SCSU women's hoops team ready for 2015-16 season, with new players and assistants

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- The South Carolina State women’s basketball team opens the 2015-16 season this Saturday, when the Morris College Lady Hornets come to the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Tip-off is at 4 p.m.

Led by head coach Doug Robertson, who is in his eighth season at the helm, the Lady Bulldogs are looking to build on their accomplishments from last year, when they finished 16-12 overall and 9-7 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play.

The Lady Bulldogs have a few new additions to the program, both on the sideline and the court.

Robertson welcomes new assistant coaches Roderick Woods and Alexis Pace. Woods comes to SCSU from Clinton Junior College, where he spent 12 years as the head women’s basketball coach and athletics director. Pace joins the staff after a four-year stint as an assistant coach at her alma mater, the University of West Georgia.

On the court, Robertson added four newcomers, as eight players return from last season. Leading the way are returning senior guards Amber Howard and Jazzmine Johnson (a Columbia native) and senior forwards Jasmine Coleman and Toni Grier. Howard was second on the team last season in scoring with 10.8 points per game and led the squad with 3.0 assists per game. Johnson averaged 8.1 points and 3.1 rebounds in 27 games last year.

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