Jessica Kochendorfer

FARMINGTON, CT - University at Buffalo women's basketball sophomore Jessica Kochendorfer (Allen, MI/Quincy) was honored by womenscollegehoops.com, receiving honorable mention honors on the website's second annual All-America Team.

Kochendorfer led the Bulls with 14.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.36 blocks per game. She was one of only two players to start every game during the 2001-02 season, and she posted a team-high seven double-doubles on the year while leading the Bulls in scoring on 10 occasions and in rebounding on 17 occasions. Her 401 points on the year are the 10th highest in UB history, and her 38 blocks are sixth on UB's single-season record list. Kochendorfer ranked 10th in the Mid-American Conference in scoring, fourth in rebounding, eighth in field goal percentage (.456), tied for third in blocked shots per game, third in defensive rebounds per game (5.50) and 15th in offensive rebounds per game (2.14). In MAC games only, she ranked fourth in scoring (15.3) and rebounding (8.1) and third in blocks per game (1.31).

Kochendorfer was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Tulane/Doubletree Classic in late December, and she was named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on February 12. She scored a career-high 27 points against Ball State on February 9 and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against Kent State on January 30. She also surpassed the 600 career point plateau (607) and the 350 career rebound plateau (361), putting her on pace to become just the second player in UB history to score over 1,200 points and grab over 700 rebounds in her career. She was a 2001-02 honorable mention All-MAC selection.