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March 22, 2005


Toland Earns All-America
WBCA Names Ferrum Guard Honorable Mention

FERRUM, VA –  The Women's Basketball Coaches Association and Eastman Kodak Company announced the 2005 NCAA Division III All-America Team, and Ferrum College point guard Tara Toland (North, S.C./North) has been named to the honorable mention squad.  Toland averaged 18.5 points and 7.4 assists this season.

Toland becomes the just the seventh women's basketball All-American at Ferrum all-time, and just the fifth since the College joined the NCAA Division III ranks in 1985-86.  The most recent All-American women's basketball player at Ferrum was Tina McBride, who earned WBCA honorable mention in 2003.  McBride earned All-Conference honors four times in basketball and once in tennis.

NCAA Division III All-Americans
1989 - Lisa Childress (Kodak)
1995 - Kia Williams (WBCA, honorable mention)
1995 - Tamiko Martin (D-3 News, honorable mention)
2003 - Tina McBride (WBCA, honorable mention)
2005 - Tara Toland (WBCA, honorable mention)

JUCO All-Americans
1982 - Cindy Warring (American Women's Sports Federation, honorable mention)
1986 - Ann Reynolds (Fast Break, 2nd team)

Toland earned All-Conference honors the past three seasons, including being named the 2005 USA South Athletic Conference Player of the Year.  She set the new career scoring record this year with 1,501 career points from 2002-05. 

Toland was also recently named to the 2005 D3Hoops.com All-South Region second team. Toland led the nation is assists this season, averaging 7.4 per game over 26 games.  She closes out her career with eight  school records; career scoring (1501 pts), game assists (14), season assists (2005), career assists (586), game steals (11), season steals (103), career steals (383), and career free throws made (298).

Ferrum closed out the 2004-05 women's basketball season at 15-12 overall and placed second in the USA South regular season standings at 11-3 against league opponents.  Toland helped Ferrum win a share of the 2002-03 USA South regular season title.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports Information Office at (540) 365-4306.
 

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