October 28, 1998
Northwestern senior forward Kristina Divjak (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) was selected to the preseason coaches and media All-Big Ten teams as announced by the conference at its Oct. 25 Basketball Media Day.
Divjak returns this season after leading the Big Ten in scoring last year with 22.1 points per game.
She was named a preseason All-America candidate this year by the Women's Basketball Journal and for the second season in a row was named "The Best Shooter in the Big Ten" by The Sporting News. Last year, Divjak picked up Kodak Honorable Mention All-America honors and was a first team All-Big Ten selection. The Wildcats are hosting two exhibition game in the next two weeks. On Tue., Nov. 3, Northwestern plays Shelen Russia at 7 p.m. at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The second exhibition game is scheduled against the Chicago Challengers for Mon., Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. Northwestern officially opens up the 1998-99 season on Sun., Nov. 15 at New Mexico.