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March 13, 2006
Contact: Cory Blackson, Sports Information Director
All-Conference Honorees Headline All-Star Rosters for the ODAC and the USA South
(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - The Old Dominion Athletic Conference and the USA South Athletic Conference are collaborating to conduct an ODAC/USA South Senior Basketball Challenge on Wednesday, March 22, 2006. All-Conference honorees for both Conferences headline the rosters. In the women’s game seven All-ODAC honorees are on the ODAC roster and five All-USA South honorees appear on the USA South roster. On the men’s side five All-USA South honorees are present on the roster while four All-ODAC seniors are on the ODAC roster.
Headlining the ODAC women’s roster are three first team All-ODAC honorees: Randolph-Macon College’s Megan Silva (Glen Allen, Va./Hermitage), Guilford College’s Jennifer King (Reidsville, N.C./Rockingham County) and Bridgewater College’s Marsha Kinder (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby). Silva is a three-time ODAC Player of the Year and was first in the Conference in scoring, averaging 23 points a game and was first in rebounding, pulling down 6.34 boards a game through the second round of the NCAA Tournament. King’s 22 points a game was second in the ODAC while her 3.5 rebounds a game ranked her 12th in the Conference. Kinder was fourth in the ODAC in scoring after averaging 17.7 points a game through the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Other All-ODAC members on the ODAC roster are second team members Michelle Orton (Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook) of Randolph-Macon College and Meghan Stensurd (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) of Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and honorable mention honorees, Stephanie Mathews (Woodstock, Va./Central) of Eastern Mennonite University and Coby Wilmer (Buena Vista, Va./Parry McCluer) of Hollins College.
Headlining the USA South women’s roster are two first team All-USA South honorees: Peace College’s Tia Saunders (Lawndale, N.C./Burns) and Greensboro College’s Sirlena Moore (Washington, D.C./Newport School). Saunders was second in the USA South in scoring after averaging 17.2 points a game while ranking fourth in rebounding, pulling down 10 boards a game. Moore’s 13.5 points a game was sixth in the Conference and her 10.1 rebounds a game was second in the USA South. Other All-USA South honorees on the roster are, Ferrum College’s Tawanna McCall (Bassett, Va./Bassett) and honorable mention honorees, CeCe Carter (Greensboro, N.C./Ben L. Smith) from Averett University and Peace’s Lindy Cartwright (Kill Devil Hills, N.C./Manteo).
Below are the complete rosters for the USA South and ODAC women's teams.
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USA South Women's Team |
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| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Institution |
| Michelle Simonson | G | 6-0 | Peace |
| Tawanna McCall | F | 5-9 | Ferrum |
| Doris Richards | G | 5-3 | Methodist |
| Tia Saunders | F | 5-10 | Peace |
| CeCe Carter | G | 5-3 | Averett |
| Joia Davis | G/F | 5-9 | Shenandoah |
| Lindy Cartwright | C | 6-3 | Peace |
| Jetarwa Miles | F | 5-11 | Averett |
| Bett Shelby | G | 5-8 | Greensboro |
| Monica Cheek | F | 5-9 | Methodist |
| Marquida Coward | F | 5-11 | Peace |
| Sirlena Moore | F/C | 5-11 | Greensboro |
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Head Coach:
Jason Tuggle, Greensboro |
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ODAC Women's Team |
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| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Institution |
| Veronica Kelly | G | 5-7 | Roanoke |
| Leigh Ann Woodley | G | 5-8 | Hollins |
| Sarah Smoak | G | 5-4 | Lynchburg |
| Megan Silva | G | 5-6 | Randolph-Macon |
| Lindsay Reynolds | G | 5-7 | Roanoke |
| Louisa Feve | G/F | 5-9 | Washington & Lee |
| Jennifer King | G | 5-8 | Guilford |
| Meghan Stensrud | F | 6-0 | Randolph-Macon Woman's |
| Stephanie Mathews | F | 5-9 | Eastern Mennonite |
| Megan Senske | F/G | 5-11 | Randolph-Macon |
| Whitney Henderson | F | 5-10 | Emory & Henry |
| Lori Fletcher | F/G | 5-10 | Lynchburg |
| Jennifer Prewitt | F | 5-11 | Randolph-Macon Woman's |
| Michelle Orton | C | 6-3 | Randolph-Macon |
| Amanda Renalds | C | 6-0 | Eastern Mennonite |
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Head Coach:
Stephany Dunmyer, Virginia Wesleyan |
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On the men’s side the ODAC has one first
team All-ODAC honoree. Randolph-Macon’s Justin Wansley (Richmond,
Va./Henrico) was named All-Conference first team after ranking
second in rebounding, pulling down eight boards a game and finishing
sixth in scoring, averaging 15.4 points a game. Other All-Conference
honorees on the ODAC men’s roster are Roanoke College’s Jared Butler
(Springfield, Va./West Springfield) and Bridgewater’s Clay
Michael (Indwood, W.Va./Musselman) who were second-team honorees and
honorable mention honoree, Andy Albright (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) of
Lynchburg College.
The USA South men’s roster features three first team All-USA South
performers: Greensboro College's Steve Berg (Ocala, Fla./Belleview),
Seth Thomas (Jacksonville, N.C./Southwest Onslow) of Methodist
College and Averett University’s Sterling Williams (Halifax,
Va./Halifax). Berg, the USA South Player of the Year, averaged
18.6 points a game and 5.5 rebounds a game in 17 games for The Pride.
Thomas was seventh in the Conference in scoring after averaging 1.4
points a game and was fourth in rebounding after pulling down 7.3
rebounds a game. Williams was second in the Conference in rebounding,
averaging 4.54 rebounds a game and was tenth in scoring, averaging 11.5
points a game. Other All-USA South players on the USA South’s men’s
roster are Eugene Grant (Rockingham, N.C./Richmond Senior) of
Methodist and Christopher Newport University’s Jeremy Romeo
(Yorktown, Va./Tabb), who each earned second team All-Conference
honors.
Below are the complete rosters for the USA South and ODAC men's teams.
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USA South Men's Roster |
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| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Institution |
| Marchise Jones | G | 5-7 | Methodist |
| Jeremy Romeo | G | 6-1 | Christopher Newport |
| Steve Berg | G | 6-0 | Greensboro |
| Patrick Miller | F | 6-5 | Shenandoah |
| Sterling Williams | G/F | 6-1 | Averett |
| Adam Purdham | G | 6-3 | Christopher Newport |
| Eugene Grant | G | 6-2 | Methodist |
| Seth Thomas | G/F | 6-4 | Methodist |
| Nigel Kelly | F | 6-6 | Ferrum |
| Justin Battle | F | 6-7 | Greensboro |
| Brian Holloway | F | 6-6 | Greensboro |
| Jermaine Artis | F | 6-4 | N.C. Wesleyan |
| Billy Gardner | C | 6-7 | Averett |
| Aaron Bahm | F | 6-4 | Methodist |
| Michael McEvoy | C | 6-11 | Methodist |
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Head Coach:
C.J. Woollum, Christopher Newport |
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ODAC Men's Roster |
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| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Institution |
| Justin Wansley | F | 6-6 | Randolph-Macon |
| Jared Butler | G | 5-11 | Roanoke |
| Patrick Prior | F/C | 6-7 | Lynchburg |
| Patrick Gill | G | 6-1 | Randolph-Macon |
| Dustin Gaylon | G | 5-9 | Eastern Mennonite |
| Marques Fitch | G | 6-0 | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Matt Guill | G | 6-3 | Hampden-Sydney |
| Gary Kerns | G | 6-4 | Emory & Henry |
| Jamel Taylor | F | 6-5 | Guilford |
| Clay Michael | F | 6-7 | Bridgewater |
| Will Schwartzstein | C | 6-8 | Emory & Henry |
| Andy Albright | G | 6-2 | Lynchburg |
| Aaron Lewek | C | 6-8 | Hampden-Sydney |
| Matt Towell | F | 6-8 | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Zach Butler | F | 6-5 | Bridgewater |
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Head Coach:
Dave Macedo, Virginia Wesleyan |
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The 2006 ODAC/USA South Senior Basketball Challenge will get underway at 6 p.m. with the women's game followed by the men's game at 8 p.m. at Averett University’s Grant Center in Danville, Va.
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