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Daytona State College Women's Basketball

2009-2010 Season Outlook

Make It Happen! 

The Daytona State College Lady Falcons are looking to improve upon a 20 win season. The Lady Falcons are rebuilding, as the program saw two freshmen sign early Division I scholarships. The Falcons lost two 1st Team All Mid-Florida Conference players, and two Division II signees. Returning six sophomores will help the incoming freshmen class make it happen in the nationally ranked NJCAA Florida state basketball league.

JaQuavia Couch, (FCCAA State Player of the Week and FCCAA Mid-Florida All-Conference Second Team), is the returning leading scorer at 9.9 ppg; Couch from Saginaw, Michigan, led the Falcons in assists and steals last season will also help solidify the defense. Tracey Flowers, (FCCAA Mid-Florida All-Conference Second Team and Mid-Florida Conference Scholar-Athlete Award) averaged 9.6 ppg a year ago; Flowers an Augusta, Georgia native, last season’s leading rebounder at 7.03 rpg; will anchor the Falcon defense. Zoelis Vega-Vega (FCCAA Mid-Florida All-Conference Second Team and Puerto Rico Junior National Team) averaged 7.3 ppg; Vega-Vega, from Humacao, Puerto Rico is the second leading returner in steals for the Falcons.

Other returning sophomores include Judith Obiero, from Nairobi, Kenya (Mid-Florida Conference Scholar-Athlete Award and FCCAA “All-Academic” Team) who was a key defensive player last season. Tracy Gentry, local Atlantic HS player from Port Orange, FL (Mid-Florida Conference Scholar-Athlete Award and FCCAA “All-Academic” Team) was the second leading three point shooter for the Lady Falcons. Lauren Morris, Newark, NJ native will add depth to the guard and forward position.

An eager 2009 freshmen class will add versatility to a squad that finished 3rd in the Mid-Florida Conference last season. With the loss of freshman, Cassandra Callaway, (FCCAA 1st Team All Mid-Florida Conference) to the Division I ranks, Kynesha Hepburn, combo guard from Miramar HS in Fort Lauderdale, FL (6A Class Player of the Year in Broward County) will provide depth to the backcourt. Shanika Brooks point guard, also a Fort Lauderdale, FL product teamed up with Hepburn at Miramar HS, to post the best record in school history for Coach Clyde Glover. Diana Choibekova, Manhattan, NY, 5’11” shooting guard led her Baruch College Campus team to the 2009 PSAL Class A title was named tournament MVP. Meki Qualls 6’3” center from Pensacola, FL led her Pensacola HS, team back to the Florida Final Four for the second year in a row and was selected 1st Team All-Area and 2nd Team All-State.  Stacei Dennis 5’11 small forward from Harrisburg, PA was selected as a Sporting News Honorable Mention All American, 2 Time MidPenn and Big 15 All Star. Local favorites Shelbi Mitchell guard from Florida HS, Tallahassee, FL and Daphne Walker, 6’0 power forward Lee H.S. MVP product from Jacksonville, FL. Red-shirt forward Tequila Jones, Fayetteville, NC (Mid-Florida Conference Scholar-Athlete Award) round out the freshmen class.

Daytona State College Lady Falcons, where, “Doing the little things right…WILL MAKE THE BIG THINGS HAPPEN!”

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