North Carolina State University Athletics
Linda Page to be Honored at 2008 ACC Tournament
1/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. Former NC State great Linda Page is among the fourth annual class of ACC Women’s Basketball Legends to be honored at the 2008 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, held in Greensboro, North Carolina, March 6-9, at the Greensboro Coliseum. The Legends will be recognized during the annual ACC Legends Luncheon on Friday, March 7, as well as on the court at halftime of the first semifinal game on Saturday, March 8. The ACC Women’s Basketball Legends program honors past players from each of the ACC’s twelve schools who have contributed to the league’s rich tradition.
NC STATE Linda Page (1981-85)
One of four women to have eclipsed the 2,000 point mark at NC State....Finished her career with 2,307 points, ranking second all-time at the University...Recognized twice on the All-ACC first team, and three times on the ACC All-Tournament team...MVP of the 1983 ACC Tournament, in which the Wolfpack advanced to the final...Led NC State to the ACC Championship in her senior season, averaging 21.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game...Ranks first all-time at NC State in free throws made in a game (17), in a season (139) and in a career (407), second in career field goals made (942), third in career scoring average (18.8) and thirteenth in career rebounds (640)...Was part of NC State’s first class of women’s basketball athletes to have their jerseys retired in 2000.
Included in the class are 11 former student-athletes and two former coaches that represent five decades of ACC Women’s Basketball competitors. Below is a complete list of this year’s legends and the accolades from their playing career.
BOSTON COLLEGE Kerry Curran DeShazo (1990-94)
CLEMSON Mary Anne Cubelic-Grant (1979-83)
DUKE Calla Raynor and Lorraine Woodyard (Co-Coaches 1968)
FLORIDA STATE Wanda Burns-Jackson (1987-91)
GEORGIA TECH Bonnie Tate Goff (1975-79)
MARYLAND Jasmina Perazic (1979-83)
MIAMI Octavia Blue (1994-98)
NORTH CAROLINA Tresa Brown-Tomlinson (1980-84)
VIRGINIA Heather Quella (1989-93)
VIRGINIA TECH Amy Doolan (1996-2001)
WAKE FOREST Tracy Connor-Riddick (1992-97)
For information and tickets to this year's ACC Women’s Basketball Legend's Luncheon, please call 1.336.854.8787 extension 236 or go to TheACC.com.
