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GRACE BERG TO REPRESENT DRAKE IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME

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April 3rd, 2024 by Asa Lucas

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Drake graduate forward Grace Berg will participate in the 2024 Women’s College All-Star Game on April 6, joining other seniors from across the country in a nationally televised contest on ESPN2. The game will be held at 2:30 p.m. CT at the Wolstein Center on the campus of Cleveland State University in downtown Cleveland.

The Women’s College All-Star Game will provide 20 of the country’s brightest stars one final opportunity to represent their programs and be recognized against the backdrop of the sport’s championship weekend. Intersport, an award-winning Chicago-based agency that first launched a national women’s college basketball all-star event alongside the WBCA 25 years ago, will host the event.

Tickets for the Women’s College All-Star Game, which start at just $15, are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting the event’s website atwww.womenscollegeallstar.com.

Berg started all 35 games this year in her final season as a Bulldog. She averaged 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game while shooting .508 percent from the field, .343 percent from three-point range, and .817 percent from the free throw line. She also led the Bulldogs in total field goals. Berg earned two MVC Player of the Week awards and was selected as a First Team All-MVC performer. The Indianola native wrapped up her career in the top 10 on Drake’s all-time scoring list at No. 10 with over 1,800 points.

Grace will suit up for either Team Lieberman or Team Miller, which will be coached by Naismith Hall of Famers and basketball legends Nancy Lieberman and Cheryl Miller, respectively. The complete rosters for Team Lieberman and Team Miller will be announced the week of the event, while individual player commitments will be announced on a rolling basis in the coming days.

Follow the event and get the latest updates on roster news and other details by visiting the event website at www.womenscollegeallstar.com or byfollowing @IntersportHoops on Instagram and X.

Twenty-five years after launching a national women’s college basketball all-star event, Intersport has re-introduced the Women’s College All-Star Game as an annual showcase spotlighting the country’s elite players. These standouts, who will be exhausting their collegiate eligibility and are on the precipice of hearing their names called in the WNBA Draft, will have one final opportunity to represent their programs and be recognized against the backdrop of the sport’s championship weekend. Intersport launched the inaugural Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Star Challenge in 1998, which the WBCA operated through 2006.  Additional information on the event is available at womenscollegeallstar.com.