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2008-09 Media
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Clayton State
picked first in Peach Belt Conference women’s basketball preseason
poll
Lakers open up
with preseason exhibition at Georgia on Nov. 8
  MORROW,
Ga. – October 29, 2009 –
The Peach Belt Conference released its 2009-10 Peach Belt Conference
preseason poll for women’s basketball on Tuesday, and the Clayton
State Lakers were picked as the preseason favorite in the poll voted
on by the PBC head women’s coaches. This is the third time in the
last four years that Clayton State has been selected as the PBC
preseason favorite.
Head coach Dennis Cox’s Lakers received seven out of 12 possible
first-place votes and 137 total points to place first, just ahead of
defending PBC regular season champion Francis Marion. Defending PBC
Tournament champion Lander was selected third, followed by Columbus
State, Georgia College, USC Aiken, UNC Pembroke, Armstrong Atlantic,
North Georgia, Georgia Southwestern, PBC newcomer Montevallo,
Augusta State and PBC newcomer Flagler.
Clayton State made PBC history last season by becoming the first
conference team to advance to the NCAA Division II "Elite Eight" for
a second time. The Lakers are coming off an impressive 26-7 campaign
in 2008-09, including 16-4 in the Peach Belt Conference. This
season, Clayton State is ranked 16th
in the nation in the Division II Bulletin Preseason Top 25 poll.
Cox returns two starters from last season in senior guard Lesheria
Stevens and sophomore guard Brittany Hall. In addition, senior
center Jene’e Jemison and sophomore forward Tanisha Woodard should
contribute heavily, along with junior wing Jorane Metelus, who
medical redshirted last season.
The talented recruiting class includes one Division I transfer, one
Division II transfer and five players from the JUCO ranks.
Headlining the Laker newcomers is senior forward LaDe’Sha Stoudamire,
a transfer from Arkansas State and the younger sister of Phoenix
Suns All-Star forward Amare Stoudamire.
The Peach Belt Conference will undergo several changes for the
2009-10 season, the foremost of which is a return to division play.
With the additions of Flagler and the Montevallo, the PBC will be
split into east and west divisions. In the east will be Augusta
State, USC Aiken, Lander, Flagler, Armstrong Atlantic, Francis
Marion and UNC Pembroke while the west will have Montevallo,
Columbus State, Georgia Southwestern, Georgia College, Clayton State
and North Georgia.
Clayton State plays two preseason exhibition games to start the
season – Nov. 8 at Division I Georgia, and Nov. 12 at home against
old NAIA rival LaGrange. The Lakers officially open the regular
season on Nov. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at home against Albany State.
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Team
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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11th
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12th
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Total
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1. |
CLAYTON STATE |
7 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
137 |
| 2.
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Francis Marion |
2
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8
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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131
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| 3.
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Lander |
3
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0
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4
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4
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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120
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| t4.
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Columbus State |
0
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1
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3
|
2
|
4
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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104
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| t4.
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Georgia College |
1
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0
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3
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2
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3
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2
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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104
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| 6.
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USC
Aiken |
0
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0
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2
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2
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3
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3
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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95
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| 7.
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UNC
Pembroke |
0
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0
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0
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2
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1
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2
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4
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3
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2
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0
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0
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0
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69
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| 8.
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Armstrong Atlantic |
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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4
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2
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5
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0
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0
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1
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0
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67
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| 9.
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North
Georgia |
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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2
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3
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2
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3
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1
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0
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53
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| 10.
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Georgia Southwestern |
0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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5
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4
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1
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0
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48
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| 11.
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Montevallo |
0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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4
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4
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2
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0
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45
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| 12.
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Augusta State |
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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2
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8
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0
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29
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| 13.
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Flagler |
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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12
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12
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