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Feb. 28, 2007
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Traci Reimann (Sr., North Branch, Minn.) was named to the first team and Melanie Preiner (Sr., Stillwater, Minn.) earned honorable mention to the 2007 All-WIAC basketball team. Reimann, a 6-0 post player, was named to the first All-WIAC team in 2006 and earned honorable mention to the 2005 team. She was named the WIAC Player of the Week on Jan. 15. She scored in double digits 18 times and had double digits in rebounds nine times. She had seven double-doubles. She scored a season high 22 points against Stout on Jan. 10 and grabbed a career high 17 rebounds against Finlandia on Jan. 2. Reimann led the team in assists eight times and led the team in steals twice. She finished fifth in scoring and first in rebounding in the WIAC. She was the only Falcon to start all 26 games. Reimann finished her career as the school's all-time leading rebounder with 840. She averaged 11.5 points and 8.4 rebounds a game in her career. She scored her 1,000th career point during the season and finished with 1,139. She finished with 188 assists, 131 steals and 43 blocked shots. "I think Traci Reimann was the best player in the WIAC this year, she has proved herself in every facet of the game," said Falcon Coach Cindy Hovet. Preiner, a 5-6 guard, earned honorable mention to the All-WIAC team in 2006. She was named the WIAC Player of the Week on Feb. 5. She was the team's Player of the Week three times. Preiner was second on the team in scoring (10.6) and averaged 3.7 rebounds a game. She led the team in three-pointers (39), assists (64) and tied for the team lead in steals (53). She scored in double digits 13 times with a season and career high 20 points against La Crosse on Jan. 17. She led the team in assists six times and had a tem best seven assists against Stout on Jan. 10. She led the Falcons in steals 11 times and had a team best seven steals against Oshkosh on Jan. 13. The seven assists and seven steals were both career high. Preiner finished second in steals, second in three-pointers and fifth in assists in the WIAC. In her four-year career she played in 98 games and averaged 8.2 points and 3.8 rebounds a game. Preiner finished fourth in career steals (229), second in career three-pointers (147) and second in career three-pointers attempted (418). "For Melanie Preiner, being named honorable mention means there are coaches that know she's a top 10 player," said Hovet. "Honorable mention in this league is a great compliment. Honestly though, there's no question in my mind that she's a first-team player. I think she's the best point guard in our league." Both Reimann and Preiner were named to the All-Defensive team. Reimann was named to the team after the 2006 season. "Traci and Mel have both worked really hard to earn these honors," said Hovet.
"They're competitors and love the game, you can see that everyday on the court. Having two players named to the five player
All-Defensive team is a tribute to the commitment our team made to
defense this year. Traci and Mel both deserve that recognition."
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