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Pederson Announces 2005 Signing Class

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."

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