FERRIS' LUCY DEMARTIN NAMED TO ACADEMIC-ATHLETIC TEAM

Junior Guard Honored By Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan

FSU's Lucy DeMartin earned Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Academic-Athletic Honor Team recognition

The five-member team recognizes outstanding scholar-athletes from Michigan colleges and universities at the NCAA I, II, III and NAIA levels. Selected players must be either a starter or key reserve and have at least a 3.2 grade point average. DeMartin, who previously attained both first-team 2002-03 All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division and Daktronics Division II All-Great Lakes Region honors, was joined on the squad by Lake Superior State’s Alice Duesing, Amanda Kerkstra of Hope, Michigan Tech’s Andrea Novak and Julie Zeeff of Grand Valley State.

DeMartin's team-leading 20.2 points per game scoring average this campaign ranked first among the school’s all-time leaders and placed second in the GLIAC overall statistical rankings. The two-time (2002-03) GLIAC All-Academic Team pick compiled a school-record 525 points this season while earning 2002-03 Verizon Academic All-District IV College Division Women's Basketball First Team accolades. A 2001-02 Verizon Academic All-District IV Second-Teamer, DeMartin was named the GLIAC's North Division Player of the Week three times (Dec. 2 and 16, Feb. 24) this campaign. The 2002-03 FSU Most Valuable Player Award recipient posted 26 double-figure scoring outings, including 13 20-plus point performances this season.

The 5-9 DeMartin, who currently has an active 31-game double-figure scoring streak, presently has 1,154 career points and ranks seventh on FSU’s career scoring leaders chart. She ranks seventh (.348; 70-201) among Ferris’ career three-point field goal percentage leaders and is fourth (.799; 274-343) on the school’s career free throw percentage chart to date.

With the honor, DeMartin becomes the second Ferris player to earn the recognition in the last three years as former Bulldog player Debbie Killips (1998-02) garnered first-team kudos in 2000-01.

FSU, which finished the year 15-11 overall and 10-8 in league action, reached the GLIAC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season and posted its seventh straight 10-win campaign during the 2002-03 season under fifth-year head coach Tracey Fisk.

The BCAM, which was incorporated in 1976, is the voice of basketball in Michigan and offers support for the game at all levels. The organization has also gained respectability nationwide by being a leader in clinics, academic awards, scholarship programs, newsletters and awards for players and coaches. BCAM, which presently has over 2,800 members, exists to represent and serve basketball coaches for the betterment of the game. In an effort to promote academics throughout the state, BCAM also honors the top student-athletes on a yearly basis.