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Campus Review
January 23, 2012
Clayton State Women’s Tennis Ranked Seventh in Division II
Gibbons Wins 200th as Clayton State Rolls Past Flagler
By Lee Wright, Sports Information
percent from the field and 74 percent from
the free throw line. Defensively, Clayton
State limited Augusta State to only 36 per-
cent shooting from the field and only 11
percent (1-for-9) from 3-point range. The
Lakers also out-rebounded the Lady
Jaguars 38-27.
Brittany Hall paced a balanced Clayton
State attack with 13 points, followed by
senior Tanisha Woodard with 12 points
and six assists. Junior Drameka Griggs
scored 12 points off the bench with four
assists, while Kayla Mobley scored 11
points. The Lakers got another strong per-
formance from their bench with 34
points.
The Clayton State Laker men’s basketball
team got Teondre Williams back in his
offensive rhythm on Thursday night, and
in turn, also got head coach Gordon
Gibbons a long-awaited milestone.
Williams scored a game-high 27 points as
the Lakers rolled to an impressive 78-59
Peach Belt Conference victory at Flagler.
The win marked the 200th victory at
Clayton State for Gibbons, who is now in
his 11th season at the Laker helm.
Gibbons is now 200-115 at Clayton State.
In his 21st season as a head coach at the
Division II level, Gibbons is 446-180. He
is one of few head coaches at any level
that has recorded 200 or more victories at
two different programs.
“That is a nice honor and a tribute to the
players and staff that have been a part of
this success,” said Gibbons. “Tonight was
just what the doctor ordered and it was a
great team win. We were very balanced
and wanted to get Teondre going. Tonight,
he shot lights out.”
After struggling with his shooting over
the last four games, Williams came alive
on Thursday. The senior wing connected
on 10-for-16 from the floor and drained 3-
point baskets. He scored 22 points alone
in the first half as the Lakers staked them-
selves to a 22-point lead at halftime.
Flagler twice trimmed the Laker lead to
four points early in the first half before
Coming off the best season in program
history, the Clayton State Laker women’s
tennis team is highly-ranked heading into
the upcoming 2012 season.
In
the
recently-released
ITA
(Intercollegiate Tennis Association)
Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll,
Clayton State is ranked seventh in the
nation. This marks the highest national
preseason ranking for Clayton State in the
history of Laker women’s tennis. Clayton
State is coming off a banner 2011 season
which the Lakers finished 18-8 under
first-year head coach Le’Trone Mason,
advancing to the NCAADivision II “Final
Four” for the first time ever.
Clayton State is one of five teams from
the Peach Belt Conference that is presea-
son nationally-ranked. Armstrong is
ranked third, while Columbus State is
ranked 12th, Flagler is ranked 13th and
Georgia College is ranked 16th. 2011
NCAA Division II national runner-up
Lynn is the preseason top-ranked team.
Individually, the Clayton State team of
Marie Cercelletti and Ivana Krommelova
are ranked 15th in the nation in doubles.
Krommelova was selected as an ITA
Division II All-American last season, and
she and Cercelletti advanced to the ITA
Southeast Regional semifinals in doubles
back in the fall.
Mason also announced some schedule
changes and additions for the 2012 sea-
son.
The Lakers’ Peach Belt Conference show-
down at Armstrong has been moved from
Mar. 5 to Apr. 6 at 2 p.m., and there are
also two time changes of note. Clayton
State’s Mar. 18 match at home against
Georgia College has been moved up to 1
p.m., and the Lakers’ Apr. 15 match at
UNC Pembroke will be at 10 a.m.
Mason also added three matches in
March. Clayton State will square off
against top-ranked Lynn in Savannah on
Mar. 3 in a rematch of last season’s
NCAA Division II “Final Four” match. In
addition, Clayton State will play two
matches in Orlando during the first week
of March, on Mar. 6 against Division I
Delaware State and Mar. 9 against Albion.
The Lakers open the 2012 season on Feb.
4 at home against defending NAIANational
Champion Auburn-Montgomery.
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