MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State, led by Ron Mitchell, captured their first Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship in 1989, and the Alabama State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will celebrate that team and its championship this weekend at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
Starting in 1986, Mitchell led the Lady Hornets on the court and recorded back-to-back 9-7 records in SWAC play before defeating Southern University 62-60 in Baton Rouge (La.) to capture the 1989 championship. The team finished with a record of 16-14 that year en route to the school's first title in the conference.
Neacole Hall and Michelle Archie were named to the Women's Black College Basketball All-America, with Hall leads the nation in assists for the second straight season at 11.0 assists per game. She also scored a team-high 18.1 points per game for the Lady Hornets. The 5-3 guard recorded 1,436 points and 869 assists during her three-year career at Alabama State, and made her first All-SWAC team. Meanwhile, Archie, a 5-10 forward from Montgomery (Ala.), was second on the team in scoring at 15.5 points per game and pulled down 6.1 rebounds per game.
While the Lady Hornets were led by Mitchell, they were assisted by current Alabama State head coach
Freda Freeman-Jackson. Members of the team included Archie, Paula Berry, Carol Bowman, Sheila Caves, Francetta Clausell, Sharon Ezell, Janet Guinn, Hall, Carolyn Jackson, JaNina Lightfoot, Tri Phillips and Yolanda Stokes.
Alabama State takes on Texas Southern Saturday afternoon at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome, with tip set for 3 pm. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $15 for reserved, and are still available by contacting the Alabama State University Ticket Office at (334) 229-4551.
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