Keohohou Leads Three Cougars Selected to All-West Region

Lei and Watson also named to team.

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May 20, 2003

PROVO, Utah - 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 Fennell         Cal State Northridge

Second Team

Position                Player                  School
Pitcher                 Meredith Cervenka       Long Beach State
Pitcher                 Melissa Coogan          Hawaii
Pitcher                 Celena Velasquez        San Diego State
(Automatic Selection as Mountain West Pitcher of the Year)
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