Jenni Dant Named to All-Tournament Team
12/3/2002 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
CHICAGO – DePaul sophomore forward Jenni Dant was named to the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic All-Tournament team after leading the Blue Demons to a 2-1 record over the weekend.
Dant led DePaul with 13 points and five rebounds per game in the three-day tourney that featured the nation’s top players. Connecticut’s Diana Taurasi was named the tournament MVP after leading the second-ranked Huskies to the championship. Dant scored a season-high 23 points while going 12-for-16 from the free throw line in the win over Fordham.
DePaul ends their season-opening five-game road trip at Illinois on Wednesday. The Blue Demons enter the game at 3-1 while Illinois stands at 3-0. Tipoff in Champaign is set for 7 p.m.
2002 Rainbow Wahine Classic All-Tournament Team
Diana Taurasi, Connecticut (MVP)
Maria Villarroel, Oklahoma
Dionnah Jackson, Oklahoma
Ann Strother, Connecticut
Jenni Dant, DePaul
April Atuaia, Hawai’I
Candace Sutton, North Carolina
Coretta Brown, North Carolina