FHSU Sports Information
Fort Hays State’s Kate Lehman was named to the 2014 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Coaches’ All-America Team as an Honorable Mention selection, announced Monday (March 24) by the organization.
Lehman started all 29 games for the Tigers this season, helping the team to its third straight 20-win season, a first in school history. The center led NCAA Division II with 5.4 blocks per game (155 total) and two triple-doubles. Lehman’s points per game (16.5) and rebounds per game (11.2) averages led the team in both categories as she totaled 20 double-doubles for the year. The Newton, Kan., native scored in double figures 25 times this season and hit the double-digit mark in rebounds 23 times. Additionally, Lehman had at least five blocks (her season average) in 17 games.
Additionally, Lehman has climbed into the Top 10 of several school record categories, listed below:
Season Records (2013-14 season)
- No. 1 in Free Throws Attempted (229)
- No. 1 in Rebound Average (11.2)
- No. 1 in Blocks (155)
- No. 2 in Rebounds (324)
- No. 5 in Free Throws Made (158)
Career Records (2011-current)
- No. 1 in Blocks (374), and No. 7 All-Time in NCAA Division II
- No. 4 in Free Throws Attempted (531)
- No. 5 in Free Throws Made (356)
- Currently No. 5 in Scoring Average (14.5 points per game)
- No. 7 in Rebounds (772)
- Currently No. 7 in Field Goal Percentage (.526)
- No. 9 in Scoring (1,262 points) and the 17th member of the 1,000 point club
Joining Lehman from the MIAA are First Team honorees Keuna Flax (Central Missouri) and Lizzy Jeronimus (Pittsburg State).
Lehman is Fort Hays State’s first All-American honoree during its NCAA Division II era, and the first since Annette Wiles earned the distinction during the 1989-90 season, when FHSU was a member of the NAIA.
The complete WBCA Division II Coaches’ All-American Team is below…
First Team
| Name | School | Position | Year | Height |
| Lauren Battista | Bentley | Forward | Senior | 6’0″ |
| Jada Blackwell | Cal Poly – Pomona | Forward | Junior | 6’1″ |
| Courtney Finn | Bentley | Guard | Senior | 5’9″ |
| Keuna Flax | Central Missouri | Forward | Senior | 5’11” |
| Megan Fogt | Hillsdale College | Forward | Junior | 6’1″ |
| Hollie German | Lee | Guard | Senior | 5’8″ |
| Mimi Hill | North Georgia | Forward | Senior | 6’3″ |
| Lizzy Jeronimus | Pittsburg State | Forward | Junior | 5’11” |
| Valerie Majewski | Edinboro | Guard | Junior | 5’7″ |
| Sharaya Selsor | Colorado Mesa | Guard | Senior | 5’9″ |
Honorable Mention
| Name | School | Position | Year | Height |
| Jeanette Anderson | Caldwell College | Forward | Senior | 6’1″ |
| Katie Benson | Seattle Pacific | Forward | Senior | 6’1″ |
| Taylor Beverly | Montevallo | Forward | Junior | 5’10” |
| Carly Boag | Minot State | Center | Senior | 6’1″ |
| Mariyah Brawner-Henley | Lewis | Forward | Sophomore | 6’0″ |
| Shareta Brown | Wayne State (Neb.) | Center | Junior | 6’1″ |
| Taylor Buie | Nova Southeastern | Guard | Sophomore | 5’4″ |
| Kristen Celsor | Harding | Guard | Senior | 6’0″ |
| Erin Chambers | Simon Fraser (BC) | Guard | Junior | 6’1″ |
| Jazmine Charles | Lenoir-Rhyne | Guard | Junior | 5’10” |
| Sarah DeShone | Ferris State | Guard | Senior | 5’7″ |
| Mary Louise Dixon | Stonehill College | Guard | Senior | 5’5″ |
| Dallas Ely | West Chester (PA) | Guard | Sophomore | 5’9″ |
| Devin Griffin | West Texas A&M | Forward | Senior | 5’10” |
| Anna Hackert | Southern Indiana | Forward | Junior | 6’1″ |
| Courtney Hamilton | Chico State | Guard | Senior | 5’8″ |
| Aquillin Hayes | New Haven | Guard | Junior | 5’8″ |
| Malika Jackson | Texas A&M International | Forward | Senior | 6’0″ |
| Bobbi Knudsen | Montana State – Billings | Guard | Senior | 5’8″ |
| Kate Lehman | Fort Hays State | Center | Junior | 6’4″ |
| Laurel Lindsay | Edinboro | Guard | Junior | 6’0″ |
| Catherine Noack | Bloomsburg (PA) | Guard | Senior | 5’8″ |
| Jen Papich | Gannon | Forward | Senior | 6’1″ |
| Tae’lor Purdy | Regis | Guard | Senior | 5’10” |
| Chelsey Rhodes | Delta State | Guard | Sophomore | 5’6″ |
| Jordan Smith | Alabama – Huntsville | Guard | Senior | 5’8″ |
| Williesha Spencer | Flagler College | Guard | Senior | 5’3″ |
| Seneca Walton | Delta State | Center | Junior | 6’1″ |
| Nyeshea Willie | Barton College | Guard | Senior | 5’8″ |
| Kiara Wright | Tarleton State | Center | Senior | 6’1″ |