PANTHER POINTS MEN’S BASKETBALL The Panthers went 7-4 during the 2021 season, reaching the USA South West Division Tournament. Seniors Julian Cameron and Lincoln Anderson were named to the USA South All-Conference West Division first and second teams, respectively. Cameron led the team in scoring, averaging 19.5 points per game. Anderson averaged 13.0 points and a team-best 9.5 rebounds per game. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The Panthers were 8-4 in 2021, reaching the USA South West Division Tournament in Coach Jasen Jonus’ first season. Senior Jahpera McEachin was a first-team selection on the USA South All-Conference West Division team, while junior Jalaya Lewis was named to the second team. McEachin averaged 19.3 points per game, the highest season average in the program’s history. Lewis averaged 11.5 points per game. VOLLEYBALL The Panthers finished the 2021 spring season with a 5-6 record, including 4-3 in the USA South West Division. Sophomores Kirsten Boyd and Bre Dufault were both named to the USA South AllConference West Division second team. Boyd led the team with 328 assists, reaching 1,000 in her career during the season. Dufault had a team-high 153 digs. MEN’S SOCCER The Panthers were 2-4 playing a conference-only schedule for the 2021 spring season. Sophomores Enrique Hernandez and Blake Webb were named to the USA South All-Conference West Division first team, while fellow sophomore Alex Drazic was on the second team. Hernandez led the team with five goals and 12 points, while Webb had four goals and 10 points. WOMEN’S SOCCER The Panthers finished the 2021 spring season 3-5, playing a conference-only schedule. Junior Madison Demkowski led the Panthers with five goals and 10 points. Senior Taylor Hamm, junior 16
Jonus leads women’s hoops to conference tourney The LaGrange College women’s basketball team finished its first season under new Head Coach Jasen Jonus. The Panthers, playing an abbreviated conferenceonly schedule, won their first eight games and were the third seed in the USA South West Division Tournament. “The season was an immense success,” said Jonus. “Despite all the obstacles during the COVID-19 pandemic, our student-athletes were committed to the process throughout the entire academic year. “We have laid the groundwork for future success, and we must continue building off that in years to come. With an experienced returning group and a strong incoming class, we have high expectations for the 2021-22 season.” Jonus coached an up-tempo style of play for the Panthers. LC was fifth in the USA South in scoring, averaging 77.1 points per game. Senior guard Jahpera McEachin was fourth in the conference in scoring, averaging 19.3 points per game, the highest in the program’s history. Jonus was an Assistant Coach for the LC men’s basketball program for seven years from 2013-20, serving as the Associate Head Coach for the final three seasons. He was the varsity reserve Head Coach for four years. He was a key factor during one of the most successful runs in the history of men's basketball at LaGrange. From 2014-17, the Panthers won three USA South championships and reached the NCAA Division III tournament in four straight years. Jonus’ wife, the former Hunter Connell ’14, was a member of the LC women’s basketball team from 2010-2014.
