Megan Woodruff

Woodruff receives WBCA Scholarship Award

WILMINGTON ­ (March 6, 2003) ­ The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has selected Megan Woodruff (New Vienna/East Clinton) of Wilmington College and Ashley Augspurger of Colorado State College as the 2003 WBCA Scholarship Award winners. These awards are presented annually to two women's basketball players in any of the four WBCA collegiate divisions (NCAA I, II, III, NAIA) who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the sports of women's basketball and to academic excellence. These awards enable deserving student-athletes to complete their undergraduate degrees or to begin work on advanced degrees. Each award is in the amount of $1,000.

"Megan and Ashley are both outstanding student-athletes and are very deserving of our WBCA Scholarship," said WBCA Chief Executive Officer Beth Bass. "On behalf of the WBCA membership, I want to congratulate them and wish them all the best in their future endeavors." Woodruff and Augspurger will be formally presented their awards during the Jostens-Berenson Awards Lucnheon, Saturday, April 5, at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) at the Georgia World Congress Center. The Jostens-Berenson Awards Luncheon is a part of the 2003 WBCA National Convention held in Atlanta, Ga. In conjunction with the NCAA Division I Women's Final Four. Woodruff, a senior guard from Ohio, is averaging 17.6 points per game and leads the team with 198 assists. She holds the school record in career assists and season assists.

Woodruff led her team to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in the 1999-2000 season. She has a perfect 4.0 GPA in Athletic Training and was named to the 2003 Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conferece First Team.

Augspurger led Colorado State to postseason play in her first three years, and she hopes to make it again as a senior. Last year, she scored her 1,000th point, becoming the 12th player in Ram women's school history to score over 1,000 points.Augspurger was named this year to the 2003 Verizon Academic All-District VII Women's Basketball University Division Team, and she is carrying a 3.92 in Biological Studies.

Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sports and to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects as an amateur sports for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA please check their website at www.wbca.org.