The FAMU Women’s Basketball team had a pair of Lady Rattlers to earn First Team All-Conference honors, announced by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Office, voted on by the conference sports information directors and head coaches.Tameka McKelton and Antonia Bennett become the first Lady Rattlers to earn first team all-conference honors since the 2003-04 season, when FAMU’s Yolanda Dixon earned first team all-conference honors.
McKelton, a 5-8 junior guard from West Palm Beach, Fla., is currently averaging 16.9 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game, ranking her second in the conference scoring and leads the conference in free throw percentage (.858). In addition, McKelton became a member of the FAMU 1,000 point club on February 5, 2011 against Morgan State.Bennett, a 6-0 junior guard/forward from Lakeland, Fla., finished the season averaging 16.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, ranking her third in the conference in scoring and rebounding. Bennett became a member of the Lady Rattler 1,000 point club on February 12 against Maryland Eastern Shore.
The Lady Rattlers will conclude their 2010-2011 season on Thursday, March 3 against Bethune-Cookman at Moore Gymnasium.