Marymount's Katelyn Fischer Earns Third WBCA Honorable Mention All-America Accolade

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Atlanta, Ga. – Marymount University senior standout Katelyn Fischer was named Honorable Mention All-America by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association for the third straight season, as announced by the WBCA.  Fischer also garnered Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2012 and 2013.

Another addition to her already impressive résumé, Fischer was recently award the Jostens Trophy which recognizes outstanding student-athletes in NCAA Division III basketball for excellence in the classroom, on the playing court and in the community.  She also was named First Team All-Atlantic Region by D3Hoops.com and was tabbed First Team All-Capital Athletic Conference for the third consecutive year.

Fischer averaged 15.5 points, 6.6 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 46.5 percent from the floor, 39.1% from three-point range and 83.2 percent from the free throw line.  She led the CAC in assists, was second in free throw shooting, third in three-point shooting and assist to turnover ratio, eighth in scoring and ninth in steals.

For her career, Fischer set the CAC record for career three-pointers made (204) and set Marymount records for career assists, three-pointers (204), three-point shooting (40.1%) and free throw shooting (82.5%).  She finished her career in third place overall at MU in scoring (1,664 points) and sixth in steals (263).

Fischer is a two-time CAC Player of the Year and has received numerous All-America accolades during her sophomore and junior seasons.  In addition to her athletic accolades, Fischer was also named a First Team Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American for the second year in a row this season.