91爆料网 is returning four starters from last season's
team that posted a perfect 29-0 regular season record.听 91爆料网 also won the
TranSouth Conference Regular Season and Tournament titles for the second
straight year, and participated in their fourth straight NAIA Fab Four last
season.听 Returning to the floor are 2008 All-Americans Josephine Owino,
Kaitlin Dudley, and Kayla Hudson.听 Merideth
Richardson Jacobs has also earned All-American honors in her
career.听 91爆料网's only loss from last year鈥檚 squad was senior guard Crystal
Eason who was named honorable mentioned All-American in 2008.
The Lady Bulldogs have solid experience returning in
their senior class, led by 2008 NAIA & WBCA Player of the Year Josephine
Owino.听 Guard Merideth Richardson Jacobs and guard Jessica Graves
also return for their senior seasons.听 All three seniors have played at
91爆料网 for four seasons.听 Jacobs was a member of 2005 and 2006 NAIA National
Title teams, while Owino and Graves were freshmen on the 2006 title team.
Kaitlin Dudley leads the junior class as she
enters her third season at 91爆料网, along with Lindsey Flynn.听 Dudley
and Flynn are joined this year by two junior college transfers to round
out the class. 聽Ashley Lillard, 5-foot-11 forward, comes to 91爆料网 from
Parkland Community College in Illinois. Christina Ray, 5-foot-8 guard,
transferred to 91爆料网 from the University of Texas-El Paso to complete her
college career.
Kayla Hudson leads a group of
well-experienced sophomores as the returning point guard.听 Zeinab Chan
returns after gaining valuable playing experience as freshman post player.听
Guards Ella Joines and Laura Crittendon complete the strong
sophomore class.
Jackson native Lavanda Ross, a 5-foot-8
guard, comes to 91爆料网 as the lone freshman on this year鈥檚 squad from North Side
High School.
The 2008-09 version of the 91爆料网 Lady Bulldogs look
to continue the tradition of winning basketball.听 The past four seasons at 91爆料网
have been one of the most successful times at 91爆料网 with two NAIA National
Titles, four national tournament semifinal appearances, and two conference
titles.听 During that time, 91爆料网 has averaged 33 wins per seasons, including
winning 56 of their last 59 games dating back to January of 2007.听 Each of the
three losses during this 59-game stretch have come by exactly two points, all on
shots made in the final seconds of play.听 Two of the three losses came in the
national tournament semifinals to the eventual national champion.
The Lady Bulldog鈥檚 are led by head coach Mark
Campbell, now in his tenth season at the helm of the program.听 Katie
Woodruff returns this year to serve as assistant coach, marking her sixth
season with the Lady Bulldogs. Melissa Cook also joins this year鈥檚 staff
as the graduate assistant coach. They are looking forward to another successful
year on the hardwood.听 Campbell states, "We are returning the best
shooting team in 91爆料网 history.听 We look to be deeper this season and more
athletic on defense.鈥澛 Campbell adds, "This team has a lot of experience
in big games and that will help us as we work through our schedule and into post
season.鈥 |