Springfield, Ohio — Wittenberg University women's basketball standouts Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Carrie Dyer, class of 2010 from Copley, Ohio, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with second- and third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The MagazineAcademic All-America College Division All-District IV honors, respectively.
This is the first Academic All-District IV award for either student-athlete. The selections are a result of online voting conducted recently by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Only student-athletes who make the first-team in district voting can be considered for Academic All-America awards.
Boardman, who carries a 3.45 grade point average while majoring in biology, leads the Tigers with 17.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, the second straight year in which she has paced the squad in both categories. Boardman ranks second in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) in scoring and third in rebounding.
The school record holder for season shooting percentage after making 63.8 percent of her shots during the 2007-08 campaign, Boardman is a two-time All-NCAC honoree and has earned all-tournament recognition four times during her illustrious career. Shortly after scoring a career-high 33 points (the second-highest point total in program history) in a win over Ohio Wesleyan, Boardman became just the eighth player in program history to surpass the prestigious 1,000-point plateau.
Boardman is a member of the freshman honorary Alpha Lambda Delta, Mortar Board and the student-athlete honorary Chi Alpha Sigma, while also performing volunteer work at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Springfield Regional Medical Center and Habitat for Humanity. A 2009-10 recipient of the Pam Evans Smith Memorial Scholarship, Boardman has completed two clinical internships during her collegiate career as well.
Dyer, who carries a 3.72 grade point average while majoring in psychology, ranks second on the team in scoring at 11.7 points per game, to go along with 7.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks third. Both of those averages are among the top 15 in the NCAC. After suffering a knee injury as a freshman, Dyer has made steady improvement throughout her collegiate career, garnering a pair of All-NCAC and 2009 All-NCAC Tournament honors.
Also extremely active on campus, Dyer is a member of Delta Gamma sorority, the freshman honorary Alpha Lambda Delta, the University Honors Program, the student-athlete honorary Chi Alpha Sigma and the psychology honorary Psi Chi. She has performed volunteer work at Mercy Hospital and with Habitat for Humanity in Springfield, and she participated in a 2009 service trip to the African kingdom of Lesotho, where she helped build playgrounds and paint schools for underprivileged children.
The Tigers have surged into first place in the NCAC regular season standings on the strength of a nine-game winning streak. Heading into the final five games of the 2009-10 regular season, Wittenberg owns records of 13-6 overall and 11-0 in the NCAC, good for a two-game lead.
Written by: Ryan Maurer
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