Bucknell University Athletics
Bison Women's Basketball Player Named to 2002-03 Pre-Season All-America Team
6/12/2002 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
June 12, 2002
LEWISBURG, PA - Bucknell women's basketball guard Molly Creamer (Mendham, N.J./West Morris Mendham) has picked up another honor earning a spot on the Third Annual Pre-Season All American Honorable Mention Team, released Monday, June 10, 2002. The early bird team is selected by the staff members of www.womenscollegehoops.com, a website devoted to "All Women's College Hoops All The Time."
A starter in all 31 games this season, and 85 straight dating back to her freshman year, Creamer had one of the most impressive seasons by a Bucknell women's player in school history in 2001-02. The 5-10 guard entered the year with 1,008 career points as just a junior, and this year became the first player in school or Patriot League history to score over 1,500 points, hand out over 400 assists and grab over 200 steals. Creamer set a Bucknell single-season scoring record with 695 points, passing the old mark of 619 held by Jen Walz, which had stood since 1988-89. She was named the MVP of both the Nassau Knockout and the Patriot League Tournament, in addition to garnering her second-straight Patriot League Player of the Year award. Including a school record-setting single-game scoring performance of 43 points in a contest against Army in January, Creamer enters her senior season with 1,703 career points.
In just three seasons, Creamer has already climbed to second-place on the Bucknell and Patriot League scoring charts. She is also second on the school's assist list, and sixth on the conference list, with 426 helpers. In addition, Creamer holds the Bucknell career record for three-pointers in a season (63) and career (133).
Bucknell ended its season with a school record 21 wins and 10 losses. It is the second-straight 20-win season for the program, and only the second in Bison history. The Orange and Blue captured the school's first-ever Patriot League title, defeating four-time defending league champions, Holy Cross, to snap the Crusaders 61-game home win streak over Patriot League opponents. Bucknell's season came to a close with an 80-56 loss to seventh-ranked Baylor in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Following is a complete list of the 2002-03 womenscollegehoops.com Pre-Season All-American teams:
First Team:
| Name | Year | Pos. | Institution | ||
| Diana Taurasi | Jr. | G | Connecticut | ||
| Alana Beard | Jr. | G | Duke | ||
| Chantelle Anderson | Sr. | C | Vanderbilt | ||
| Nicole Powell | Jr. | F | Stanford | ||
| LaToya Thomas | Sr. | F | Mississippi State | ||
Second Team: | |||||
| Name | Year | Pos. | Institution | ||
| Kelly Mazzante | Jr. | G | Penn State | ||
| Kara Lawson | Sr. | G | Tennessee | ||
| Lindsey Whalen | Jr. | G/F | Minnesota | ||
| Kara Braxton | So. | C | Georgia | ||
| Kendra Wecker | So. | F | Kansas State | ||
Third Team: | |||||
| Name | Year | Pos. | Institution | ||
| Tameka Johnson | Jr. | G | LSU | ||
| Chandi Jones | Jr. | G | Houston | ||
| Vanessa Hayden | Jr. | C | Florida | ||
| Jacquelin Batteast | So. | F | Notre Dame | ||
| Shereka Wright | Jr. | F | Purdue | ||
Honorable Mention (alphabetical order): | |||||
| Name | Year | Pos. | Institution |
| Gunta Basko | Sr. | F | Siena |
| Carla Bennett | Sr. | C | Drake |
| Shameka Christon | Jr. | F | Arkansas |
| Molly Creamer | Sr. | G | Bucknell |
| Nicole Ohlde | Jr. | C | Kansas State |
| Jocelyn Penn | Sr. | F | South Carolina |
| Jia Perkins | Jr. | G | Texas Tech |
| Aiysha Smith | Sr. | C | LSU |
| Stacy Stephens | Jr. | F | Texas |
| Iciss Tillis | Jr. | F | Duke |
| Amy Waugh | Sr. | G | Xavier |
| Tan White | So. | G | Mississippi State |
