Blue Garners 2nd-Team All-Region Honors to Conclude Stellar Women's Basketball Career
Senior point guard named an All-Region selection for second-straight year
March 11, 2006

Carson, CA — Cal State Dominguez Hills senior guard Tameka Blue (Watsonville, CA/Santa Cruz HS) was named to the Second-Team All-West Region squad for the second time in her career, it was announced earlier by the NCAA. It was a fitting conclusion to a four-year career that saw Blue become CSUDH’s all-time leading scorer.

Earlier this week, the Watsonville native also picked up her third First-Team All-CCAA accolade.

Blue finished the 2005-06 season averaging 17.9 points and 5.1 assists per contest, good for the 3rd- and 2nd-best totals in the CCAA, respectively, and recorded twelve 20-plus point performances while scoring in double figures in 22 of 26 games. In addition, Blue set career records for assists (534) and free throw percentage (.802).

The 5’7” playmaker became the leading scorer in CSUDH history on March 4, 2006, a 79-57 win at Cal State Monterey Bay in the season finale. In front of a contingent of family and friends who made the short trip down from the Watsonville and Oakland area, Blue eclipsed Faye Hagan’s mark on a jumper with 17:34 remaining in the second half and, as the Toros all-time career free throw percentage leader, fittingly converted the foul shot for the old-fashioned 3-point play. Blue would end the game with 15 points, setting the new benchmark in career scoring with 1,470 points.

Blue has collected a shelf full of awards in her record-setting four-year career as a Toro. In addition to her two awards this season, Blue also was named CCAA Freshman of the Year in 2002-03 en route to earning First-Team All-CCAA honors. Last season, she was voted a First-Team All-CCAA selection and a Second-Team All-West Region honoree.