Penn's Diana Caramanico, St. Joseph's Angela Zampella and Penn State's Andrea Garner of Masterman High were among the honorable mentions. Meanwhile, Connecticut's Geno Auriemma, a Norristown native, was named the Naismith women's coach of the year by the Tipoff Club of Atlanta. Tennessee's Catchings was named the top women's player. Penn State's Rene Portland was named coach of the year by the Women's Basketball Journal. The publication named Georgia's Kelly Miller top player and Mississippi State's LaTonya Thomas best freshman.
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ESPN2-TV will carry both games. Nepfel was promoted to assistant athletic director, and Hile-Nepfel was made head coach of the women's basketball team. I coaches who share head-coaching duties. They led San Francisco to three consecutive berths in the NCAA tournament, from 1995-97. Together the couple won three regular season West Coast Conference titles and three WCC tournament championships.