Sports Release
March 2, 1999

ZIAS PLACE FOUR PLAYERS ON LSC SOUTH HONORABLE MENTION LIST
PORTALES, NM — Four players who helped the Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team earn a 15-12 overall record in 1998-99 have been named Honorable Mention All-Lone Star Conference South Division as selected by the LSC South head coaches.

The four ENMU players are junior post Amanda Mendez (5’11”, San Antonio, TX/Madison H.S.), sophomore post/forward Katheryne Hickman (6’0”, San Antonio, TX/Castle Hills First Baptist H.S.), sophomore post Bobbie Wallin (6’1”, Moriarty, NM/Moriarty H.S.), and junior guard/forward Sharon Max (6’0”, Kirtland, NM/Central H.S.).

Mendez led the Zias with 11.9 points per game. She also hauled down 5.4 rebounds per contest. She finished the year with 923 career points (10th All-Time at ENMU) and 460 career rebounds.

Hickman averaged 11.1 points per game, shot 50.0% from the field (112 of 224), and made 79.1% of her free throws (68 of 86). She scored a team high 11.6 points per game in Conference play.

Mendez was named LSC South Division Player-of-the-Week on Nov. 15 and Nov. 22. Hickman was chosen LSC South Player-of-the-Week on Jan. 17.

Wallin was Eastern’s top rebounder, with 180 rebounds in 27 games, an average of 6.7 boards per game. She tied for 7th in the LSC in offensive rebounds (2.73 per game). She scored 8.6 points per game and was a 73.8% free throw shooter (79 of 107).

Max averaged 9.6 points per game and was the team’s top three-point threat. She converted 42 of 119 three-pointers during the season (35.3%). She ranked 11th in the LSC in field goal percentage during the regular season.

AMANDA MENDEZ STATS
1998-99 SEASON

GP	GS	FG	PCT.	3PT	PCT.	FT	PCT	REBS	AVG.	AST	STL	PTS.	AVG.
27	27	136-324	42.0%	2-8	25.0%	47-77	61.0%	146	5.4	15	35	321	11.9

KATHERYNE HICKMAN STATS
1998-99 SEASON

GP	GS	FG	PCT.	3PT	PCT.	FT	PCT	REBS	AVG.	AST	STL	PTS.	AVG.
27	0	112-224	50.0%	9-30	30.0%	68-82	79.1%	113	4.2	11	14	301	11.1

BOBBIE WALLIN STATS
1998-99 SEASON

GP	GS	FG	PCT.	3PT	PCT.	FT	PCT	REBS	AVG.	AST	STL	PTS.	AVG.
27	27	76-181	42.0%	1-5	20.0%	79-107	73.8%	180	6.7	12	20	232	8.6

SHARON MAX STATS
1998-99 SEASON

GP	GS	FG	PCT.	3PT	PCT.	FT	PCT	REBS	AVG.	AST	STL	PTS.	AVG.
27	26	96-257	37.4%	42-119	35.3%	26-33	78.8%	79	2.9	40	15	260	9.6