Presnell Voted Regional Coach of the Year; Berglund and Hughes Make All-West Region, Finalists for All-America
March 12, 2003

SEATTLE (Mar. 12) -- Gordy Presnell, who has guided seattle Pacific University to an unbeaten regular season and the No. 1 ranking in NCAA Division II, was voted the West Regional Coach of the Year by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

Presnell, who also won the award in 1998, is now a finalist for the national coach of the year, which will be awarded Apr. 7, prior to the Final Four in Atlanta. The Falcons are 27-0 and face Chico State in an NCAA first-round game Friday night at Brougham Pavilion.

In addition, both SPU center Kelley Berglund (Sr., 6-3, Port Angeles, Wa.) and point guard Kerie Hughes (Sr., 5-6, Mount Vernon, Wa.) were named to the all-West Region team and as finalists for the Kodak/WBCA All-America team. Berglund leads the squad in scoring (13.5) and rebounding (8.4) while Hughes averages 12.4 points and leads the team in assists (5.8).

WBCA All-West Region Team
Kelley Berglund, Sr., C, Seattle Pacific
Shannon Donnelly, Sr., F, Cal State Stanislaus
Heather Garay, Sr., F, Cal State Bakersfield
Kerie Hughes, Sr., G, Seattle Pacific
Stacey Miller, Sr., F, Western Washington
Marcia Tokoro, So., G, Cal State Los Angeles