2000 SEC Academic Honor Roll
1999 SEC Academic Honor Roll
1998 SEC Academic Honor Roll
National Strength & Conditioning All-American (1998, 1999, 2000)
Two-sport star who returns to the womens basketball squad after completing her eligibility in softball last spring … Enjoyed a brilliant LSU career as an outfielder, helping to lead LSU to two Southeastern Conference championships and three NCAA Regional appearances … Completed her softball career with a .284 batting average in 247 games with three homers, 24 doubles, five triples and 81 RBI … Earned first-team all-SEC softball recognition in 1998 … A three-time National Strength and Conditioning all-American (1998, 1999, 2000) … Played basketball for the Lady Tigers in 1997-98 and 1998-99, but sat out the 1999-2000 season to concentrate on her final season of softball … Her return to the basketball squad gives the Lady Tigers much-needed depth down low … An extremely physical player who can defend, rebound and set dominating screens … earned her bachelors degree in kinesiology in August, 2000; she is presently pursuing a graduate degree in sports administration.
“Im very pleased that Stacey is back with us. She brings a winning attitude to our program. In her four years as an LSU softball player, they just did not lose very often. She brings great mental toughness and work ethic to our team. She will give us a big, strong body who will rebound, defend and set some phenomenal screens.”
— LSU head coach Sue Gunter
Junior Season (1998-99): Played in 18 games (no starts), scoring 19 points and grabbing 17 rebounds in 119 minutes of play (an average of 6.6 minutes per game) … also recorded two assists and six steals on the year … helped the Lady Tigers to a 22-8 overall record and a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16.
Sophomore Season (1997-98): Played in 20 games (no starts), scoring 28 points on the year while pulling down 39 rebounds … Shot 9-of-21 (42.9) from the field and averaged 8.3 minutes per contest … Helped the Lady Tigers to a 19-13 overall record and a berth in the Womens NIT semi-finals.
High School: Earned six letters while helping lead her team to the 1993 state softball championship … Named to the Coaches Association of Womens Sports all-state team … Also named to the State newspaper all-area squad.
Personal: Full name is Stacey Noel Newton … Born August 4, 1978 … Parents are Art and Karen Newton … Has one older brother, Ken … earned bachelors degree in kinesiology in August, 2000 … presently pursuing a graduate degree in sports administration.