ATLANTA – The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced all five Notre Dame starters as All-America Region Finalists on Thursday. Arike Ogunbowale, Jackie Young, Marina Mabrey, Jessica Shepard and Brianna Turner comprised five of the 13 spots in Region One. In addition, the Fighting Irish boast the most selections than other school with Oregon and UConn coming in next with three.
On Thursday, April, 4, the selection committee will narrow down the 52-candidate pool to the 10-member WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team. A special press conference will be held during the WBCA Convention at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Ogunbowale will look to be named a two-time WBCA All-American, after making the 10-member team last season. This year, the senior guard has already picked up one All-America accolade, given out by espnW. In addition, Shepard and Mabrey have now made the WBCA All-America Region One finalist list for the second straight year.
The Irish starting five average a combined 80.6 points per game, accounting for over 90 percent of the country’s No. 1 ranked scoring offense. No other team in the country can claim all five starters averaging over 13.5 ppg.
In addition, the starters are officially the most prolific scoring fivesome in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history, entering the weekend with a combined 9,751 career points. The previous best was 8,492 points from the 2017-18 Ohio State squad.
REGION 1
| Name | School |
| Bella Alarie | Princeton University |
| Asia Durr | University of Louisville |
| Kiah Gillespie | Florida State University |
| Emese Hof | University of Miami |
| Paris Kea | University of North Carolina |
| Kiara Leslie | North Carolina State University |
| Marina Mabrey | University of Notre Dame |
| Tiana Mangakahia | Syracuse University |
| Beatrice Mompremier | University of Miami |
| Arike Ogunbowale | University of Notre Dame |
| Jessica Shepard | University of Notre Dame |
| Brianna Turner | University of Notre Dame |
| Jackie Young | University of Notre Dame |
REGION 2
| Name | School |
| Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M University |
| Sophie Cunningham | University of Missouri |
| Rennia Davis | University of Tennessee |
| Reyna Frost | Central Michigan University |
| Tyasha Harris | University of South Carolina |
| Anriel Howard | Mississippi State University |
| Rhyne Howard | University of Kentucky |
| Presley Hudson | Central Michigan University |
| Darby Maggard | Belmont University |
| Teaira McCowan | Mississippi State University |
| Maci Morris | University of Kentucky |
| Caliya Robinson | University of Georgia |
REGION 3
| Name | School |
| Kalani Brown | Baylor University |
| Bridget Carleton | Iowa State University |
| Napheesa Collier | University of Connecticut |
| Lauren Cox | Baylor University |
| Crystal Dangerfield | University of Connecticut |
| Vivian Gray | Oklahoma State University |
| Tynice Martin | West Virginia University |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | University of Connecticut |
REGION 4
| Name | School |
| Kenisha Bell | University of Minnesota |
| Allazia Blockton | Marquette University |
| Kaila Charles | University of Maryland |
| Mart’e Grays | DePaul University |
| Megan Gustafson | University of Iowa |
| Natisha Hiedeman | Marquette University |
| Becca Hittner | Drake University |
| Teniya Page | Penn State University |
| Hallie Thome | University of Michigan |
REGION 5
| Name | School |
| Kristine Anigwe | University of California – Berkeley |
| Ruthy Hebard | University of Oregon |
| Megan Huff | University of Utah |
| Sabrina Ionescu | University of Oregon |
| Aari McDonald | University of Arizona |
| Michaela Onyenwere | University of California – Los Angeles |
| Mikayla Pivec | Oregon State University |
| Satou Sabally | University of Oregon |
| Destiny Slocum | Oregon State University |
| Alanna Smith | Stanford University |
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