Lady Jackets’ Milne Named to All-Region Team (Mar. 7, 2005)

BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings senior Robyn Milne was named to the 2005 Daktronics All-West Region second team for the second-straight year on Monday.  The 6-3 center from Richey, MT was one of just three repeat selections on the 11 player all-region team.

The team is selected by the sports information directors at the region’s schools that sponsor women’s basketball.  The region includes teams which compete in the California Collegiate Athletic Association and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference plus independents Grand Canyon, Montana State-Billings and Western New Mexico.

Milne led her team to the NCAA Tournament, which begins this Friday in Seattle, WA.  She averaged a double-double of 12.9 points and 10.1 rebounds a game through the regular season and steadily climbed the school record list for career points, rebounds and blocks.  In the final game of the regular season on Saturday, Milne became the school’s all-time leader for career rebounds with 941 and career blocked shots with 274. 

Milne’s climb up the blocked shot charts at MSU Billings coincided with her breaking into the NCAA career record book.  She has climbed to fourteenth in NCAA Division II history for career blocked shots, passing former teammate Jessie Henigman.  Milne needs only one blocked shot at the NCAA Tournament this week to move into a tie for thirteenth all-time, and five more to move up to twelfth.

Last week Milne was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America third team.  She was also named to the CoSIDA District VII Academic first team earlier in the year.  Along with averaging a double-double—and posting nine double-doubles this season—Milne blocked 100 shots.  She needs only one blocked shot at the tournament to tie the school single season record. 

2005 DAKTRONICS WEST REGIONAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
First Team
*Candice Allen, CPP               Guard                 5-10             Sr.            Ontario, CA
*Kim Abts, Chico                    Guard                 5-7               Sr.            Redding, CA
Katie McElree, CSUB             Forward               5-8               Jr.            Apple Valley, CA
Cody Burgess, UAF              Forward                5-10             Sr.            Leavenworth, WA
Martina Kartikova, SMC       Forward               6-0               Sr.            Kosice, Slovakia

Second Team                                                           
+Robyn Milne, MSUB            Center                 6-3               Sr.            Richey, MT
Tina Donahue, WWU             Forward              6-0               Jr.            Stanwood, WA
Adrienne Taalak, UAF            Guard                  5-6               Sr.            Nuiqsuit, AK
Tameka Blue, CSUDH               Guard                5-7               Jr.            Watsonville, CA
Amy Taylor, SPU                      Guard                 5-8               Sr.            Shoreline, WA
Lauren Himmelspach, Chico    Guard                 5-9               Jr.            Chico, CA
*Repeater  from 2003-04  first team   +Repeater from 2003-04 second team

Robyn Milne at a Glance:
2005 statistics – Games -  27. FG -  127-236 (53.8).  FT – 95-134 (70.9).  Points – 349 (12.9).  Rebounds – 274 (10.1).  Assists – 86 (3.19).  Blocks – 100 (3.70).  Steals – 23 (0.85).  Three-pointers – 0-0.   Honors –  Four year letter winner; two year team captain; 1^st on team for blocks, rebounds and assists; 2^nd on team for scoring, steals and field goal percentage; has nine double-doubles; has 30 career double-doubles; had double-digit rebounds in 17 games; scored in double figures in 16 games; has two or more blocked shots in 25 of 27 games; scored career-high 31 points in win over St. Leo; grabbed season-high 19 rebounds twice; 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII second team; 2005 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII first team; 2005 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team; 2004 Daktronics All-West Region second team; currently ranks 27^th in nation for rebounds per game and 4^th for blocked shots per game; set school record for career blocked shots (274); ranks 14^th in NCAA Division II history for career blocked shots; set school record for career rebounds (941); ranks third in school history for career rebounds per game (9.1); ranks 16^th in school history for points scored (1054); only second player in school history with over 1,000 points and 900 rebounds; ranks 3rd in school history for career field goal percentage (53.2); ranks 10^th in school history for career free throws made (240); ranks 3^rd in school history for rebounds in a season (313 in 03-04); ranks 3^rd in school history for rebounds per game in a season (11.6 in 03-04); ranks 2nd in school history for blocks in a season (100 in 04-05); ranks third in school history for blocks in a season (74 in 03-04); ranks 5th in school history for blocks in a season (57 in 02-03); ranks 6^th in school history for blocks in a season (43 in 01-02); ranks 2^nd in school history for single game blocks (8), ranks fifth in school history for single game rebounds (22^nd); named team MVP and defensive MVP as junior. Team Record – 21-6 (Independent).