Aug. 24, 2004

Hampton, VA - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announced the 2004 CIAA Pre-Season All-CIAA volleyball team on Monday afternoon and two WSSU Lady Ram volleyball student-athletes were among the 13 players from around the conference who were awarded the All-Conference honors.

WSSU outside hitter Chasity Clark (Sr./5'10"/Winston-Salem, NC) was one of three outside hitters to earn Pre-Season All-CIAA honors in 2004. It comes as no surprise to many as she has garnered All-CIAA First-Team honors the past two seasons. Clark, is a local product as she hails from Winston-Salem, NC and has led her hometown Lady Rams in kills the past two seasons. She will once again be looked at to be WSSU's primary offensive weapon. She tallied a team-high 271 kills in 2003 and averaged 2.63 winners per game.

Despite being only a sophomore, WSSU setter Janessa Webb (So./5'5"/Anchorage, AK) is one of only two setters in the CIAA to earn Pre-Season honors. Webb will return to the lineup as WSSU's starting setter and will look to replicate the success of 2003 that earned her CIAA All-Rookie Team honors and placed her on the All-CIAA First-Team, the only rookie to have been given that honor. She recorded a team-high 602 assists in 2003 as she averaged 6.27 assists per game in addition to being a defensive stalwart, tallying 92 digs in 96 games while registering 41 kills as well.

Both Webb and Clark will look to start the 2004 season off on a positive note when they take to the court on September 1st at 6:00 pm as they play host to the Lady Bears of Shaw University in the Whitaker Gymnasium. For additional information on WSSU Lady Ram Volleyball, or to arrange interviews with coaches or student-athletes, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143.

2004 CIAA Pre-Season All-CIAA Volleyball Team:
Player			Pos.	Institution		Ht.	Cl.	Hometown
Jennifer White		OH	St. Augustine's		5'6"	Sr.	Indianapolis, IN
Brenda Brown		OH	N.C. Central		5'8"	Jr.	Fayetteville, NC
Chasity Clark		OH	Winston-Salem St.	5'9"	Sr.	Winston-Salem, NC
Danielle Johnson	         MH	N.C. Central		6'2"	Jr.	Chapel Hill, NC
Afiya Taylor		MH	St. Augustine's		5'8"	Jr	St. Thomas, Barbados
Jovanda Pettis		MH	Virginia State		5'10"	Sr.	Charlotte, NC
Ariel Germain		S	N.C. Central		5'7"	Jr.	Detroit, MI
Janessa Webb		S	Winston-Salem St.	5'5"	So.	Anchorage, AK
Patricia Rodrigues	         RS	N.C. Central		5'9"	Sr.	Sao Paolo, Brazil
Tacarra Jones		LO	Fayetteville State	5'7"	Sr.	Oriental, NC
Myesha Ingram		LO	Virginia State		5'5"	Sr.	Colonial Heights, VA
Jenene Lewis		Utility	Virginia State		5'2"	So.	Virginia Beach, VA