Keohohou Leads Three Cougars Selected to West All-Region

PROVO -- Junior Oli Keohohou was named to the West All-Region First-team for the third consecutive season. Sophomore catcher Lauren Watson and freshman outfielder Ianeta Lei joined Keohohou on the West All-Region team as second-team selections, the first time honored for both players.

This marks the second time in the four-year history of the program that BYU had three players selected to All-Region. In 2001, Keohohou along with Brooke Cadiente and Liz Boydston represented the Cougars.

As the 2003 Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Year, Keohohou led the conference in virtually every batting category. Keohohou led the league with her .426 batting average (21st in the nation) and was second in the nation in home runs with 20 (0.38 per game) behind Arizona's Lovie Jung. She tallied 58 runs, 55 hits, 47 RBI, 131 total bases and had an amazing 1.016 slugging percentage.

Watson and Lei were both All-MWC selections for the first time in their careers. Watson compiled a .379 batting average, 10 home runs, 66 hits and 42 runs scored. A native of Castaic, Calif., she was also named to the MWC All-Tournament team.

Lei, a freshman slugger from Hawaii, compiled a .346 batting average, 53 hits, and seven home runs. Lei finished the season strong with three home runs in the last week of regular season play and several key hits during the MWC Tournament.

BYU finished the season ranked eighth in the nation in batting average with .304 and 10th in runs per game at 5.62. The Cougars also finished the season with its highest winning percentage at 36-17 but did not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

All-America selections should be named later in the month.

2003 West All-Region Softball Teams
First Team
Position               Player             School
Pitcher                Jodie Cox          Cal State Fullerton	
Pitcher                Bre DeSanta        San Diego State
Catcher                Jami Trinidad      UC Santa Barbara
First Base             Stacey Porter      Hawaii
Second Base            Steph Roberts      Colorado State
Third Base             Anna Leeman        Southern Utah
Shortstop	              Christina Clark    Fresno State	
Outfield               Janalisi Keohohou  Brigham Young
Outfield               Christen Bedwell   Cal State Northridge
Outfield               Barbara Moody      Pacific
Utility                Jamie Southern     Fresno State 
Designated Player      Lai-Kia Fennel     Cal State Northridge
Second Team
Position               Player             School
Pitcher                Meredith Cervenka  Long Beach State
Pitcher                Melissa Coogan     Hawaii
Pitcher                Celena Velasquez*  San Diego State
Catcher                Lauren Watson      Brigham Young
First Base             Jenny Topping      Cal State Fullerton
Second Base            Joann Figueroa     San Diego State
Third Base             Chantal Pershing   UC Santa Barbara
Shortstop	              Ashley VanBoxmeer  New Mexico
Outfield               Ianeta Lei         Brigham Young 
Outfield               Lindy Winkler      Cal State Sacramento
Outfield               Estee Okumura      Pacific
Utility                Gina Oaks          Cal State Fullerton
Designated Player      April Crowell      Hawaii
 
*(Automatic Selection as Mountain West Pitcher of the Year)