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Wendell Named WBCA All-Region Nominee

ATLANTA – Drake University women's basketball senior Lizzy Wendell (Blue Springs, Mo.) has been selected as an All-Region nominee for the 2017 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America team, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced Thursday, March 23 evening. The selection committee will select the 10-member WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America team from 52 candidates. Wendell was one of 12 honorees selected to the WBCA Region 4 team.

In her final season, Wendell, who was named the 2017 Jackie Stiles Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, averaged a league-leading 21.