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Aja Wilson admits that when she was younger, playing basketball was the furthest thing from her mind. Taylor Rogers Twins Jersey .Now South Carolinas star is recognized as one of the best players in womens college basketball as a member of The Associated Press All-America team that was announced Thursday.Its unbelievable. I came from being a little girl who didnt want to play the sport of basketball, the 6-foot-5 junior forward said. I didnt want to deal with sweating or basketball running. Now, being one of the top five players in the country with such a great group of girls is pretty unbelievable.Wilson is joined on the All-America team by Ohio States Kelsey Mitchell, Notre Dames Brianna Turner, Baylors Nina Davis and Washingtons Kelsey Plum.It would be a lot of fun playing with those girls. Ive been around them, played with and against them, Wilson said. I guarantee we wouldnt lose a game.Wilson received 32 votes from the 33-member national media panel that selects the weekly poll. Mitchell had 31 votes, two more than Turner, a 6-3 junior. Both Wilson and Mitchell were honored as All-Americans last spring.Its great to be recognized for what Ive done in the past and what people think I can do this year, Mitchell said. Im truly honored by it.The Ohio State guard averaged 26.1 points last season, third best in the nation. Plum was just behind her on the scoring list at 25.9 points.Shes made everybody in our program better, including me, Washington coach Mike Neighbors said. Shes the textbook definition of student-athlete for what she does on and off the court. To be recognized like that, she works at it. Its not what drives her. We walk through the airport and no one says basketball player. These other players when they walk through, they go basketball player. She works so hard and is so dedicated.Turner has struggled with injuries her first two years at Notre Dame. Her being able to stay healthy is one of the biggest keys to Notre Dame this year. The Irish enter the season as No. 1 in the AP poll.She hasnt had a year yet where shes gone through the whole year, Irish coach Muffet McGraw said. Its a shame she didnt have the summer to work on her game because of injuries.She averaged 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds last season while playing in 29 of Notre Dames 35 games.Davis had another stellar season for Baylor, averaging 16.3 points and shooting 55 percent from the field.Nina is certainly deserving of this recognition, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. She has had a remarkable career and is deserving of any award that comes her way.Davis and Mitchell were both on last seasons preseason All-America team. Joining the pair were UConn seniors Breanna Stewart and Moriah Jefferson. Minnesota senior Rachel Banham rounded out the team. Nelson Cruz Twins Jersey . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. Lewis Thorpe Jersey . Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short. https://www.cheaptwins.com/582t-ryne-harper-jersey-twins.html . After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace. Its true that No. 23 Washington State gets most of its yards via the pass in coach Mike Leachs Air Raid offense. Its also true that Washington State this year has the most productive running backs in the Pac-12.Put those two facts together and you have a pretty good explanation for why the Cougars are having one of their best seasons in recent history. Washington State (8-3, 7-1) remains in the hunt for a league title heading into Fridays Apple Cup against No.6 Washington.Leach said people who think the Air Raid involves only a quarterback and receivers do not understand the offense. It is often running backs who get the most touches, he said. Wed like to have the highest level of production from that position, Leach said.Gerard Wicks, Jamal Morrow and James Williams are the backs carrying the load. Of the three, Wicks is the biggest and strongest, Morrow has more versatility and Williams is the most dynamic runner, Leach said.Opposing coaches have noticed.Not only are they trying to run it (more), theyre really good, Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre said before the Buffaloes 38-24 victory over Washington State on Saturday.The three have piled up 1,537 yards rushing and 954 yards receiving to lead the league in total yards from scrimmage.The Cougars also lead the Pac-12 with 29 touchdowns scored by running backs.Washington State has scored 50 or more points a record four times this season, and is averaging 42 points per game.A lot of that has to do with our offfensive line, Leach said. Martin Perez Jersey. This is the biggest group weve had.Offensive lineman Eduardo Middleton said its fun to do something besides drop back into pass protection.We get to show people we are not just guys who can pass the ball, Middleton said. Its been nice.Quarterback Luke Falk, who has thrown for 3,935 yards so far this season, said the running game keeps the defense honest.People cant drop eight back on us now, Falk said. They have to respect our run game.Receiver Gabe Marks said the running backs deserve the touches they get.Back in the day, wed just run it and nothing would get done, Marks said after the Cal game, when Washington States backs combined for 254 yards and averaged 8.2 yards per rush. Its hard to deny that type of production.Washington States running game began to improve during last years 9-4 season. Washington State scored just eight rushing touchdowns and averaged 80 yards rushing per game last year but that was a big improvement over the dreadful 2014 average of 39.8 yards per game.This season, the Cougars are averaging 132 yards per game, highest in Leachs head coaching career. The Cougars have topped 200 yards rushing in a game three times.Balance is good, Marks said. Weve got some good balance right now.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '