Erin Beacham

Guard, So., 5-6, Atlanta, GA

A gifted leader with a solid all-around game… has great court vision and ball-handling skills… assumes significant responsibility in her second year… one of Guilford's top free throw shooters… likes to drive to the basket or shoot her much-improved outside jumper when not setting up her teammates… 1998-99: One of two first-year starters for Guilford… led the team in assists, ranked fourth on the club in scoring and third in steals… paced the Quakers in points four times… ranked eighth in the league in assists and 10th in steals… scored a team- and career-high 22 points thanks to three three-pointers in upset win over Roanoke (2/18)… made all eight free throw attempts and scored a team-high 19 points against Averett in her first college game (11/21)… dealt out a career-high 11 assists versus Bridgewater (12/12), the second-best single-game total in Guilford history… grabbed a club- and personal-best nine boards in ODAC Quarterfinal tilt with Bridgewater (2/25)… scored 10 or more points 13 times… had 10 points and a career-high seven steals against Hollins (1/21)… High School: An all-city basketball player for Coach Malcolm Newton's Lovett School team… helped Lovett advance to the state tournament as a sophomore… took fourth in the discus in the 1998 state track and field championship… named Lovett's most valuable softball player as a sophomore… Personal: Worked with Coach Bausch at the Hørsholm Invitational Basket Camp in Denmark over the summer… born Erin Renee Beacham 11/15/79 in Atlanta, GA… daughter of Jerry and Debby Beacham… psychology major.