Clayton State’s Shaw named WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
March 13, 2003
MORROW, Ga. - Clayton College & State University women’s basketball player Catreia Shaw is coming off one of the best individual seasons in Clayton State women’s basketball history, and as a result, the postseason awards recognizing her superb play are beginning to pour in.
Shaw, who was named last week to the Peach Belt All-Conference team for the second straight season, has been named this week to the 2003 Kodak/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Honorable Mention All-American selection. Both honors will put her in the running for All-American honors to be announced later this month.
“These are wonderful honors for Catreia (Shaw) and an excellent indication of how far our program has progressed over the last couple of years,” said head coach A.C. McCullers. “She had an excellent season and has been an integral part in rebuilding Clayton State women’s basketball into a program that can now compete with the top teams in the Peach Belt Conference.”
Shaw, a 6-foot-3 center, from Pearson, GA, received the honors after leading the Lakers to a 16-12 record this season, the second best record in school history. Clayton State placed fifth in the PBC this year, its highest finish ever, winning a school record 10 league games.
A two-year starter for the Lakers after playing two seasons at Grayson County College in Texas, Shaw becomes the first player in the women’s program to be named to the South Atlantic All-Region squad and the first to be named an Honorable Mention All-American.
She started 53-of-55 games in her two-year career at Clayton State and is the Lakers all-time leader in points per game, averaging 15.9 points per game, and in field goal percentage, shooting over 60 percent from the field. Her 17 points, 11 rebounds per game and 61 percent shooting from the floor this season all rank second in the Clayton State single season record book.
Shaw finished the season ranked first in the Peach Belt Conference in rebounding and field goal percentage and ranked third in scoring. She ranked seventh in the nation in field goal percentage and 20th in rebounding.
Her top game this past season came against USC-Aiken when she scored 28 points and pulled a school record 23 rebounds against then nationally ranked the University of South Carolina Aiken. The 23 rebounds was tied for seventh in NCAA Division II for the most rebounds in a game this season.
She also scored 30 points and pulled 15 rebounds against Brewton-Parker, en route to being named the MVP of the Heritage Bank Tip-Off Tournament. She had 15 “double-doubles” out of 27 games this season and scored in double-digits in 24-of-25 games.
