Four Lady Bison Earn National Honors

March 25, 2008

Four Oklahoma Baptist University women's basketball players earned national honors, it was announced Tuesday.

Betsy Simmons earned Second-Team All-America status, while Heather Graham was an honorable mention All-America pick.

Keely Tolin and Kristin Anderson were All-America Scholar Athletes.

Simmons, a senior forward from Washington, Okla., averaged 11.9 points and led the team with 8.1 rebounds per game and had a team-best 68 blocked shots.

Heather Graham, a junior forward from Wayne, Okla., led the team with a 12.5 scoring average and also averaged 7.5 rebounds. Graham also shot 85 percent from the free throw line.

Tolin, a senior guard from Shawnee, is a mathematics education major and a starter on the team.

Anderson, a junior guard from Poulsbo, Wash., majors in physical education and played in 18 games this season.