Forward Abby Plucker was named to the Capital One Academic All-District VII women's basketball third team. The academic all-district teams are selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA).

Courtesy: Bob Nelson

Plucker Named to Capital One Academic All-District VII Third Team

Courtesy: NDSU Athletic Media Relations
Release: February 04, 2011

FARGO, N.D.--North Dakota State University forward Abby Plucker was named to the Capital One Academic All-District VII women's basketball third team. The academic all-district teams are selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA).

Plucker, a 5-foot-11 junior from Parker, S.D. (Parker H.S.), maintains a 3.71 grade point average majoring in dietetics. She is the president of NDSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and vice-president of the Summit League SAAC.

A two-time Summit League Player of the Week this season, Plucker currently leads the league and ranks 29th in the NCAA in rebounding at10.1 rebounds per game. She has led NDSU in rebounding in 19 of 21 games this season. Plucker tops the team in scoring at 15.6 points per game.

North Dakota State (10-11, 6-5 Summit) is scheduled to play league-leading Oral Roberts (15-7, 11-0 Summit) at 2:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Mabee Center (10,575) in Tulsa, Okla. The Bison then play Centenary College (0-18, 0-11 Summit) at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in the Gold Dome (3,000) at Shreveport, La.

To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed on the nomination form (where applicable). No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. In the cases of transfers, graduate students and two-year college graduates, the student-athlete must have completed one full calendar year at the nominating institution to be eligible.

Capital One Academic All-District VII
University Division
FIRST TEAM
ALL POSITIONS	Sarah Balian	MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY	VII	Sr.	Shoreline, Wash.	3.95	Nursing
ALL POSITIONS	Jacqui Kalin	NORTHERN IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF	VII	Jr.	Sioux City, Iowa	4.0	Exercise Science & Kinesiology
ALL POSITIONS	Sam Schuett	CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY	VII	Gr.	Omaha, Neb.	3.80	Accounting MBA
ALL POSITIONS	Lacey Boshe	MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	VII	Jr.	Marshfield, Mo.	4.00	Cell and Molecular Biology
ALL POSITIONS	Aubrey Vandiver	WYOMING, UNIVERSITY OF	VII	Sr.	Laramie, Wyo.	3.59	Spanish
SECOND TEAM
ALL POSITIONS	Kellie Nelson	CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY	VII	Sr.	Omaha, Neb.	3.88	Mathematics
ALL POSITIONS	JuliAnne Chisholm	KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY	VII	Jr.	Hillsboro, Kan.	3.96	Pre-Med/Athletic Training
ALL POSITIONS	Ashley Eide	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY	VII	So.	Sioux Falls, S.D.	4.0	Health, Physical Education and Recreation
ALL POSITIONS	Amber Hegge	SOUTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY OF	VII	Jr.	Crofton, Neb.	3.76	Math Education
ALL POSITIONS	Lizzie Boeck	NORTHERN IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF	VII	Sr.	Milwaukee, Wis.	3.78	Family Services
THIRD TEAM
ALL POSITIONS	Kelsey Woodard	CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY	VII	Sr.	Bellevue, Neb.	3.82	Finance
ALL POSITIONS	Rachel Semansky	MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY	VII	So.	Highwood, Mont.	3.97	Elementary Education
ALL POSITIONS	Kaisha Brown	NORTHERN COLORADO, UNIVERSITY OF	VII	Jr.	Spirit Lake, Iowa	3.84	Chemistry
ALL POSITIONS	Brittany Chambers	KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY	VII	So.	Jordan, Minn.	3.71	Life Sciences
ALL POSITIONS	Kelly Krei	IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF	VII	Jr.	Iowa City, Iowa	3.75	Biomedical Engineering
ALL POSITIONS	Morgan Johnson	IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF	VII	So.	Platte City, Mo.	3.77	Pre-Health/Human Physiology
ALL POSITIONS	Abby Plucker	NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY	VII	Jr.	Parker, S.D.	3.71	Dietetics