Ellis and King-Coleman Earn Player of the Week And Coach of the Week  

Hampton, Virginia: November 24, 2008  – Junior guard Tatiana Ellis and Coach Serena King Coleman both earned CIAA Women’s Basketball weekly honors by capturing Player of the Week and Coach of the Week accolades in the first week of the 2008-2009 season. 

Tatiana Ellis a 5-foot 9-inch guard from Harlem, New York, kicked the season off in exciting fashion.  In her first game of the season against Lincoln University, (PA), Ellis connected on 19 of 29 shots completing the game with a career high of 44 points and shooting 66% from the field goal.  In her second game of the season against Columbia Union College, Ellis proved to be just as spectacular connecting on 12 of 16 shots finishing the game with 31 points.  Ellis’ all around play earned her seat a on the 2^nd Annual UDC Women’s Basketball Classic All Tournament Team.

Coach Serena King-Coleman earned Coach of the Week after leading her Lady Tigers to a 2 – 0 start for the 2008-2009 basketball season.  The Lady Tigers defeated Lincoln University (PA) on Tuesday, November 18, and Columbia Union College on Saturday, November 22, for a combined total of 188 points.  Coach King-Coleman rallied her women on defense as the Lady Tigers forced Lincoln to turn the ball over 46 times and Columbia Union 23 times.  The Lady Tigers crashed the boards as they out-rebounded both opponents by a combined margin of 80-64. 

Coach King-Coleman and the Lady Tigers look to continue playing tough defense and being active around the basket on Tuesday, November 25, when they play the Lady Bulldogs of Bowie State University.  Game time is slated for 5:30 pm at Taylor-Whitehead Gymnasium, Lawrenceville, Virginia.