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Our seven returning Reign veterans are:

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  Angela Aycock

  • Position: Guard/Forward
  • Height: 6ft 2in
  • College: University of Kansas (1991-95)
  • Residence:Dallas, Texas
  • Acquired: '96 Draft--8th Round
  ABL Stats:

  YEAR	G/S	FG-FGA	PCT	3PT-ATT	PCT	FT-FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	TP	AVG	A	TO	ST
  96-97	40	101-229	.441	40-99	.404	53-66	.803	100	2.5	253	6.3	86	44	52
  97-98	40	88-257	.342	45-141	.319	39-53	.736	125	3.1	260	6.5	80	10	55
  Totals	80	189-486	.389	85-240	.354	92-119	.773	225	2.8	513	6.4	166	54	107

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  Shalonda Enis

  • Position: Forward
  • Height: 6ft 1in
  • College: University of Alabama (1995-97)
  • Residence:Celeste, Texas
  • Acquired: 1997 Draft--1st Round
  ABL Stats:

  YEAR	G/S	FG-FGA	PCT	3PT-ATT	PCT	FT-FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	TP	AVG	A	TO	ST
  97-98	40	234-502	.466	50-125	.400	210-265	.792	310	7.8	728	18.2	68	10	48

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  Christy Hedgpeth

  • Position: Guard
  • Height: 5ft 9in
  • College: Stanford University (1990-94)
  • Hometown:Thomasville, North Carolina
  • Acquired: '96 Draft--6th Round
  ABL Stats:

  YEAR	G/S	FG-FGA	PCT	3PT-ATT	PCT	FT-FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	TP	AVG	A	BK	ST
  96-97	27	78-198	.394	26-78	.333	71-85	.835	68	2.5	253	9.4	86	1	29
  97-98	35	22-48	.458	6-15	.400	29-37	.784	31	0.9	79	2.3	27	0	23
  Totals	62	100-246	.407	32-92	.348	100-122	.820	99	1.6	332	5.4	113	1	52

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  Astou Ndiaye

  • Position: Forward/Center
  • Height: 6ft 3in
  • College: Southern Nazarene University (1993-97)
  • Residence:Dakar, Senegal
  • Acquired: 1997 Draft--2nd Round
  ABL Stats:

  YEAR	G/S	FG-FGA	PCT	3PT-ATT	PCT	FT-FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	TP	AVG	A	BK	ST
  97-98	33	69-137	.504	0-3	.000	22-35	.629	66	2.0	160	4.9	18	2	12

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  Kate Paye

  • Position: Point Guard
  • Height: 5ft 8in
  • College: Stanford University (1992-95)
  • Hometown: Woodside, California
  • Round Selected: '96 Draft--7th Round
  ABL Stats:

  YEAR	G/S	FG-FGA	PCT	3PT-ATT	PCT	FT-FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	TP	AVG	A	BK	ST
  96-97	40	111-304	.365	65-188	.346	108-131	.824	123	3.1	395	9.9	174	2	69
  97-98	41	75-217	.346	51-145	.352	71-87	.816	92	2.2	272	6.6	137	1	52
  Totals	81	186-521	.357	116-333	.348	179-218	.821	215	2.7	667	8.2	311	3	121

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  Kate Starbird

  • Position: Guard/Forward
  • Height: 6ft 2in
  • College: Stanford University (1993-97)
  • Residence:Tacoma, Washington
  • Acquired: 1997 Draft--1st Round
  ABL Stats:

  YEAR	G/S	FG-FGA	PCT	3PT-ATT	PCT	FT-FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	TP	AVG	A	BK	ST
  97-98	41	171-403	.424	48-127	.378	127-149	.852	119	2.9	517	12.6	119	20	60

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  Val Whiting

  • Position: Forward/Center
  • Height: 6ft 2in
  • College: Stanford University (1989-93)
  • Residence:Wilmington, Delaware
  • Acquired: Traded from San Jose
  ABL Stats:

  YEAR TEAM	G/S	FG-FGA	PCT	3PT-ATT	PCT	FT-FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	TP	AVG	A	BK	ST
  96-97 San Jose	37	160-375	.427	3-11	.273	141-202	.698	239	6.5	464	12.5	49	50	77
  97-98 Seattle	39	216-475	.455	0-6	.000	162-237	.684	277	7.1	594	15.2	61	30	85
  Totals	76	376-850	.442	3-17	.176	303-439	.690	516	6.8	1058	13.9	110	80	162

And the Reign adds:

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  Niesa Johnson

  • Position: Guard
  • Height: 5ft 9in
  • College: University of Alabama (1991-95)
  • Residence:Clinton, Mississippi
  • Acquired: Traded from Long Beach
  ABL Stats:

  YEAR	G/S	FG-FGA	PCT	3PT-ATT	PCT	FT-FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	TP	AVG	A	BK	ST	TO
  97-98	41	123-306	40.2	40-120	33.3	60-80	75	90	2.2	346	8.4	112	4	52	99
  96-97	39	141-373	37	78-200	39	82-94	87	136	3.48	442	11.33	247	13	91	37
  Totals	80	264-679	38.6	118-320	36.2	142-174	81	226	2.84	788	9.87	359	17	143	136

  Coach Holder: "Niesa gives our team a lot of extra looks. She's a dead-eye shooter with a proven ability to hit the long-range three pointer. With her speed and quickness, she can really get a team going. She has experience in the playoffs as both a professional player and a collegian. Niesa Johnson is a great competitor and a hard worker."

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  Nadine Malcolm

  • Position: Forward
  • Height: 6ft 1in
  • College: Providence University (1992-97)
  • Residence:Syracuse, New York
  • Acquired: '98 Draft--3rd Round

  Only 6 '97-'98 games: FG 33.3% (1-3) FT 100% 3PT 0% (0-1) RB 3 AST 0 BK 0 ST 2 TO 1; High points 4, Ave 1.0 per game (only 41 minutes..)

  Coach Holder: "Nadine was a real sleeper. We hoped, but did not expect, to get her in the third round. She is a real speed demon and leaps out of the gym. With her attitude and work ethic I think she can really add to our depth at the three."

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  Naomi Mulitauaopele

  • Position: Center
  • Height: 6ft 4in
  • College: Stanford University (1993-98)
  • Residence:Seattle, Washington
  • Acquired: '98 Draft--2nd Round

  Missed her entire senior season after having off-season surgery on her right patellar tendon..

  Coach Holder: "Mulitauaopele has too much up-side to pass on. Adding Naomi to our roster gives us more size and depth down low."

OLD FRIENDS:

• Joy Holmes -- Now #42 - playing with the Nashville Noise
• Rhonda Smith -- Now #40 - playing with the Portland Power
• Linda Godby -- Not picked up in the draft.
• Kira Orr -- Not picked up in the draft.

Coach Holder summed up the Reign reaction to saying good-bye to these players this way:

"It is so hard to see players go, and even harder to see some not get picked up by other teams.

We know that these women are partly responsible for bringing the ABL to the next level of play.

The fact that more than 40 players with ABL experience were in this year's draft and only twelve got picked up is proof of the quickly increasing level of play in the league.

The talent gets better each year, and this is an exciting and essential process, but a painful one none-the-less.

We'll miss these players -- they're wonderful women."

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