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| Senior
guard Larry Cunningham became UCR's all-time leading scorer
with his 31 points against Hawai'i on February 23rd. (Photo
by Matt Brown) |
(March 16, 2008) –
The Big West Conference named senior guard Larry Cunningham
and sophomore guard Brittany Waddell to their respective Men's
and Women's Big West Conference All-Tournament teams on Saturday.
It is the first all-tournament honors for both players.
Cunningham (Downey, CA/Downey
HS) produced back-to-back 23 point efforts it the Highlander's
two tournament games. He led the Highlanders to their second
ever post-season victory with their 62-54 first-round win
over Cal Poly. In UCR's quarterfinal round match-up against
eventual conference champion Cal State Fullerton, Cunningham
led all scorers with his 23-point effort in an 81-69 loss.
He finished the season with ten 20-plus scoring games including
his season-high 31 points against Hawaii in which he also
became UCR's all-time leading scorer. He received Big West
All-Conference Honorable Mention after leading the team in
scoring at 16.3 PPG and ends his collegiate career with 1,502
points.
Waddell (Hesperia, CA.
Hesperia HS) put up 16 points and 12 points in UCR's two tournament
match-ups. She finished with two three's and produced a 6-for-7
performance at the free-throw line in the Highlander's first-round
59-47 win over Cal State Fullerton. Waddell hit three from
behind the arc and finished with 12 points in the 63-53 semifinal
round loss to UC Davis the following day. She finished the
season second on the team in scoring at 11.3 PPG and received
Big West All-Conference Honorable Mention.
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