LUCY DEMARTIN BREAKS SCHOOL SCORING RECORD
Senior Guard Becomes Ferris' All-Time Career Points Leader
Ferris State University women's basketball senior guard Lucy DeMartin (Mason) became the school's all-time scoring leader as she surpassed former Bulldog Monta Ware's (1979-83) 21-year old career points mark in FSU's 72-66 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) triumph Monday (Feb. 16) over Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich.
DeMartin, who needed 16 points entering the contest to match Ware's school-record output of 1,573 career points, tallied a team-high 23 points for Ferris in the win.
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| Lucy DeMartin became Ferris' all-time scoring leader in Monday's victory at Grand Valley State |
She presently has scored 1,580 career points and has an active 55-game double-figure scoring streak.
A 2002-03 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Great Lakes Region First-Team selection, DeMartin was named to the 2003-04 Women’s Division II Bulletin Preseason Super 16 All-America Team and chosen as the publication’s preseason GLIAC Player of the Year. Her team-leading 20.2 points per game scoring average in 2002-03 ranked first among the school’s all-time leaders and placed second in the GLIAC’s overall statistical rankings.
The 5-9 DeMartin, who was named this week's (Feb. 16) GLIAC North Division Player of the Week, presently ranks as Ferris' leading scorer (17.8 ppg) this campaign and is currently fourth in the GLIAC's overall statistical rankings. DeMartin is also averaging a team-best 2.0 steals and 3.5 assists per game to date this season.
In addition to being FSU's career scoring leader, DeMartin also holds the school's career mark with 374 made free throws and is listed among Ferris' top 10 career leaders in field goals (557), steals (181), assists (332), blocked shots (34), three-point field goals (92), three-point field goal percentage (.329) and free throw percentage (.781).
The Bulldogs, who are presently 17-7 overall and hold a second-place 12-3 mark in the GLIAC's North Division, will visit Northwood Saturday (Feb. 21) for a 5:30 p.m. (EST) league encounter at NU's Bennett Sports Center in Midland, Mich.
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