ATLANTA, Ga. - Last week, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) released the names of 18 NCAA Division III senior women's basketball student-athletes that were named to the Inaugural Beyond Sports Women's Collegiate All-Star Game presented by the WBCA. Among the honorees was Messiah's Alecia Rohrer who helped the Falcons to a 28-2 overall record and a trip to the Sweet 16.
 
Rohrer was named the MAC Commonwealth Player of the Year and finished the 2018-19 season with an impressive 15.0 points and 13.3 rebounds per game. The senior forward finished the season with 22 double-doubles, tied for the National lead.
 
Earlier this season, Rohrer collected her 1,000th career point against Hood College on Dec. 5, to become the 22nd member of Messiah's exclusive 1,000-club. She finished her career with 1,313 career points, placing her 10th on the all-time scoring list in Messiah history.
 
In addition to scoring 1,000 points, Rohrer became the first Messiah women's basketball player to grab at least 1,000 career rebounds. She finished her career with a record, 1,017 career rebounds while also shattering the program record for rebounds in a single season with 398 boards this year. She grabbed more than 100 The previous record of 296 was set more than three decades ago by Sue Davis in 1984-85.
 
The inaugural Beyond Sports Women's Collegiate All-Star Game will be played at the Cregger Center on the campus of Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, on March 16 immediately preceding the NCAA Division III women's basketball national championship game. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. ET.
 
About the WBCA
 
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
 
About Beyond Sports
 
Beyond Sports is a world leader in foreign tours, study abroad programs, and international internships for college athletes. Since 2010, they've hosted more than 2,700 college athletes representing more than 600 different colleges and universities across the US and currently offer programs in 7 different countries around the globe. The Beyond Sports team includes former college athletes and college coaches who are passionate about "Connecting the World Through Sports!" For more information about Beyond Sports, visit www.beyondsportstours.com.
 

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