Steve Harold of Glenville State College has been named the 2007 Russell Athletic/WBCA Division II Coach of the Year. Finishing up his 12th season, Harold has guided the Lady Pioneers to their “first national ranking, first WVIAC tournament championship, first victory over an NCAA Division I opponent and a school record of 30 wins.

St. Cloud State University’s Erika Quigley has been named the State Farm/WBCA Division II Player of the Year. Quigley led the NCAA Division II in scoring and was sixth in rebounding and blocked shots. SHe scored 30+ points in six games this season and tied a school record of 38 points versus MSU-Moorhead. This season Quigley averaged 24.5 points per game, 11.6 rebounds per game and tallied 76 blocked shots.

Quigley is joined by nine others as members of the 2007 Division II Kodak/WBCA All-America Team.

Inga Buzoka, Missouri Western State
Leora Juster, University of California, San Diego
Kate Lynch, Southern Connecticut State University
Erika Quigley, St. Cloud State University
Rachel Redick, Glenville State College
Jennifer Rushing, Delta State University
Darcee Schmidt, Lewis University
Kate Schrader, Florida Gulf Coast University
Michelle Stueve, Emporia State University
Celeste Trahan, Elizabeth City State University

Juster, Lynch, Redick and Schrader are still playing: The Division II Elite Eight games start today and continue tomorrow, and are being broadcast on CSTV.

The Final Four is on Thursday (8/10:300 ESPNU) and the Championship game (broadcast on ESPN2) is Saturday, March 24 at 6pmEST.