All-American snub Danielle McCray is dropping a ridiculous 30 and 10 per game on Women’s NIT opponents.

Oklahoma State’s Andrea Riley, a second-team AP All-American, is in Stillwater, watching the women’s NCAA and WNIT tournament fields narrow to four.

Why does any of this matter? It doesn’t really. It’s just an award, another cherry on top of another prolific season. The problem is I just can’t understand how the Associated Press could name Riley, and others for that matter, to its list of postseason honorees and leave McCray off all three teams.

This on the heels of a season in which McCray averaged 21 points and eight rebounds in 34 games. Like Riley, she was an All-Big 12 selection. Like Riley, she played in arguably the deepest conference in the nation. Unlike Riley, she doesn’t have her own Web site touting her accomplishments.

Maybe that’s what made the difference. Or maybe it’s lack of exposure in general.

And as talented as Riley is — she averaged 23 points, six assists and four rebounds — McCray was by far the more efficient offensive player for a better team. Consider this eye-popping statistic: Riley needed 20 shots per game to get her 23 points every night. McCray, on the other hand, scored 21 points on just more than 16 shots per game.

And, despite defenses’ game-planning for her, McCray shot an astounding 46 percent from the field and 43 percent from the free-throw line. Riley? She shot 36 and 27 percent, respectively.

Riley was the engine that drove Oklahoma State, but McCray played almost the identical role for Kansas.

So where is the love? It’s certainly not coming from the Associated Press. Oh well, I’m sure McCray doesn’t mind too much.

I would venture a guess that she would rather be playing in April than sitting around celebrating another cherry on top of the sundae.

BRING YOUR FRIENDS

Fortunately for fans of Kansas basketball, the WNIT doesn’t employ neutral sites for its games.

That means big games in Allen Fieldhouse in April, a time normally reserved for spring-cleaning and the occasional AAU tournament. And although Athletics Director Lew Perkins would no doubt break the bank to bring the final back to the Lawrence if Kansas wins tonight, a healthy crowd would go a long way toward winning the confidence of WNIT organizers.

Imagine the environment fans could create if even 6,000 people showed up. As always, admission is free for students with a valid KUID.

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

This wouldn’t be a Wednesday edition of the Morning Brew without a soccer reference.

The United States plays Trinidad and Tobago tonight on ESPN2 at 6:30 p.m., four days after tying El Salvador 2-2.

The game is in Nashville, and the U.S. needs to bounce back from a disappointing performance on Saturday to stay atop the Hexagonal.

— — Edited by Brandy Entsminger