
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, April 12, 1991                   TAG: 9104120264
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: FARMVILLE                                LENGTH: Medium

MAROONS' JENKINS ON VASID 1ST TEAM

Senior forward Karen Jenkins of Roanoke College has been selected a first-team member of the 1990-91 Virginia Sports Information Directors All-State College Division Women's Basketball team announced Thursday.

Junior guard Debby Jones of Roanoke College and junior forward Robin Gaines of Hollins College were second-team selections. Ferrum College's Kerri Lynch and Sarah Quesenberry, both freshman guards, and Emory & Henry sophomore forward Charity Rooney received honorable mentions.

Jenkins, a graduate of William Byrd High School, averaged 12.2 points this past season and scored 1,235 in her career, fifth on the Maroons' all-time list. Her 102 blocked shots top the all-time list, and her 725 rebounds rank second. She was voted the Old Dominion Athletic Conference player of the year.

Senior shooting guard Melody Derrow of Bridgewater College was voted the player of the year and Norfolk State University coach James Sweat was selected coach of the year. Derrow, a 5-foot-7 shooting guard, averaged 17.3 points per game in leading Bridgewater to a 20-8 record. Sweat, in his third year as head coach, led the Lady Spartans to a 33-2 record and a berth in the NCAA Division II Final Four. The complete teams:

FIRST TEAM: Bridgewater senior guard Melody Derrow, Roanoke senior forward Karen Jenkins, Norfolk State senior forward Tracy Saunders, Randolph-Macon junior forward Pam Conk, Eastern Mennonite College junior guard Missy Hensley.

SECOND TEAM: Hollins junior forward Robin Gaines, Christopher Newport freshman guard Karen Barefoot, Virginia Union senior guard Michelle Drayton, Norfolk State junior guard Samantha Thompson, Roanoke junior guard Debby Jones.

HONORABLE MENTION: Ferrum freshman guard Kerri Lynch, Ferrum freshman guard Sarah Quesenberry, Averett sophomore guard Judi Overbey, Bluefield forward Lamone Woods, Emory & Henry sophomore forward Charity Rooney, Shenandoah sophomore guard Dana Painter, Longwood freshman guard Cassie Ensley, Mary Washington junior forward Kim Nagy, Lynchburg junior forward Jen Hoffmann, Virginia Union senior forward Sandra Dillard, Virginia State senior forward Christine Richardson, Virginia State freshman guard Jackie Carter. - Staff report

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