Aline Alzime

Ali Davenport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Info. Director
(540) 365-4306

August 11, 2007


Alzime, Davenport Earn All-State Basketball Honors

FERRUM, Va.  --  Ferrum College women's basketball standouts Aline Alzime (Leesburg, Va./Stonebridge) and Ali Davenport (Baton Rouge, La./Runnels) have both been named to the 2006-07 Women's Basketball College Division All-State Team, as voted upon by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.  The two standouts were named to the second team.

2006-07 VaSID College Division Women's Basketball All-State Team

Davenport, a rising senior, averaged 12.5 points and 7.4 rebounds for the Panthers this season.  She was a first team selection on the 2007 USA South All-Conference team.

Alzime graduated in May after averaging 11.6 points and 8.4 rebounds.  She was an All-Conference second team selection this season.  Alzime was also an All-State first team selection a year ago.

Ferrum finished the season with a sterling 21-7 overall record under second year head coach Bryan Harvey.  The Panthers set a a new school record for season wins and season win percentage.  Ferrum won the USA South regular season title and advanced to the championship game of the USA South Tournament for the second straight year. 

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