Emily Faurholt, a post player for the University of Idaho women's basketball team, has been selected as an Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention.

Faurholt, a sophomore from Kennewick, Wash., is the first Idaho women's basketball player to receive such recognition from the national media.

"I am very honored to be given this award," Faurholt said. "I am also very grateful for my teammates and for everyone else who has helped me earn this award. Without their help, I would not be where I am today and I am very thankful."

Faurholt, the 2003-04 Big West Player of the Year, has held the nation's highest scoring average since Dec. 16, 2003; ending the season at 25.4 points per game. She also set five notable school records and is listed in the Idaho all-time Top 10 in 12 categories. Her school records include points in a season (737), single-season scoring average (25.4 points per game), field goals made in a single season (261), free throws made in a single season (172), and points in a game (39 vs. Cal State Fullerton, 2/19/04). Faurholt's single-season point total also ranks ninth all-time in the Big West Conference.

The 2003-04 Vandals placed second in the Big West Conference with a 13-5 conference record and had an overall record of 22-7. It was the best finish for Idaho women's basketball since the 1985-86 season.

The Vandal women's basketball team has placed four players on various All-America teams in its 30-year existence. Denise Brose was selected as an AIAW First Team All-American for the 1981-82 season and as a District VII First Team All-American for the 1982-83 season. Mary Raese and Mary Westerville were both selected as District VII First Team All-American's during the 1985-86 season when the Vandals won the WNIT. Alli Nieman has been honored as an All-American three times in her career. She was honored as a Kodak All-America Honorable Mention and a District VIII First Team All-American during the 1998-99 season, and was again selected as a District VIII First Team All-American during the 1999-2000 season.

Faurholt is also a region-8 finalist for the Kodak/WBCA All-America Team, which will be announced during the Kodak/WBCA All-America Team Press Conference at the New Orleans Hyatt on Saturday, April 3 at 9:45 a.m.

UC Santa Barbara's Kristen Mann was also selected as an Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention.