NEW CASTLE – Eighteen women have been named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’’s 2016 Silver Anniversary Team, based on outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 25 years ago.

The team includes 12 members of the 1991 Indiana All-Star squad, among them Indiana’’s Miss Basketball. Six other All-State players are included to comprise the best of Indiana’’s high school class of 1991.

Rossville’’s Jennifer Jacoby was named 1991 Indiana Miss Basketball after totaling 2,344 career points and graduating as the state’’s second all-time leading scorer. Her senior season total of 709 points (33.7 ppg) was the sixth-highest girls’ single-season scoring total in IHSAA history to that point.

Warsaw’s 1991 girls basketball team, which went 22-4 and ran to the state finals before falling to Bedford North Lawrence in the championship, had two players make the list. Dana Creighton led the Lady Tigers in scoring that season with 477 points, with second-leading scorer Liza (Reed) Arnold finish with 392 points, also honored.

Other 1991 Indiana All-Stars on this year’’s Silver Anniversary Team include Sarah Armington, Amy Brauman, Darnice Cloudy, Cindy Lamping, Anissa Lewis, Shannon Lindsey, Carrie (Mount) Roelle, Amy (Walker) Sundt and Natasha Weddle.

The remaining six, named to various all-state teams are: Melissa (Graham) Carnes, Christine (Robison) Carter, Carrie (Thompson) Daniels, Tricia Deffendoll, Lori Hissong-Knoblauch and Diane (Poulson) Miller.

All Women’’s Silver Anniversary Team members will be honored at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’’s 15th annual Women’’s Banquet on Saturday, April 30, 2016.

The ceremony will take place at the Primo Banquet Hall, which is located on the south side of Indianapolis. Tickets will be made available in coming weeks or can be reserved through the Hall’’s website at www.hoopshall.com. Call the Hall at (765) 529-1891 or email [email protected] for more information.

2016 WOMEN’’S SILVER ANNIVERSARY TEAM
Name, High School
Sarah Armington, Anderson
Liza (Reed) Arnold, Warsaw
Amy Brauman, Brownsburg
Melissa (Graham) Carnes, Madison Heights
Christine (Robison) Carter, Scottsburg
Darnice Cloudy, Gary Mann
Dana Creighton, Warsaw
Carrie (Thompson) Daniels, Scottsburg
Tricia Deffendoll, Pike Central
Lori Hissong-Knoblauch, Woodlan
Jennifer Jacoby, Rossville
Cindy Lamping, Batesville
Anissa Lewis, Jeffersonville
Shannon Lindsey, Warren Central
Diane (Poulson) Miller, Huntington North
Carrie (Mount) Roelle, Bedford North Lawrence
Amy (Walker) Sundt, Bedford North Lawrence
Natasha Weddle, Indian Creek