Former Lake Gibson Star Emerging As FAMU's Leader

Former Lake Gibson star Antonia Bennett
entered play Saturday not only as FAMU's
best player but perhaps the best player
 in the entire Mid-Eastern
 Athletic Conference.

LAKELAND, Florida  -  Antonia Bennett never minded staying in the background, even though her game often pleaded for more attention. It's not that Bennett was unsure of herself or afraid of the spotlight. She just wasn't going to press.

Through her years at Lake Gibson High School and even for a couple of years at Florida A&M, Bennett was content letting her teammates be the vocal leaders and gaining all the accolades. She was just happy just doing her part on the court.

That was until FAMU coach LeDawn Gibson had a talk with Bennett during the summer and told the senior that in order for them to reach their shared goals, Bennett was going to have to do more than lead by example. And that was all the player needed to hear.

Bennett entered play Saturday not only as FAMU's best player but perhaps the best player in the entire Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. She was the conference leader in scoring (19.4 points per game) and rebounding (9.5 rebounds per game) and third in the conference in blocks per game (1.7). That's not bad for a 6-foot-1 guard/forward/center.

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