League record drafted to WNBA
A league-record 13 Atlantic Coast Conference student-athletes were selected in the 2019 Women’s National Basketball Association Draft, which was held Wednesday evening at the Nike New York Headquarters.
Notre Dame guard Jackie Young was chosen as the No. 1 overall pick by the Las Vegas aces. The Princeton, Indiana, native became the third ACC player to be picked No. 1, and the second for Notre Dame, joining former Fighting Irish great Jewell Lloyd.
Louisville guard Asia Durr was selected with the No. 2 pick by the New York Liberty, marking the first time the ACC has had the top two selections. The two-time ACC Player of the Year and Douglasville, Georgia, native became the highest drafted Cardinal since Angel McCoughtry was drafted No. 1 overall in 2009.
With the No. 5 overall selection, the Dallas Wings picked Notre Dame guard Arike Ogunbowale. The Washington Mystics selected NC State guard Kiara Leslie with the No. 10 pick, and Notre Dame center Brianna Turner went to the Atlanta Dream with the No. 11 pick. The five first-round selections were the second-most ever for the ACC, behind only the seven first-round picks in 2014.
In the second round, the Minnesota Lynx selected Notre Dame forward Jessica Shepard with the fourth pick (No. 16 overall), and Notre Dame guard Marina Mabrey was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks with the seventh selection (No. 19 overall). Mabrey’s selection marked the second time a single school’s starting five was drafted in the same WNBA draft, joining the 2008 Tennessee team, and the first time a starting five was chosen among the top 20 picks.
In the third round, North Carolina guard Paris Kea was selected by the Indiana Fever with the first pick (No. 25 overall). Former Florida State forward María Conde was selected with the third pick (No. 27 overall) by the Chicago Sky, and former Duke guard Ángela Salvadores was selected by Los Angeles with the 31st pick. Louisville guard Arica Carter was selected 32nd overall by the Phoenix Mercury, followed by Virginia Tech forward Regan Magarity to the Connecticut Sun (33rd overall) and Louisville forward Sam Fuehring to Washington (34th overall).
Quintas ties for third
Freshman Beatriz Mosquera Quintas tied for third overall at 2-over 218 to lead the Radford University women’s golf team to an eighth place finish at the 2019 Big South Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting. The event was held at The Patriot Golf Club at Grand Harbor (par 72, 6,230 yards) in Ninety Six, S.C.
No. 1 seed Campbell carded a 5-over 293 Saturday afternoon to finish with a team-aggregate 5-over par 869 and win the tournament. High Point’s Samantha Vodry captured medalist honors with a 4-under par 212 (70-69-73) to win the Big South individual championship.
Mosquera Quintas, who had the top par 4 average (3.93) in the field, was named to the All-Championship Team at the conclusion of the event. The native of La Coruna, Spain shot a 72 on Saturday, which tied her for the second-best result of the day. She carded a 71 in the first round and a 75 in the second round. Quintas tied for the most pars with 38 in the event and also added eight birdies.
Chambers sets school record
The Radford University women’s track & field team fought through some inclement weather to shine at the Gamecock Invitational at the Sheila and Morris Cregger Track on Saturday.
Highlander phenom and two-time Big South Track Athlete of the Week La’Tisha Chambers took the headlines with a new school record in the 100-meter dash. The Covington native posted a lightning-fast time of 11.78 seconds to pass Amelia Reynolds’ previous record of 11.87 seconds from last season. The time is the third-fastest in the Big South this season as well.
Concord impressive at Wesleyan
The Concord University women’s track and field team had a strong showing at the Jasmine Claggett Memorial Invite Friday on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan.
Senior Emilee Henry led the way with the lone win for CU in the 100-meter dash as she came through in a time of 12.78 seconds. A total of four Mountain Lions finished in the top 10. Sophomore Autumn Thomas was third (12.96 seconds), sophomore Kiersten Shrader placed seventh (13.46 seconds) and senior Heather Chernutan finished eighth (13.47 seconds).
Concord had five place in the top 10 of the 800-meter run with freshman Jada Strachan crossing in third with a showing of 2:25.89. Senior Taylor Hamm was in the top five by finishing fifth (2:33.45). Sophomore Lindsey Cummings placed sixth in a time of 2:33.79. Senior Bailey Knowles from Christiansburg checked in, in eighth (2:36.76) and freshman Briana Parsons was ninth (2:42.80).
Knowles was the top finisher for CU in the 1,500-meter run as she stopped the timer at 5:13, good enough for third. Senior Kenna Knowles finished sixth as she posted a time of 5:34. Felloe senior Kaylin Kessinger followed in seventh (5:41) while freshman Kyla Marshall was eighth (5:51).
