SEATTLE (Mar. 7) ­ Amy Taylor of Seattle Pacific University has earned Daktronics All-West Region second team honors in women's basketball after sparking the Falcons to their third straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship and the top seed in the NCAA Division II West Regional.

Taylor (Sr., 5-8, Shoreline, Wa./Shorewood) is the Falcons' leading scorer (12.6) and playmaker (3.8 assists). She is third among GNAC players in three-point accuracy (.401).

Cal Poly Pomona's Candice Allen, who is the nation's leading scorer averaging 28.3 points per game, was selected as the region's player of the year, edging out Chico State point guard Kim Abts for that honor. Joining them on the first team are Katie McElree of Cal State Bakersfield, Cody Burgess of Alaska Fairbanks and Martina Kartikova of Saint Martin's.

2005 DAKTRONICS WEST REGIONAL WOMEN'S ALL-STAR TEAM

First Team
*Candice Allen, Cal Poly Pomona
*Kim Abts, Chico State
Katie McElree, Cal State Bakersfield
Cody Burgess, Alaska Fairbanks
Martina Kartikova, Saint Martin's

Second Team
+Robyn Milne, Montana State-Billings
Tina Donahue, Western Washington
Adrienne Taalak, Alaska Fairbanks
Tameka Blue, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Amy Taylor, Seattle Pacific
Lauren Himmelspach, Chico State

*Repeater from 2003-04 first team; +Repeater from 2003-04 second team