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Women’s Basketball ‘Re-Loads
“With all the accolades and honors
garnered by the Class of 2002, this
team has the potential to be just as
good,” said head coach Joe Hagan of
the 2002-2003 women’s basketball.
“I've drawn some conclusions
about what seems to work best for
our program in considei'ation of
NAIA II, the AAC (Appalachian
Athletic Conference), and our
geographic location,” Hagan noted
thoughtfully, “and portions of it will
look like something taken out of a
playbook from the 1950’s and 60’s. I
believe that the type of athlete we can
best recruit at Montreat College will
best fit into this scheme.”
The lone senior has a list of
credentials as long as the range on
her jumper..5’10” forward Jennifer
Brooks broke into the limelight her
freshman year when she ran off a
string of sL\ games shooting over
60% from the field, including the
fifth best performance to date when
she hit eight of ten field goal attempts
in the Lady Cavs first ever recorded
victory over Milligan College. She
begins this year with 1484 career
points and a reference in the NAIA
national stats as Division H’s 6''’
leading scorer in 2001 -02 with a 20.4
points per game average.
5’7” guard Julie Buchanan
brings a healthy 14.1 PPG back for
her junior campaign. More than just
a scorer, Buchanan actually had more
steals la.st season than Montreat’s all-
time leading thief (teammate Crystal
Bennett).
Junior classmates 5’11” Jill
Myers and 5’7” Brandy Taylor
have been waiting patiently for two
years and appear to be ready to step
up. Myers, a slender swing player
Seniors Honored
Monica Hickman and Joy Ramsey were honored Senior Night at the Lady Cav’s last home
game.
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has the ability to move inside or out
with good touch at either end of her
range. Always the hustler, Taylor
will see time at the 2-guard but has
the strength and presence of mind to
be effective closer to the basket.
5’9” Shana Hoilman returns to
action after two serious knee surger
ies and a year and a half of inactivity.
Judging from pre-season playing, she
hasn’t skipped a beat from a fresh
man year w’hen she averaged just
just under a remarkable six steals per
game.
There are two more first-year
players with non-traditional matricu
lation patterns. Even though she’s
attended two other colleges, 5’8”
Jessica Mills has yet to play colle-
giately. She averaged 14 points and
eight rebounds in leading McDowell
Higlt School to the 4-A regional finals
and a record of 25-5.
Also 5’9” Anna Shaver took
under five points and three rebounds
through 26 games.
5’8” LeAnn Lane has been
playing volleyball for two years but
seems to have missed the orange
colored ball since being a standout
perfonner in high school.
Guard play is the strength of
the sophomore class as roommates
5’5” Monica Helderman and 5’6”
Jaymie Rowe hope to show tlieir
opponents what one year’s experi
ence can do for you. After showing
moments of brilliance as a freshman,
Helderman is a more balanced and
savvy player that will be expected
to take charge and take “charges” as
a floor general. Although receiving
virtually zero playing time in her fir.st
year (was denied a “redshiit” year),
Rowe has still made major strides in
her confidence level and .skill devel
opment by simply participating in
college practices for over a year.
Two transfers, both of whom will
be redshirted this year, have returned
home. 6’0” Erin McArdle spent two
years at Darton Junior College in
Albany, Georgia after helping to lead
her A.C. Reynolds High School team
to the NCHSAA4A State Champion
ship in 2000. She was ranked as high
as third in junior college rebounding
in the state of Georgia her sophomore
year.
5’6” Megan Luther spent a year
at the U]iiversity of the South in
Sewanee, Tennessee after having
been selected to the Blue/White All-
Star Game her senior year at Enka
High School. She scored over a thou
sand points for her career and averaged
a year off, after leading Wesleyan
Christian to a 24-7 slate averaging
twelve points and six assi.sLs, to serve
as a short-term missionary overseas
with Youth With A Mission.
There are also four traditional
incoming freshmen that balance
the account by bringing a variety of
skills and attributes. 5’10” Laura
Gortney hails from East Burke High
School where her role of defensive
stopper gave her the opportunity to
gai'ner 4.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals
per game. She has already proven in
pre-season that she will be a threat
offensively as well, just like 6’0”
Kelly McArdle, the second portion
of Montreat’s new sister act. The
younger sibling of Erin had quite a
career herself at .A.C. Reynolds aver
aging over ten points and four boards
while spending mo.st of her time on
the perimeter.
5’9” Jaime Gragg gives the Lady
Cavs a terrific fi-io from McDowell
County. Somewhat overlooked as a
college prospect, she erupted for 15
points in the 2002 Blue/
White All-.Star Game, a
performance that included
hitting five treys.
5’6”Kaylin Fisher wins
the award for greatest dis
tance traveled coming to
I Montreat from Ft. Myers,
J Florida where she aver-
g aged 14 points and nine
* -S rebounds for Evangelical
Christian School. Fisher
will be redshirted this year
because of a torn ACL.
Despite the loss of so
many players, the coaches
of tlie Appalachian Athletic
Conference have picked
Montreat to finish third in
the twelve-team race this
season behind Brevard and
lennessee Wesleyan. The Lady Cavs
picked up one first place vote signal
ing that the league is still aware that
no other program has had as much
success over the past three years.
“1 hope we’ve reached the point
where we simply ‘re-load’ rather
than rebuild,” said Hagan. “I’m
anxious to see how this group views
our recent past and wants to create
its own legacy. Once a big train gets
moving it’s hard to slow down. 1
hope the momentum we’ve built up
will help to carry us until this team
finds it’s own identitv.”
Activities Schedule
November 15 8:30 p.m. Flip-Hop Show at Asheville Music Zone
November 17 8:30 a.m. Asheville Track Club/Bent Creek Trail Runs;
call 628-7637 for more info.
. 9 p.m. Aaron Katz Band at Asheville Music Zone
November 18 6:45 p.m. Bell-y Dancing Class at West Asheville
Community; call 258-2235for more info.
Noveinber 19 5:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. VA Intermont College;
Home Game Night in Belk
7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. VA Interment College;
Home .
November 21 5:30 p.m. W'omen’s Basketball vs. Wesleyan; Home
7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Wesleyan; Home
November 22 9:30 p.m. Southern Rock All-Stars at Asheville Music Zone
November 23 2p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Alice Lloyd College; Home
4 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Alice Lloyd College; Home
6 p.m. Thatiksgiving Dinner Party; call 658-0056 for more .
info.
November 24
November 25
November 26-December 2 HAPPY THANKSGIVINGnnn
4 p.m. Jazz Night at Barley’s
7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Tusculum College; Home