AP women's All-America: No love for Jenna Smith

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Illinois career scoring leader Jenna Smith didn't make the cut on the AP All-America teams, released Tuesday.

FIRST TEAM
Maya Moore, Connecticut, 6-0, junior, Lawrenceville, Ga., 18.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 4.1 apg, 51.1 fg pct., 2.2 steals (40 first-team votes, 200 points)
Tina Charles, Connecticut, 6-4, senior, Jamaica, N.Y., 18.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 2.2 blocks, 63.5 fg pct. (40, 200)
Kelsey Griffin, Nebraska, 6-2, senior, Eagle River, Alaska, 20.3 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 60.2 fg pct. (28, 166)
Monica Wright, Virginia, 5-11, senior, Woodbridge, Va., 23.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.7 steals (22, 151)
Jantel Lavender, Ohio State, 6-4, junior, Cleveland, 21.4 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 51.4 fg pct. (10, 119)
SECOND TEAM
Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State, 5-5, senior, Dallas, 26.7 ppg, 6.5 apg, 80.2 ft pct. (13, 109)
Nnemka Ogwumike, Stanford, 6-2, sophomore, Cypress, Texas, 18.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 61.1 fg pct (10, 99)
Jayne Appel, Stanford, 6-4, senior, Pleasant Hill, Calif., 13.6 ppd, 8.7 rpg, 54.3 fg pct (10, 97)
Alysha Clark, Middle Tennessee State, 5-10, senior, Mount Juliet, Tenn., 28.3 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 3.4 apg, 61.4 fg pct., 2.4 steals (7, 75)
Brittney Griner, Baylor, 6-8, freshman, Houston, 18.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 50.7 fg pct, 6.4 blocks (1, 54)
THIRD TEAM
Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma, 5-9, junior, San Jose, Calif., 16.7 ppg, 5.3 apg, 87.4 ft pct. (3, 53)
Jasmine Thomas, Duke, 5-9, junior, Fairfax, Va., 16.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.1 apg, 2.8 steals (2, 48)
Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky, 6-1, junior, 17.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 3.1 steals (1, 47)
Elena Delle Donne, Delaware, 6-5, freshman, Wilmington, Del., 26.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2.0 blocks, 89.8 ft pct. (2, 35)
Amber Harris, Xavier, 6-4, junior, Indianapolis, 16.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 56.1 fg pct, 42.4 3-pt fg pct (0, 32)
HONORABLE MENTION
Danielle Adams, Texas A&M; Kachine Alexander, Iowa; Angie Bjorklund, Tennessee; Alyssa DeHaan, Michigan State; Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame; Dawn Evans, James Madison; Rachele Fitz, Marist; Tyra Grant, Penn State.
Alexis Gray-Lawson, California; Kalana Greene, Connecticut; Allison Hightower, LSU; Alison Lacey, Iowa State; Judie Lomax, Columbia, Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts; Gabriela Marginiean, Drexel; Nicole Michael, Syracuse.
Jacinta Monroe, Florida State; Kayla Pedersen, Stanford; Ta'Shia Phillips, Xavier; Samantha Prahalis, Ohio State; Chastity Reed, Arkansas-Little Rock; Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown; Lindsey Schraeder, Notre Dame; Tanisha Smith, Texas A&M.
Da'shena Stevenson, St. John's; Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee; Helena Sverrisdottir, TCU; Bianca Thomas, Mississippi; Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga; Courtney Ward, Florida State; Kaylee Whipple, Utah.

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AJF wrote on March 30, 2010 at 6:03 pm

Where can I get some of the reality-altering stuff those All-America voters were taking? Anything that can make people think Alyssa DeHaan deserves Honorable Mention & Jenna Smith gets overlooked can surely make people think I'm 7 inches taller & look like a super-model.

Donna wrote on April 03, 2010 at 10:04 am

I hope the WNBA scouts are smarter than this. Jenna is much quicker and stronger than Alyssa D., a much better all around player. I hope she gets the last laugh, and drafts higher.