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Howard Women Picked To Win MEAC Again
Hampton's Dixon named Preseason Player of the
Year
October 16, 2002
Greensboro, NC - Howard University, winners of last year's MEAC
regular season title, has been picked by the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference head coaches and Sports Information Directors to
win the 2002-03 MEAC regular season title for the second consecutive
year. Hampton Lady Pirate senior guard LaShondra Dixon has also
been selected the MEAC preseason Player of the Year.
Despite losing the 2001-02 MEAC Player of the Year, Andrea Gardner, Howard
looks to still be the top team in the MEAC. The Lady Bison return senior
forward Courtney Kirk, senior guard Asia Petty, and junior guard Simone
Agee.
Dixon, a 5-5 senior from Sparta, GA, led the Lady Pirates in scoring last
season with 17.6 points per game and also made the MEAC All-Conference &
All-Tournament first teams last season. Joining Dixon in the backcourt of
the All-MEAC preseason first team will be Nicole Rhem of South Carolina
State. Rhem, a 5-9 junior from Brooklyn, NY, averaged 12 points and 5.4
rebounds per contest last season for the Lady Bulldogs.
In the frontcourt, Kirk of Howard, Lauren Forsthoff of Bethune-Cookman and
Nicole Brathwaite of Hampton were selected as preseason first team choices.
Kirk, a 6-2 forward from Fairfield, AL, averaged 12.5 points along with 5.5
rebounds per game. Forsthoff, a 6-0 junior from Lafayette, LA, was All-MEAC
first team last season and led the Lady Wildcats in scoring at 12.7 points
per contest. Brathwaite, a 6-1 junior from Houston, TX, average 9.1 points
along with 6.8 rebounds for the Lady Pirates last season.
All-MEAC Preseason First Team
Nicole Brathwaite Hampton Junior 6-1 C Houston, TX
Lauren Forsthoff Bethune-Cookman Junior 6-0 F Lafayette, LA
Courtney Kirk Howard Senior 6-2 F Fairfield, AL
Nicole Rhem South Carolina State Junior 5-9 G Brooklyn, NY
LaShondra Dixon Hampton Senior 5-5 G Sparta, GA
Player of the Year: LaShondra Dixon, Hampton
Player of the Year Runner Up: Nicole Rhem, South
Carolina State
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