RICHMOND, Ky. -- Eastern Kentucky University's standout women's basketball player, Chrissy Roberts, has been named to the Kodak NCAA District IV All-American team. Roberts joins five others in her district and 47 others in the nation to be named to the All-American team.

As a District IV All-American, Roberts also becomes a finalist for the 1998 Division I Kodak Women's All-America Basketball Team. The Kodak All-American team will consist of 10 members selected from the 48 finalists. The team will be announced on Thursday, March 26.

Roberts finished her last two seasons at Eastern after transferring from the University of Kentucky. In those two seasons, she quickly made a name for herself and Eastern Kentucky women's basketball. Last season, Roberts led the nation in three-point shooting accuracy, hitting 48.8 percent of her attempts. She received the AT&T Long Distance Award and the Edward S. Steitz Award, both given to the nation's most accurate three-point shooter. For the Steitz Award, Roberts' shoes, practice gear and uniform have been enshrined at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame located in Springfield, MA.

This season, Roberts continued to amaze. She connected on 45.9 percent of her threes and 89.2 percent of her free throws, both placing her in the top ten in the nation in those respective categories.

For the second straight year, Roberts was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference First-Team. This season, Roberts earned Conference Player of the Year honors. She led the Lady Colonels to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1997 and back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference championships in 1996-97 and 1997-98.

"When I look and think of Chrissy Roberts, she's an outstanding person and player," said Eastern head coach Larry Joe Inman. "Her leadership...she is one of those silent leaders. She leads by example. She is willing to sacrifice herself for the team.

"She is a tremendous player, capable of playing at the next level and we hope she gets that opportunity," continued Inman.

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