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April 13, 2005


Johnson, Toland Named to All-State Teams

FERRUM, VA -- Freshman Kenny Johnson (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls) and senior Tara Toland (North, S.C./North) have been named to the 2005 Men's and Women's College Division All-State Basketball Teams, respectively, as voted upon by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.

       2005 VaSID College Division Men's Basketball All-State Team
       2005 VaSID College Division Women's Basketball All-State Team

Toland has been named to the All-State first time.  She averaged 18.6 points per game this season and led the nation in assists with almost 7.6 per game.  Toland was the USA South Women's Basketball Player of the Year this season, and was a first-team All-Conference selection.  She is a three-time All-Conference honoree, having been named to the first team in 2003 and the second team in 2004.  Toland was also named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division III All-America team this season as an honorable mention.

Johnson has been named to the All-State second team.  He was the USA South Rookie of the Year in 2005, earning a spot on the All-Conference second team.  Johnson averaged 15.9 points and 6.3 assists per game, leading Ferrum in both categories as a freshman.

The Ferrum women finished 15-12 overall this season, including an 11-3 conference mark under 29th-year Head Coach Donna Doonan.  The Panther men went 7-19 this season, 4-8 in the USA South under first-year Head Coach Scott Shepherd.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports Information Office at (540) 365-4306.

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