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Dee Liles, UM escape FSU with win

Josh Weinfuss — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:15:09 +0000

Former Gulf Coast Lady Commodore Dee Liles paid a visit to north Florida last night, along with her University of Maryland teammates.

The Lady Terrapins won 72-71 on a last-second shot by Kristi Toliver. Liles, a junior, played 36 minutes, second only to Toliver’s 40, and scored 10 points.

She’s established herself as one of the top newcomers in the country. For the season, she’s averaging 11.5 points per game and a team-high 8.9 rebounds.

Last season at Gulf Coast, Liles was named the player of the year after she helped the Lady Commodores to the national championship.

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NWF State coach: Gilstrap best player in state

Josh Weinfuss — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:45:20 +0000

After getting torched by him twice during the Panhandle Conference season, and seeing him numerous times before that, Northwest Florida State College men’s basketball coach Bruce Stewart went out of character when he praised Gulf Coast’s Marquis Gilstrap.

Stewart called Gilstrap, who will play at Iowa State next season, the best player in the state. The words came as a surprise to the junior college basketball community in Florida. Stewart doesn’t typically shower such regard on other players, and rarely on his own.

“You’ve got to give Gilstrap credit,” Stewart said following Gulf Coast’s 90-84 win in overtime on Saturday. “He stepped up and made a couple really big shots. Especially the one that tied the game and then in overtime he made a couple to put them out front. That’s why I think he’s the best player in the state.”

Through Saturday’s game, Gilstrap is averaging 22.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.

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Get your Pink Zone bracelets

Josh Weinfuss — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:03:07 +0000

Gulf Coast is selling Pink Zone bracelets in support of breast cancer leading up to the the Lady Commodres’ Pink Zone game agaisnt Chipola on Feb. 21.

The bracelets — think the yellow LiveStrong rubber bracelets but pink — will be sale for $3 each of two for $5 at the Gulf Coast athletics department office and at basketball, baseball and softball games.

All proceeds and any donations will go to Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.

Contact Gulf Coast AD Gregg Wolfe at 872-3830 with any questions.

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Panhandle well represented in NJCAA polls

Josh Weinfuss — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:25:21 +0000

Once again, Gulf Coast was the highest ranked Panhandle Conference team in this week’s women’s NJCAA national Top 25.

The Lady Commodores were ranked sixth, followed by Chipola at No. 7 and Pensacola at No. 8. Northwest Florida State is ranked 16th.

Check out the NJCAA women’s poll here.

Men
Chipola remained on top of this week’s men’s NJCAA Top 25 after it stayed perfect in Panhandle Conference play.

The only other Panhandle team ranked is Northwest Florida State, which has lost three in a row and four of its five conference games. The voters must have missed that.

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