Wisdom-Hylton, Cirone move up All-American list

Purdue senior forward Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton and Illinois State senior guard Kristi Cirone have been named as regional finalists for the 2009 State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team for the second-consecutive year.

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the 52 regional finalists Tuesday. The State Farm Coaches' All-America Team selection committee will review the 52 candidates and cut the list to 40 finalists on March 25. The 40 finalists will all be in the running for selection to the 10-member State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.

Wisdom-Hylton, a former Neuqua Valley star, and Cirone, who played at Resurrection, are among five student-athletes representing region six, along with Traci Edwards (UW-Milwaukee), Jantel Lavender (Ohio State) and Rachel Porath (Green Bay).

The WBCA Region Six consists of teams in the Missouri Valley Conference, Big Ten Conference and Horizon League.