double-doubles (points-rebounds). O'Toole established conference season-highs with 21 free-throw attempts againstUW-Whitewater on Jan. 23, and 16 field goals made against UW-Platteville on Jan. 20. She was also selected to the five-member All-Defensive Team.
The sophomore was one of five WIAC players named in the three teams, including three third-team selections. The Blugolds have been represented on the D3hoops.com All-Region Team eight of the last nine years.
Players chosen to the D3hoops.com All-Region team are eligible for All-American selection. The men's All-American team will be announced at the end of this week, in conjunction with the Division III men's championships, and the women's will be announced in the week following the Division III women's semifinals.
This is the 15th year D3hoops.com has named an All-Region team and this year's All-America team will be the 19th annual All-Ameircan selections. The D3hoops.com All-American teams, along with those of the respective coaches' associations, are the only ones recognized in the NCAA record book.
