04-05 KCAC Honors

Brunk tops Mac's ALL-KCAC selections

Danell Brunk ,senior forward, has been named to the 2005 All-KCAC (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) basketball first team in votes by the conference's coaches.

The women's first team was introduced following Tuesday's KCAC post-season tournament championship game at Sterling .

Crystal Richardson joined Brunk in receiving women's all-conference honors as she was named to the women's honorable mention squad.

DANELL BRUNK – Brunk , a 5'4” senior forward from Inman , Kan. , joined the Lady Bulldogs for her final season of collegiate eligibility after spending the previous year in Texas pursuing an alternative career path. She made an immediate impact, becoming the Bulldogs leading scorer with 15.7 points per game average, third best in the KCAC. A graduate of Inman High School , Brunk ranked third among the Bulldogs in rebounding with an average of 5.7 per game. She tied for 9 th in the KCAC in steals, pilfering 1.96 per game. Brunk led McPherson is scoring 14 times, and netted a season high 31 points in the Bulldogs' win over Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Danell's 41.5% shooting percentage from the floor ranked 7 th in the KCAC. One of the conference's most athletic players, Brunk led McPherson in rebounding eight times with a season high of 13 in the KCAC season opening win at Bethany . She posted three double-doubles including 25 points and 14 rebounds in the Bulldogs' November win over Avila University .

“Danell was probably the best athlete to play for me in my 10 years at McPherson College ,” said McPherson head women's coach Mel Wright. “When she was healthy, Danell had the skills to just take over a game.”

“I just wish we could have had her for more than one season.”

Honorable Mention All-KCAC

CRYSTAL RICHARDSON – Richardson , a 5'9” senior forward from Muskogee , Okla. , was a four-year letter winner and two-year starter for the Lady Bulldogs. A graduate of Muskogee High School , Richardson ranked second among the Bulldogs and tied for 9 th in scoring in the KCAC with an average of 11.3 points per game. The team's leading rebounder, Richardson ranked 5 th in the conference, averaging 6.64 per game. Crystal hit 77.4% of her free throws, fourth best in the KCAC. Richardson led McPherson in scoring 10 tens, with a season high of 23 points in the Bulldogs' win over Ottawa . She also led the Bulldogs in rebounding 10 times with a team season high of 14 in that same win over Ottawa . Richardson is a two-time All-KCAC honoree in softball.

On February 12, 2005, Richardson became the fourth Lady Bulldog to score 1,000 points in their collegiate career. She ended her collegiate career with a total of 1,037 points, fourth on the McPherson all-time career list.

“We are really going to miss this young lady,” said Wright. “We used Crystal at every position except the point, and I'm sure that hurt her statistically. But, she always did what we asked.”

“ Crystal is a pretty laid back young lady. There were times I wished we could have found the button to push to get her fired up a little more. Still, she ended up being the fourth leading scorer in school history.”

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