ALL-TIME FRIAR GREATS DOREEN FERGUSON (1984-88) Ferguson was part of the Providence's first-ever NCAA Tournament run. In 1988, she led the team in scoring with 425 points (15.7 ppg), and was tabbed as a Second-Team All-BIG EAST selection. To date, Ferguson is tied for 28th all-time on PC's career scoring list with 1,039 points. She also ranks 16th at Providence College all-time in career rebounding with 660 rebounds. ANDREA MANGUM (1986-90) Andrea Mangum led the Friars to a school record 27 wins and the East Regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament during the 1989-90 season. She led the Friars in rebounds four-straight years and earned KODAK District I All-America honors twice. She was a First Team All-BIG EAST selection and MVP of the 1990 BIG EAST Tournament. Mangum is one of three players in program history to score 1,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds. Mangum ranks fourth all-time in scoring (1,679 points) and second in rebounding (1,063). Mangum was inducted into the Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003 and her jersey was retired in February 2015. DOTTIE VanGHEEM (1986-90) In 1990, Dottie Van Gheem became the first Friar basketball player to earn GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America Women’s Basketball First Team honors. In the same year, she led the team in scoring and was second in rebounding and earned First-Team All-BIG EAST honors. In addition, she was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team as the Friars captured their first-ever Conference crown. After leading the Friars to their first “Sweet 16” appearance in 1990, she was named to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team and the KODAK District I All-America Team. To date, Van Gheem ranks 14th all-time in career scoring (1,267 points) and 22nd all-time in rebounding (581). SHANYA EVANS (1987-91) Shanya Evans currently ranks fifth all-time in career assists among NCAA Division I players all-time with 987. Additionally, she is one of only nine players in NCAA history to dish over 900 assists. In 1988, she earned BIG EAST All-Rookie honors and was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team in 1989. Evans garnered All-BIG EAST First Team recognition in 1990 and 1991. She also was named to the ECAC Division I All-Star Team in 1991. In her final three years at PC, she helped lead the Friars to consecutive NCAA appearances including their first-ever trip to the “Sweet 16” (1990). She was presented the Basketball Hall of Fame’s Francis Pomeroy Naismith Award in 1991. Evans ranks first all-time in assists (978) and 17th all-time in scoring (1,246 points). Evans is a member of the Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame.
HELEN JESSIE-MENCY (1986-91) An integral part of PC’s “Sweet 16” squad in 1990, Jessie-Mency was named to three All-Tournament Teams during her career. She led the Friars, and the BIG EAST, in steals as a senior year with 94 thefts and a total of 54 steals in league games, which was a BIG EAST record at the time. During her final season, the tri-captain became the 16th player in school history to reach 1,000 points. To date, Mency is tied for 18th all-time in scoring with 1,224 career points. STEPHANIE COLE (1988-92) Stephanie Cole helped the Friars tally 20plus wins in each of her four years with the program. In her final season, Cole was a Third Team All-BIG EAST selection. Cole currently ranks 11th in all-time at PC in scoring with 1,321 career points and sixth all-time in assists with 412. TRACY LIS (1988-92) Tracy Lis is one of the greatest players ever to wear a Friar uniform. She is the all-time scoring leader at Providence and ranks fourth all-time in scoring in BIG EAST action (1,296). During her career from 1988-92, she set 14 records, and is the only player to surpass the 2,000-point plateau at PC. In 1990, she led the Friars to the “Sweet 16,” and in 1991, propelled the program to its highest ranking in the AP Poll (15th). In 1991, she achieved a Providence College and BIG EAST Conference first when she was named Sports Illustrated Player of the Week, twice. Lis was a two-time First Team All-BIG EAST selection. She also received the BIG EAST Special Acheivement Award and was named ECAC Player of the Year in 1992. Lis played professionally for the New England Blizzard (ABL). To date, Lis ranks first in career scoring (2,534 points) and fifth all-time in rebounding (821 rebounds). Lis was inducted into the Providence College Hall Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003 and her jersey was retired in January 2014. Lis also was named to the BIG EAST Conference Silver Anniversary Team. LUCIE FONTANELLA (1990-94) A KODAK Honorable Mention All-America selection, Fontanella was a two-time captain for the Friars. She currently ranks eighth all-time in scoring with 1,446 points and 10th all-time in rebounding with 735 career boards. A three-year starter for Providence, she was a member of the 1990-91 BIG EAST All-Rookie Team. In 1994 she was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team and BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Fontanella led PC in steals and field-goal percentage during her senior year. Known more for her heart and leadership, Fontanella played professionally in Portugal, then served as an Assistant Coach at PC during the 1995-96 season, under Bob Foley. She is a member of the Providence College Athletics Hall of Fame. 2015-16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL - 75