Stanford center Jayne Appel was named to the Associated Press preseason All-America team on Tuesday, receiving 34 votes from the 40-member national media panel.

Appel, an All-American as a junior last year, averaged 16.1 points and 9.2 rebounds a game and shot 60.2 percent from the field to help Stanford advance to its second consecutive Final Four last year.

Appel was named to her first career State Farm Coaches' All-America selection last year after earning the Pac-10 Player of the Year award. She was also named to the All-America second team of both the Associated Press and espn.com.

Appel has also been named as a preseason candidate for both the Wade Trophy Player of the Year award and the John R. Wooden Award. Appel was also honored in September as one of Glamour's Top 10 College Women.

Appel was the second-leading vote-getter behind Connecticut's Maya Moore, who was a unanimous selection. Also picked were Huskies' Tina Charles (28 votes), Ohio State's Jantel Lavender (20) and Virginia's Monica Wright (20).

Stanford sophomore forward Nnemkadi Ogwumike was among 14 players who also received votes from the panel.

The second-ranked Cardinal opens the season on Friday, Nov. 13, at Old Dominion at 4 p.m. (PT).

— PA Weekly Online Sports Staff