FAU Women's Basketball Signs Two

Florida Atlantic University women's basketball head coach Chancellor Dugan announced the signing of Brittney Crenshaw and Danielle Riekeberg to National Letters of Intent to begin play next season. Crenshaw will be a freshman forward while Riekeberg will be a junior center/forward.

Crenshaw, 5-9, completed a standout career at Sarasota High School playing for coach Amy Mazner. She posted 1,133 points along with 1,024 rebounds to go along with 297 steals and 172 blocks. As a senior, she averaged 17.3 points and 15.7 rebounds per game.

"I think with her size and quickness, she has the ability to make an immediate impact," said Dugan.  "She comes from a great high school program and is very fundamentally sound."

Crenshaw was also a two-time Sarasota Herald-Tribune All-Area First Team selection.

Riekeberg, 6-1, is transferring to FAU following a two-year stint at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS, where she played for coach Debbie Carrier. She was an All-Region selection as a sophomore while averaging over seven points, seven rebounds, and three blocks per game. As a freshman, she averaged 5.2 points and 3.3 rebounds and helped lead the Cavaliers to the NJCAA Tournament.

Riekeberg is a native of Kirksvill, MO, where she attended Kirksville High School.

"Danielle has an outstanding ability to block shots," said Dugan. "She will be counted on to help on the defensive end of the court. She can score on the inside and, according Coach Carrier, has great leadership traits."

The signing of Crenshaw and Riekeberg brings the number of FAU's 2004-05 signing class to four. In the fall, Dugan signed Susan Beauzil (Fr, 5-11, G/F, Ft. Lauderdale, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas HS) and Breana Cox (Fr, 6-2, C/F, Daytona Beach, FL/Seabreeeze HS).

FAU Women's Tennis Headed to Coral Gables Regional

CORAL GABLES, FL - Florida Atlantic University learned Wednesday it will face the University of Miami in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. It's the second NCAA appearance in the past three years for the Owls. California and Mississippi are the other teams in the four-team regional. The tournament is made up of 64 teams playing in sixteen regionals. First round action is scheduled to begin May 13.

FAU (9-10) last played on April 17 when it defeated Stetson in the championship match of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. FAU defeated Jacksonville, UCF, and Stetson during the tournament to claim its second A-Sun title in the past three years. FAU enters the NCAA Tournament with five wins in its last six matches.

The Owls are led by senior Alena Dvorakova, the A-Sun's Player-of-the-Year. She is 22-5 on the year, including 15-3 at no. 1. For her career, she has received First-Team All-Conference honors four times and Player-of-the-Year honors twice. She is FAU's all-time Division I leader in singles (90) and doubles (67) wins.

FAU faced Miami February 15 in its season opener in Coral Gables. The Owls were defeated 7-0.

Florida Atlantic last appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2003 when it faced Florida in Gainesville.

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Report courtesy of FAU Sports Information Department ? Katrina McCormack, Assistant Athletic Director SID; John McMahon, Assistant SID and Radio Play-by-Play; and Dawn Elston, Assistant SID. For more information about FAU Sports, go to the FAU web site at www.fausports.com