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CIAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT February 2006 ELIZABETH CRY STATE’S RECORD-SETTING SCHOLAR ELIZABETH CRY STATE PHOTO As a freshman, Elizabeth City State’s Ceieste Trahan made an immediate impact on the record books with a CIAA record 28 rebounds in the 2005 women’s championship game against Shaw. She aiso led the nation in rebounding. Trahan looks beyond mere stats By April Emory SPECIAL TO THE CHARUmE POST ELIZABETH CITY - One might think that an abundance of early success might spoil the aver age student-athlete. Or that many would love to have their names etched in the history books by the close of their collegiate careers. The operative word here is “average” and by no means is Celeste TVahan an average stu dent-athlete. TVahan learned recently that the rebounding prowess she dis- . played during last season had landed in the Official 2006 NCAA Women’s Basketball Records Book. She now ranks fourth all- time in both rebounds (398) and reboundipg average (13.7 per game) by a freshman. She also captured the second- and third- best rebounding perfbrmanc*es in the nation last year with her CIAA record-breaking 28 rebounds in the championship game against Shaw. A month before, TVahan had turned in the nation’s third-best overall perfor mance with 24 boards. Of the 12 individuals ranked for rebounding performances last season, she was one of three freshmen, and the only player m be listed twice. Yet the diamond in the rough that .she is (3.3 GPA), one might wonder if the 6-1 Stockton, Calif., native may have quietly set indi vidual goals regardless to what success her team may achieve. Yet she remains unfazed by it all. ‘ . “It’s nice, it makes me feel good, but I’m not going to jump for joy,” said TVahan who didn’t play ba.s- ketball until her freshman year in high school. “Don’t get me wrong. I’m happy, especially since there ai'e so many who don’t get this type of opportunity, but I’m not going to get too excited because I’m not satisfied.” Well, what would it take to please one who is admittedly hard to satisfy? After all, she garnered every accolade imaginable last year: CIAA rookie of the year, seven-time rookie of the week, all- CIAA, 2005 CIAA All-Tburna- ment team. South Atlantic Region second team and the list goes on. “I want our team to win, I want to win,” she answered. “I was shy when ia£t season* first sUirtod. J was tfying to the level of the college game.” Then she shrugs and addcid: “Then I ju.st rehixcKl and played ball.” Last season 'IVahan ftxik both the CIAA and the NCAA by storm. She led the nation in rebounding, ranked 35th in field- goal percentage, 48th in blocked shots and 86th in scoring. In the CIAA «hc ranked in the top four in relyiunding (first), field goal percentage (seaind) and bU>ck(Kl shots (fourth). According to second-year coach Tara Owens, TVahan is a plea.sure to coach. “It is amazing to me iind incred ibly impressive how hard this team works. If something is not quite right, it is like they will give all (jf themselves to make it hot ter,” .she said. “I was shy when last season IItsI started. [ was trying to adjust to the level of the eollege game. Then I Just relaxed and played ball.” Elizatjeth City State's Celeste Trahan
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