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Campus Review
April 1, 2013
Campus Review
April 1, 2013
Editor:
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Lauren Graves
Samantha Watson
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Griggs Named To WBCA All-American Team
by Gid Rowell, Athletics
Clayton State senior guard Drameka
Griggs has been named to the Women’s
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)
All-American team, the third straight sea-
son that the Lakers have had a player
named All-American. Teshymia Tillman
received the honor in 2011-12 and
Tanisha Woodard last season. Former
Laker Catreia Shaw was also named All-
American in 2002-03.
In addition to the All-American honors,
Griggs has received several other acco-
lades this season. She was named the
Daktronics NCAA Division II’s Southeast
Region Player of the Year. She was the
Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year
and the MVP of the 2013 Peach Belt
Conference Tournament.
A 5-5 lightning quick guard from
Ellenwood, Ga., she ranks eighth in the
nation in scoring at 19.7 points per game,
while ranking fourth in the country in steals.
She also ranks 14th in the nation in field goal
percentage and free throw percentage.
Griggs will finish her three-year Clayton
State career in the Lakers all-time top-10
in the following statistical categories:
points scored, points per game, steals,
steals per game, field goals made, field
goals attempted, field goal percentage,
free throws made, free throws attempted,
free throw percentage and 3-point field
goal percentage.
Her 630 points this season is the all-time
best in Clayton State history, breaking the
Laker record of 547 points set by former
All-American Tillman during Clayton
State’s national championship season.
Griggs is also within 50 points of the
Lakers career scoring mark (1415), set in
1996 by Lisa Williams.
Griggs has led the team in scoring in 26
games this season, scoring over 20 points
18 times. She had a career high 34 points
in the team’s win over #25 USC Aiken in
the Peach Belt Conference Tournament,
only one point shy of Clayton State’s sin-
gle game record of 35 points in a game.
Joining Griggs on the WBCA All-
American list are: seniors Kiara Brown of
Edinboro, Kari Daugherty of Ashland,
Hillary Southworth of West Liberty,
Meixandra Porter of Nova Southeastern,
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe of Simon Fraser
(B.C.), Kelsey Sigl of Colorado Mesa and
Bianca Simmons of UMass-Lowell along
with juniors Lauren Battista of Bentley
and Kiara Wright of Tarleton State.
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