New and returning women’s basketball players and coaches who participated in a signing ceremony were, front from left, freshman Haley Oliver of Waldorf, sophomore Saundra “Sinai” Downs of La Plata, and freshmen Paris Ferguson of Great Mills, Doretha Curry of Clinton, Tamara Burns of Fairfax and Gabby Coley of Frederickburg; and back row from left, Assistant Coach Marcus LeCounte, freshman Brittany Coles of Waldorf, sophomores Akilah Stroman of White Plains and Kiona Montgomery of White Plains, freshman Erica Silver of Riverdale, Assistant Coach Kim Barnes and Head Coach Ardell Jackson.
La Plata, MD – The College of Southern Maryland signed 10 players to the 2016-17 women’s basketball team, including: Tamara Burns, guard, (Fairfax High School, Virginia) Gabby Coley, guard, (Chancellor High School, Virginia); Brittany Coles, forward/center, (Westlake High School); Doretha Curry, guard, (Gwynn Park High School, Clinton); Saundra “Sinai” Downs, guard, (McDonough High School); Paris Ferguson, forward, (Great Mills High School); Kiona Montgomery, guard, (Lackey High School); Haley Oliver, guard, (transfer from Louisburg College); Erica Silver, forward/center, (Parkdale High School, Riverdale); and Akilah Stroman, forward, (St. Mary’s Ryken High School).
“This group of players will have a tremendous impact to our program in the 2016-17 season and will help our program continue to lay the foundation for success academically and on the court,” said Head Coach Ardell Jackson, in his second season at CSM. “We are very excited that [the students] have chosen to join the College of Southern Maryland Women’s Basketball Program and are looking forward to what each and every one of them will bring to the to the table next season.”
To view photos from CSM Women’s Basketball signing, visit http://csmphoto.zenfolio.com/wbballsigning2016.
For information on athletics at CSM, visit http://athletics.csmd.edu/landing/index.