North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women Announce Seven Jerseys to be Retired
10/19/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Raleigh, NC - (Oct. 19) Coach Kay Yow announces the first class of jerseys to be retired in the history of the women's basketball program at NC State. Highlighting this initial class are the school's four Kodak All-Americans - Genia Beasley, Susan Yow, Andrea Stinson and Chasity Melvin. Rounding out the class are former Wolfpack stars Trudi Lacey, Linda Page and Trena Trice.
"We are really excited to have this first class of jerseys to be retired," commented Coach Yow. "I'm glad we can honor some of the great players that have played here."
These seven will be honored following the Clemson game on February 13, 2000 in Reynolds Coliseum. This ceremony will be held in conjunction with the weekend celebration of Coach Yow*s 25th anniversary. Following are bios for the seven to be honored:
GENIA BEASLEY
(1977-80)
Genia Beasley is NC State's all-time leading scorer, with 2,367 points. A 1978 Kodak
All-American, Beasley became the first women's player ever to score over 2,000 career points.
Playing for the Junior Pan American Games, Senior Pan American Games and the World University
Games, she won three gold medals. Beasley holds eight school records and was named all-state,
all-NCAIAW, and all-Region II. She was also selected North Carolina's AAU Female Amateur Athlete
of the Year in 1978. The Wolfpack's all-time leader in rebounding, Beasley is also first on the
career list in field goals and blocked shots. Beasley currently resides in Charlotte where she
is a pediatric optometrist.
TRUDI LACEY
(1978-1981)
Trudi Lacey ranks as one of the best all-around players to ever wear an NC State uniform. She
ranks fifth on the all-time scoring chart (1,957) and second in career rebounds (1,051), Her 237
career steals ranks fifth in the Wolfpack record books. Lacey was part of the 1980 team that
brought home the program's first ACC Championship. She still stands as the only player in the
history of the ACC to be named to the all-tournament team four times. She was also named to the
all-AIAW tournament team four times. A three-time member of the USA Select National team, Lacey
was named an All-American in 1980 by the Women's Sports Federation and the National Scouting
Service. She currently works for USA Basketball in Colorado Springs.
CHASITY MELVIN
(1995-98)
Chasity Melvin led the Wolfpack Women to their first-ever Final Four appearance in 1998. She
became the fourth Kodak All-American from NC State in 1998 and earned All-East Regional and
Final Four team honors her senior season. One day after being named an All-American Melvin set
the record for the most points ever scored in a National Semi-Final game with a career-high 37
vs. Louisiana Tech in her final collegiate game. She is only the second player in NC State
basketball history, male or female, to earn 2,000 career points and 1,000 rebounds. After
leading the team in eight statistical categories in 1997-98 her teammates tabbed her Most
Valuble Player. She was the recipient of the 1998 NC State Alumni Athletic Trophy and the H.C.
Kennett Award (as NC State's best all-around student-athlete). She ended her NC State career
ranking in the top five in five career categories: third in rebounds (1,020), and fourth in
career points (2,042), field goals (838), free throws (366) and blocked shots (159). Melvin
currently plays for the WNBA's Cleveland Rockers.
LINDA PAGE
(1982-1985)
Linda "Hawkeye" Page is one of four Wolfpack Women to eclipse the 2,000-point mark, tallying
2,307 for her career to rank second on the NC State scoring charts. A two-time first team
All-ACC selection, she was named to the all-tournament team three times, including the
tournament MVP in 1983. Page averaged 21.1 points and 7.6 rebounds her senior season in leading
NC State to the 1985 ACC Championship. She holds the school record for career free throw
percentage (85.3), career free throws (407), and most made free throws in a game (17). She twice
scored 42 points in a game, both against Clemson, which ranks second for most points in a
contest. She ranks in the top five in eight career categories in the NC State record books. Page
is currently a juvenile probation officer in Philadelphia.
ANDREA STINSON
(1988-91)
The Wolfpack's only two-time Kodak All-American, Andrea Stinson rewrote the NC State record
books in her three seasons of collegiate play. A dazzling all-around player, Stinson is third on
the all-time scoring list with 2,136 points. Unanimously selected as the ACC Player of the Year
in 1990, Stinson was named to the All-ACC team three times. A consensus All-America selection in
1990 and 1991, she holds seven Wolfpack records, including most points scored in a game, with 50
against Providence during the 1989-90 season. That record also still stands in the ACC record
books. Stinson ranks among the top five in five of NC State's all-time career categories. In her
three seasons at NC State, she was selected to the all-tournament team of all of the regular
season tournaments that the Wolfpack participated in. Stinson is currently a starting guard and
leading scorer for the Charlotte Sting of the WNBA.
TRENA TRICE
(1983-1987)
Trena Trice, a dominating center for the Wolfpack, ranks sixth on the school scoring charts
(1,761 points) and fourth in career rebounds (984). She was a member of two ACC Championship
teams ' 1985 and 1987. A three-time All-ACC center, she was a Street & Smith All-American and
Women's Sports Federation All-American in 1987. She was also selected to compete on the USA
Select National team and USA Basketball Jones Cup team. Trice's 184 career blocked shots ranks
second in the school record books. She ranks in the top ten for points, rebounds, field goals,
free throws and blocks. She has played professional basketball overseas and at one time was a
member of the WNBA's New York Liberty.
SUSAN YOW
(1975-76)
Although she only played one season for the Wolfpack, Susan Yow left her mark in the NC State
record books. The first Wolfpack women's basketball player ever to be named to the Kodak
All-America team, Yow led the 1975-76 squad in scoring (19.4 ppg), rebounding (11.9 rpg), field
goal percentage (213-365; .584), and free throw percentage (79-95; .832). Yow currently holds
the school record for rebounds in a single game, with 27 in a January 17, 1976 contest against
East Carolina. The younger sister of head coach Kay Yow, Susan was an all-NCAIAW and all-NCAIAW
tournament selection in 1976. Yow spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach for the
Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA.
