MONTGOMERY – The Alabama State Women’s Basketball team has added two more signees to its 2014-15 Lady Hornets roster. In the addition to five early commits Coach Freda Freeman-Jackson has signed two guards – Ashanti Spencer and Jameka Holmes.
“I feel as though we have a great recruiting class coming in with the additions of these two young ladies,” Head Coach Freda Freeman-Jackson, said. “Our aim was to replace the five or six players that we lost this past spring. These young ladies are extremely athletic and that is a big factor to have adding to the blend of young ladies that we already have.”
Spencer the 5-9 Betonia, Miss. native is a transfer who averaged 12 points, four rebounds and two assists during her stint at Mississippi Delta Junior College. The former Lady Trojan was named as the Best Offensive Player on the Team, team MVP, Female Athlete of the Year, NJCAA All-District Team, NJCAA First Team All Conference, MVP of the Mississippi All-Star Game.
“Spencer is a player that we feel that will be able to come right in and make things happen,” said Freeman-Jackson. “She has good size and is able to shoot the three. We hope that with her experience and with us losing Nakiya Smith that she will be able to fill that scorer void that we have.”
The Birmingham, Ala. native, Holmes is 5-7 and averaged 13 points, five rebounds, two assists and four steals as a Wenonah High School Lady Dragon. She was the MVP of her team, 5-A State Champ, and 5-A MVP. Among those accolades Holmes was named the 2014 Birmingham News West Girls Player of the Year for a second year in a row. She was also named to the All-State First Team by the Alabama Sports Writers. She played in the 24th Alabama vs. Mississippi All Star Game in 2014.
“Any time you get a kid out of Alabama and that is something to get excited about,” stated Freeman-Jackson. “This young lady is an athletic guard that can play both ends of the floor. She puts you in the mind of Taila Arrington, which plays hard and is going to play some tenacious defense.”
An earlier commit Miracle Mayo from Lanett, Ala., received 2-A player of the year. Miracle signed with the November signees.
The 2014-15 roster will be filled with different athletic components and a treat for the Lady Hornets basketball team fans.
“With all the signees coming in I feel that we will have that winning combination and get back to winning championships,” Freeman-Jackson, said. “We have almost every piece of the puzzle with the exception of replacing Quentori “Q” Alford. It is going to be really hard to replace a talented young lady like her.”
