FERRIS PLAYERS HONORED AS WEST MICHIGAN PLAYERS TO WATCH
Two Men's & Women's Basketball Players Included On Grand Rapids Press List
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| Dennis Springs |
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| Kristin Reinhart |
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| Terrance Shaw |
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| Erin Miller |
Two Ferris State University men's basketball players along with two Bulldog women's basketball players were chosen among the annual top 10 West Michigan collegiate players to watch for the 2005-06 campaign by the Grand Rapids Press in Tuesday’s (Nov. 15) edition of the publication.
Senior guard Dennis Springs (Toledo, Ohio/Scott) and junior forward Terrance Shaw (Saginaw/Bridgeport) were honored as top 10 men's selections while junior guards Kristin Reinhart (East Lansing) and Erin Miller (Niles) both made the women's top 10 list.
Springs was picked second overall behind Grand Valley State sophomore center Callistus Eziukwu while Shaw was the seventh men's player featured. GVSU had three selections, Ferris and Hope College both had two honorees while Aquinas, Calvin and Cornerstone each had one player on the men's top 10 list.
The women's rankings also honored Reinhart as the second overall selection while Miller came in seventh. Grand Valley State tallied four of the top 10 picks, including the number one honoree in 2004-05 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Player of the Year Niki Reams. Ferris placed second with two nominations followed by Calvin, Aquinas, Hope and Davenport with one apiece.
The Ferris men's basketball team, which dropped its 2005-06 season opener Tuesday (Nov. 15) evening 103-85 at Saint Joseph's (Ind.), returns three starters and six letterwinners from last season's 24-7 overall team that advanced to the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional final. The two-time defending GLIAC North Division champions will visit Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Saturday, Nov. 19, for a 4 p.m. (EST) non-league tilt in Edwardsville, Ill.
The Bulldog women’s basketball team will officially open the 2005-06 campaign by taking part in the Aquinas College Classic Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18-19, in Grand Rapids, Mich. FSU squares off against Indiana-South Bend in Friday’s (Nov. 18) 6 p.m. (EST) tournament opener while host Aquinas will battle Goshen (Ind.) in the 8 p.m. (EST) nightcap. The tourney’s consolation and championship games are set for Saturday (Nov. 19) at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. (EST), respectively. Ferris finished the 2004-05 season with an 11-17 overall record and placed fourth in the GLIAC North Division with a 9-9 conference ledger.
The following are the 2005-06 Grand Rapids Press West Michigan Players To Watch:
Men's Basketball
1. Callistus Eziukwu (Grand Valley State)
2. Dennis Springs (Ferris State)
3. Jayson Jamerson (Grand Valley State)
4. Jeff Jayson (Aquinas)
5. Andy Phillips (Hope)
6. Courtney James (Grand Valley State)
7. Terrance Shaw (Ferris State)
8. Andy Draayer (Calvin)
9. John Jonker (Cornerstone)
10. Greg Immink (Hope)
Women's Basketball
1. Niki Reams (Grand Valley State)
2. Kristin Reinhart (Ferris State)
3. Erica Ryskamp (Grand Valley State)
4. Julia Braseth (Grand Valley State)
5. Crystal Zick (Grand Valley State)
6. Lisa Winkle (Calvin)
7. Erin Miller (Ferris State)
8. Jackie Braspenninx (Aquinas)
9. Jenny Rausch (Davenport)
10. Bria Ebels (Hope)
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