RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Hawai'i Pacific University sophomore Amy Baum and senior Starr Rivera have been named to the 2020 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-America Team announced on Monday morning.
 
Baum was voted First Team All-America, becoming the program's first player named First Team. Rivera was chosen Honorable Mention. The pair become HPU's second and third student-athletes selected as All-Americans, joining Morganne Comstock who was a second team selection in 2015.
 
The dynamic duo led the the No. 3 Sharks to a school record 29-1 season with a 25-game winning streak that included the Sharks third straight PacWest Conference Tournament Championship. HPU was the top ranked team in the West Region was set to host the regional tournament when the NCAA called off all championship play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Baum, a 5-7 sophomore guard from Melbourne, Australia/Rowville Secondary, the West Region Player of the Year, picks up her first All-America honor. The 2020 PacWest Conference Player of the Year, Baum was also chosen to the All-PacWest Conference Tournament Team. She is the only underclassman chosen to the D2CCA First Team.
 
Baum recorded the first triple-double in women's school history with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists against Dominican, tying the HPU record for single game assists. She recorded five other "near" triples, and seven double-doubles on the season. Baum averaged 12.3 points a game, led PacWest and was fourth nationally with 6.0 assists per game, and ranked sixth in PacWest and 103rd nationally with 8.2 rebounds per game. She led the conference and was third nationally in assist/turnover ratio at 2.92. The sophomore already holds the HPU record for career assists with 337, and ranks fifth in career rebounds with 458, sixth in career steals with 100 and 12th in career scoring with 670.
 
Rivera, a 5-5 senior guard from Honolulu/Roosevelt, adds the All-America honor to being named All-West Region First Team, PacWest Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player and All-PacWest First Team honors this year.
 
Rivera led the Sharks and was the fourth leading scorer in PacWest, 47th nationally, with 18.1 points per game. She led the PacWest and was ninth nationally with a 44.9 3-point field goal percentage, and was third in PacWest, 37th nationally, with 2.67 3-point field goals per game. Rivera averaged 3.1 assists per game (11th PacWest, 214th nationally), and tied the HPU school record with eight 3-pointers at Point Loma. She set the HPU record with 80 3-point field goals in 2019-20. A rugged competitor, she led the PacWest and ranked 10th nationally in minutes played, logging 1090:40 of time on the court. Rivera ranks fourth in HPU career 3-point field goals with 134, eighth in career scoring with 894 points and eighth in career field goals with 339.
 
Senior Hailey Diestelkamp of Drury, who was selected the Ron Lenz National Player of the Year. Joining Baum and Diestelkamp on the D2CCA All-America First Team are senior Tyra James of Urbana, Alexy Mollenhauer of Anderson and Shannon Ryan of Saint Anselm.
 
HPU is one of two institutions with two players on the 2020 team, the only one with a first teamer. Ashland (Ohio) placed two on the list with second teamer Jodi Johnson and third teamer Sara Loomis.
 
Voting was conducted by the NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors from institutions and conference offices across the country. The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
 
+++ HPU +++
 
2020 D2CCA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-AMERICA TEAM
 
FIRST TEAM
Player, School, Class
Hailey Diestelkamp*, Drury, Sr.
Amy Bauk, Hawai'i Pacific, So.
Tyra James, Urbana, Sr.
Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson, Sr.
Shannon Ryan, Saint Anselm, Sr.
 
*Ron Lenz National Player of the Year
 
SECOND TEAM
Michaela Barnes, Edinboro, Sr.
Cassidy Boensch, Grand Valley State, Sr.
Maddi Chitsey, Lubbock Christian, Sr.
Jodi Johnson, Ashland, Sr.
Dori Nagy, Tampa, Jr.
Lilly Ritz, Wheeling, So.
 
THIRD TEAM
Ariel Jones, Shippensburg, Jr.
Sara Loomis, Ashland, Sr.
Brooke Olson, Minnesota Duluth, So.
Quantesha Patterson, Delta State, Sr.
Shanika Peterkin, Barton, Jr.
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Starr Rivera, Hawai'i Pacific, Sr.
Quionche Carter, Walsh, So.
Kayla Marosites, Carson-Newman, Sr.
Megan Skaggs, Central Missouri, Sr.
Jada Smith, Union, Sr.
Katie Webb, Southeastern Oklahoma State, Sr.