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Former Wake Forest standout
enjoying first lap around CIAA
py SAM DAVIS ' "?
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Tracy Connor is seeing the
ClAA in a different light this
Veek.
[ Connor, a first-year assistant
toach with Winston-Salem State,
Went through the league for the
first time this past season. Now,
$I>'s experiencing her first league
tournament.
Connor, who played colle
giately at Wake Forest, said she's
gaining a new appreciation for
' tieCIAA.
< "It's very different," Connor
said of her first tour through the
Idop. "It's more of a personal
expression of culture. It has
something to offer for the whole
African American community."
J The whole experience is new
for Cdnnor. As a coach, she is
getting a chance to view the game
of basketball from a different
perspective. The CIAA Women's
Basketball Tournament is cele
brating its 25th Anniversary this
year. Connor said she glad to be
a^yart of it.
; "This is part of h'story," she
said. "History is being made this
season and I feel privileged to be
hire." * t
; Connor has traveled in good
company throughout her athletic
career. * I
? She was one of the top <
prospects in the nation when she I
graduate from South Rowan ;
( High in China Grove. She had <
her pick of the nation's colleges i
but chose to attend Wake Forest, 1
where she made an immediate
impact. She was named the ACC
Women's Rookie of the Year for <
tl|e1992-93 season. She set
records for rebounds in a game
(22) and season (316). big
splash. Connor was well on her
why to a record-setting career
w)ien she suffered a severe knee
injury. That sidelined her for a
season and curtailed a career that
was on the rise. After sitting out
a 'season, with a medical redshirt,
Qynnor started looking at things
from a different perspective. Aca
demics began to take on an even
larger role in her life. She gradu
ated with an undergraduate
degree and then received her
masters while completing her
fifth year of competition.
Although she never regained
all of her skills, Connor is still
one of the top scorers and
rebounders in the school's histo
ry
The Wake schedule prevented
Connor from experiencing a
CI A A Tournament. She finally
got a chance to see some of it last
year. This year, however, she's
gotten an opportunity to get an
inside glimpse.
More importantly, she's got
ten a chance to gain valuable
experience as an assistant coach
under Debra Clark.
"It has been a great experi
ence for me," Connor said. "I
have a chance to study under a
coach who has a lot of experi
ence and savvy. She's a pleasure
to work for. I just hope that I can
continue to gain experience."
Right now, Connor said she's
happy with what she's doing.
Come August, however, she
might have to make a career deci-?
sion. That's when she's slated to
graduate with a degree as a
Physician's Assistant.
"Right now, I'm hoping that I
can continue coaching and my
career in the medical field," she
said. "I enjoy both and I don't
want to give either of them up."
Tracy Connor
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tHeir full-court press and raced to
allO point lead.
; Six minutes later Fayetteville
Sjate led 23-4 and the Lady
Tigers only scored 11 more
points in the first half while turn
ing the ball over 22 times.
4 The Lady Broncos held a 43
13 advantage at intermission
behind Michelle Dent's 10 points
and two steals. Nattlie Pearson,
Sonja Walker and Shavonne
Brown, the only seniors on a
tekm chock full of freshman and
sophomores backed her up with
14 combined points.
Pearson, a 5-4 point guard,
ajso added four assist, two steals,
tj^o rebounds and just one
turnover.
In the second half the Lady
0roncos continued to put the
(pressure on St. Pauls forcing
another 23 turnovers. The Lady
T;igers could not find an answer
tp Fayetteville State's press or to
gguard Shaunici Morgan as they
\fent on to lose 77-55.
J After only playing three min
iates in the first half because of a
'. milled achilles Morgan, an All
j\ QIAA pick, finished the game
with 19 points and three steals.
Dent chipped in 14 while Marian
Moore and Walker hit for 12
pjbints apiece.
LaKisha Phifer seemed to be
the only player on St. Pauls' (6
20) able to get anything going.
The slim 6-1 senior, who is the
top shot blocker in Division II
history with 533 rejections
almost posted a triple double
scoring 14 points, grabbing 25
rebounds and swatting nine
shots.
For the game, the Lady Bron
cos (14-11) swiped 24 balls with
their unrelenting press but they
also turned the ball over 29 times
and shot a dismal 35 percent
from the field, which raised the
ire of Eric Tucker, their coach.
Tucker, who is in his sixth
year at FSU liked what his team
did defensively but says they
niust continue to work to shoot
bpter.
win is a win in the tourna
tient," he said said. "We're such a
ypung team and I know I always
' shy that but it's true."
The evening session of the
Women's tournament pitted
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Johnson C. Smith University
against the Lady Bears of Shaw
University.
The Golden Bulls had been
on a roller coaster during the reg
ular season and it's that same
principle that proved to be the
telling aspect of their first half.
The Lady Bears held as much
as a 17 point lead against JCSU
but that's when they turned to the
doctor-Blanche Doctor to be
exact.
The freshman scored 8 points
while sophomore Lawanna Davis
snatched 12 boards to pull the
Golden Bulls out of a hole and
stake them to a 42-35 halftime
lead.
Shaw, which was without the
services of All-CIAA forward
Sundiate Davis raced were paced
by Marsha Tennants 12 points, 8
rebounds and five steals.
During the intermission
JCSU first year coach Barry
Street told his players to relax
and "get back to our game."
That's exactly what they did
as the Golden Bulls picked up
their defense and displayed
"more discipline" on offense on
their way to a 88-79 win.
JCSU out rebounded the
Lady Bears 53-38 and continued
to do the little things that are
needed to get a victory.
Doctor totaled 16 points for
the game while Davis .chipped in
another 11 points and 19
rebounds. Marquisha Clayburn
scored 15 points and dished five
assist and Taneika Reader fin
ished with 11 points.
Five girls scored in double
figures for Shaw (17-9). Sheree
Bates lead the way with 17 points.
Tenants finished with 16
points and 10 rebounds with
Shannon Edwards and Angela
Ellis scoring 12 and 10 points
respectively. Simone Gilliam put
in a work-womanlike effort
amassing 12 points, nine assist
and six steals.
Alicia Hill of J.C. Smith goat aftar a loose ball.
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