LET'S MOVE TO COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOW... THE FAMU WOMEN ARE CURRENTLY 8TH IN THE MEAC STANDINGS-- THAT'S DECEIVING CONSIDERING THE WAY FAM STARTED OFF THE YEAR... WITH 11 CONFERENCE GAMES LEFT, DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THE ORANGE & GREEN MAKE A RUN BACK TO THE TOP... HERE ARE A FEW REASONS WHY IN TONIGHT'S SHE'S GOT GAME.

THE ORANGE & GREEN HAVE PUMPED LIFE BACK INTO THE FAMU BASKETBALL PROGRAM... THE LADY RATTLERS ALREADY HAVE 10 WINS ON THE SEASON, INCLUDING UPSETS OVER USF, FLORIDA AND ALABAMA... BUT MUCH OF THE SUCCESS IS SPARKED BY HITTING A BUNCH OF TWOS... AS IN 2-GUARD TAMEKA MCKELTON.

"BEING A SHOOTER, YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE READY FOR THE BALL AND MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE A CONSCIOUS... FIRE IT UP LIKE YOU NEVER MISS." SAID FAMU SHOOTING GUARD TAMEKA McKELTON.

"TAMEKA IS A NATURAL SCORER... WHEN I SAW HER IN HIGH SCHOOL-- I PLAYED AGAINST HER AT WINTER HAVEN... SHE'D PULL UP FOR THE 3. SHE WAS UNBELIEVABLE. SHE'S A VERY VITAL PART TO THE TEAM." SAID FAMU HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH LeDAWN GIBSON.

TAMEKA SAYS
"I HAVE OTHER TEAMMATES THAT CAN SHOOT SO WHEN THEY KEY IN ON ME, THEY CAN STEP UP AND SHOOT."

THOSE OTHER TEAMMATES INCLUD A HUGE PRESENCE IN SMALL FORWARD ANTONIA BENNETT. AVERAGING 34 MINUTES/ GAME AND 11 POINTS/ GAME, BENNET IS A KEY CONTRIBUTOR.

"IF I'M ON THE BLOCK, IT' GIVES UP MANY OPTIONS... I CAN POST UP OR STEP OUT SO IT GIVES US MORE OPTIONS." SAID FAMU SMALL FORWARD ANTONIA BENNETT.

DESPITE DEIDRA JONES STILL RECOVERING FROM INJURY, LEDAWN GIBSON IS ABLE TO GET TOP SKILLS OUT OF THESE GOT GAMERS.

"WE TAKE TO HEART WHAT SHE (COACH GIBSON) HAS TO SAY AND WE HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY TO PLAY HARD AND COME OUT WITH THE WIN." CONLUDED BENNETT.