ANDERSON, S.C. - Anderson College has signed six women's basketball players to national letters of intent, head coach Kevin Pederson announced Tuesday afternoon. "We have signed a deep and talented class that will address our needs for next season," Pederson said. "We lacked depth and outside shooting last season. This class makes us a much more talented team and we believe it gives us what we needed to make a run at AC's first ever NCAA Final Four appearance. "With this class, we can continue to play our up tempo style. We have really added some offensive fire power." Anderson finished the 2004-05 season 33-3 overall and reached the East Regional final. In the past two seasons, the Lady Trojans have won 58 games. The six signees are: -- Jasmine Collier, a 5-4 guard from Dorman High School in Spartanburg, S.C. Collier helped lead Dorman to three state AAAA championships. She scored 18 points in Dorman's victory over Dutch Fork in the 2005 state championship game. Collier, a 4.0 student, played in the North-South game. Collier played for Joy Couch at Dorman. "Jasmine is the best outside shooter I've watched play in my three years of recruiting South Carolina," Pederson said. "She is a terrific player who has really benefited from playing under Coach Couch at Dorman. She will bring with her a winning attitude and strong work ethic." -- Latoya Mack, a 5-6 guard from Beaufort High School in Beaufort, S.C. Mack was the '04-05 AAAA state player of the year and was a three-time all-state selection and three-time region player of the year. She averaged 20.9 points and 5.3 steals per game during her high school career. She played for Mona Lise Dickson at Beaufort. "Toya is the first State Player of the Year to sign with us and also one of the most talented guards we've ever signed," Pederson said. "She is an extremely explosive guard who can really handle the ball and score from outside or by driving to the basket" -- Keanna Boyd, a 5-7 guard from Newberry High School in Newberry, S.C. Boyd was an all-state pick and region player of the year as a senior. She was a three-time all-region selection for head coach Ronnie Hunter. She scored 38 points against Carolina Academy in the second round of the state playoffs. In her final high school season, she averaged 21 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. She finished her high school career with 1,584 points. "Keanna's offensive abilities are a great fit for our system," Pederson said. "She scored more than 30 points four or five times last season for Newberry. We believe she will really flourish in our system with her ability to score in a variety of ways and her size will allow us to play her against taller guards." -- Jessica Beasley, a 5-5 guard from Easley High School in Easley, S.C. The younger sister of former AC player Nicole Beasley, she was an all-state pick, three-time all-region selection, and three-time team MVP for Tyrone Jackson's Green Wave. "Jessica brings some intangibles to our team that we have been looking for," Pederson said. "She is a hard-nosed player who will give us a strong and aggressive guard who can handle the ball and hit the outside shot." -- Trevonne Williams, a 6-1 forward from J.L. Mann High School in Greenville, S.C. Williams was an all-state pick, two-time all-region pick, and region player of the year for Darah Huffman's Patriots. She averaged 18 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior. "Trevonne, like most of our recruits, comes from a strong high school program," Pederson said. "Trevonne brings a winning attitude and expects to win every time she gets on the floor. She gives us versatility with her size and ability to play the wing or the post." -- Genia Holbrook, a 5-11 forward from Stephens County High School in Toccoa, Georgia. Holbrook, who averaged 12.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game for Jerry Brown's Indian Maidens, was a member of the Anderson Independent-Mail's All-Area first team. "We love to look for players who can create mismatches and Genia will do that for us," Pederson said. "At 5-10, she can handle the ball well enough to play guard, but she also can get aggressive and play down low and bang for us if we need her to."
June 29, 2005
Dow Selected To Lead Lady Trojans
June 16, 2005
Chiles Named CVAC Female Athlete Of The Year
May 26, 2005
Pederson Leaves AC To Take Over At Lander
April 26, 2005
Pederson Announces 2005 Signing Class
March 30, 2005
Women's Basketball Team Ninth In Final Poll
March 22, 2005
Chiles Named Second Team All-American
March 14, 2005
Lady Trojans Fall Short Of The Elite Eight
March 13, 2005
Anderson Set To Meet Charleston To Decide Title
March 12, 2005
Lady Trojans Rally To Reach East Region Final
March 12, 2005
Ticket Booth Open Sunday Afternoon
March 11, 2005
Millersville Throws Scare Into Lady Trojans
March 10, 2005
Nation's Toughest Regional Opens Friday At AC
March 7, 2005
Game Times Determined For First Round Of Regional
March 7, 2005
Chiles Named First Team All-Region
March 6, 2005
East Regional Coming To Anderson
March 5, 2005
Repeat! Lady Trojans Take CVAC Tourney Crown Again
March 5, 2005
Chiles Named MVP; Langston, Ponds Make All-Tourney
March 4, 2005
Lady Trojans Suffocate Fleet To Reach CVAC Final
March 3, 2005
AC Places Three Players On All-CVAC Team
March 3, 2005
Pederson Named CVAC Coach Of The Year
March 2, 2005
Lady Trojans Blow Past Queens In Second Half
March 1, 2005
No. 3! Chiles Named Player Of The Week Again
March 1, 2005
Lady Trojans Remain No. 5
February 26, 2005
Lady Trojans Will Get Pfeiffer Or Queens
February 24, 2005
Queens Of The Road: AC Runs Road Record To 13-0
February 23, 2005
Lady Trojans Make Big Jump In Regional Poll
February 22, 2005
Lady Trojans Remain At No. 5
February 21, 2005
Lady Trojans Take Over In Second Half
February 19, 2005
CVAC Champs: Chiles Leads AC Past Upset-Minded MOC
February 17, 2005
Lady Trojans Fly Past Falcons, 92-75
February 16, 2005
Lady Trojans Keep Winning, Drop In Region Poll
February 15, 2005
Lady Trojans Crack The Top Five
February 15, 2005
AC Basketball Teams Ranked In NCAA Stats
February 14, 2005
Lady Trojans Control Second Half To Beat Fleet
February 12, 2005
Langston Leads Rout Of St. Andrews, 91-67
February 10, 2005
Lady Trojans Win 12th Straight, Rip L-M, 96-66
February 9, 2005
Lady Trojans Move To No. 4 In Region Poll
February 8, 2005
Chiles Named CVAC Player Of The Week
February 8, 2005
Lady Trojans Closing In On Top Five
February 7, 2005
Chiles Drops 41 On Queens, AC Runs Away, 111-96
February 5, 2005
Chiles Leads Lady Trojans Past Barton, 83-68
February 3, 2005
Lady Trojans Make A Statement, Rout Abbey, 104-78
February 2, 2005
Lady Trojans Drop One Spot In Region Rankings
February 1, 2005
Lady Trojans Rise To No. 7 In WBCA Poll
January 31, 2005
Lady Trojans Roll Past Coker, 92-66
January 27, 2005
Lady Trojans Step On Converse, 110-78
January 26, 2005
Respect: Lady Trojans Move Up To Fourth In Region
January 25, 2005
Lady Trojans Back At No. 9 In National Poll
January 24, 2005
Lady Trojans Survive Limestone Upset Bid, 77-66
January 22, 2005
Anderson Smashes Mt. Olive In Regional Showdown
January 18, 2005
Lady Trojans Move Up One Spot To No. 10
January 17, 2005
Lady Trojans Sink Fleet, 94-62
January 15, 2005
Lady Trojans Keep Rolling, Rip Knights, 102-64
January 13, 2005
Powerful Trio Leads Lady Trojans Past Abbey, 97-84
January 11, 2005
Lady Trojans Drop Two Spots In Poll
January 10, 2005
Lady Trojans Bounce Back By Routing Queens
January 8, 2005
Barton Hangs On To Upset AC Women, 74-72
January 6, 2005
Lady Trojans Bounce Bobcats, 88-75
January 4, 2005
Ponds Named CVAC Player Of The Week
January 4, 2005
Movin' On Up! Lady Trojans Enter Top 10
January 3, 2005
Lady Trojans Run Winning Streak To Eight
December 16, 2004
Ponds' Double-Double Leads AC Past Francis Marion
December 14, 2004
Lady Trojans Closing In On Top 10
December 10, 2004
Chiles Leads Anderson Past North Greenville
December 7, 2004
Lady Trojans Rise To No. 12 In WBCA Poll
December 4, 2004
Lady Trojans Romp Past Coker To Take CVAC Opener
November 30, 2004
Chiles Named CVAC Player Of The Week
November 30, 2004
Lady Trojans Survive Newberry Upset Bid, 83-81
November 19, 2004
Lady Trojans Rally To Beat Division I Coastal
November 15, 2004
Thompson Leads AC Past Converse, 86-60
November 10, 2004
Making History: AC Women Enter National Poll
November 8, 2004
Chiles Named To Disney All-Tournament Team
November 7, 2004
Lady Trojans Beat Henderson To Claim Third Place
November 6, 2004
Bentley Holds Off Anderson, 62-56
November 5, 2004
Lady Trojans Upset Armstrong Atlantic, 84-77
November 3, 2004
Webcasts Scheduled From Disney
October 28, 2004
Preview: Lady Trojans Open At Disney Nov. 5
October 11, 2004
Chiles Leads All-CVAC Preaseason Team
October 7, 2004
Lady Trojans Picked No. 1 In CVAC Poll