Marietta's Taylor and Pagenhardt named Academic All-OAC in women's basketball

Mar. 8, 2006
TWINSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) announced its 2006 women's basketball academic award winners Wednesday (Mar. 8), and Marietta College's Tabi Taylor (New Matamoras/Frontier) and Justine Pagenhardt (Oakland, Md./Southern Garrett) were both named Academic All-OAC.

Taylor, a senior biology major with a 3.76 GPA, averaged 4.5 points and 4.2 rebounds this season. A forward and the lone upperclassmen on the squad, Taylor started all 25 games for the Lady Pioneers. It is the first time that she earned Academic All-OAC honors in her career.

Pagenhardt, also a first time selection, is a sophomore biology major carrying a 3.98 GPA. Pagenhardt led the league in scoring, averaging 19.2 points. The 2006 All-OAC second team recipient also averaged 2.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.9 steals in 29.6 minutes per game.

As a team, Marietta finished the season under interim head coach Tad Secrest with an overall record of 6-19, including a league record of 3-15. A national search to find a head coach for the 2006-07 season is now under way.

Overall, 12 student-athletes were named Academic All-OAC, while seven more were given honorable metion in 2006. To be eligible for Academic All-OAC, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA, be a starter or key reserve and be in at least his or her second year of participation in the sport.

Senior Tabi Taylor (above) and sophomore Justine Pagenhardt (below) were named Academic All-OAC in 2006