BLOSSOMS PICKED TO FINISH 4TH IN GSC WEST
October 16, 2008
Contact: Brian Ramsey, UAM SID

 
MONTICELLO – The University of Arkansas at Monticello women’s basketball team has been picked to finish fourth in the Gulf South Conference West Division.
 
UAM, which finished fourth last year, shocked the league with an upset over No. 7 West Georgia in the GSC quarterfinals. UAM’s chances of winning the GSC crown was eliminated by Arkansas Tech in the semi-finals.
 
To start the 2008-09 season, UAM received two third and fourth place votes, while also having three fifth place votes.
 
Delta State was voted the pre-season favorite, followed, in order, by Arkansas Tech, Harding, UAM, Christian Brothers, Henderson State, Ouachita Baptist and Southern Arkansas.

Senior guard Andrea Dubose (Hickory, Miss.) was named to the five-member pre-season All-GSC West team. Dubose is UAM’s returning leading scorer at 13.3 points per game during the 2007-08 season. Along with other impressive statistics, that average earned her post-season All-GSC second team honors. She was also named to the GSC All-Tournament Team for her impressive play in the GSC Championship Tournament.
 
Dubose joins Arkansas Tech’s Amanda Grappe, Christian Brothers’ Crystal Shelton, Harding’s Catherine McMenamy and Southern Arkansas’ Goldie White as this season’s pre-season picks.
 
The Blossoms open their season on Saturday, November 1 with an exhibition game against Arkansas State in Jonesboro, Ark. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m.

FULL GSC PRE-SEASON RELEASE (PDF)