White earns her second straight first-team honor

GREENSBORO, JUNE 5, 2008 – The awards and honors continue to come Jennifer Luper’s way. With her latest honor, she joins North Carolina A&T softball teammates Yahamma White and Lillian Bullock on the 2008 North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association University Division All-State Softball Team.

Luper, who was a freshman pitcher for the Aggies this past season, was also named MEAC Rookie of the Year and first-team All-MEAC. In 2008, she became the first Aggies pitcher to win 20 games in a season, posting a 20-5 record. She tossed 20 complete games with three shutouts, struck out 102 batters and had a 2.41 ERA. She was also the Aggie Club Award recipient at the 2008 N.C. A&T All-Sports Banquet.

White is making her second consecutive appearance on the All-State team. She is the only repeat honoree on the 2008 All-State team. The sophomore out of Lancaster, S.C., put together another superb year at the plate, batting .404 with 49 runs scored, 24 RBIs and one home run. She ranked seventh in the nation in runs scored per game a year after leading the nation in that category.

She also stole 22 bases and had 22 multiple-hit games.  White is a career .414 hitter and also ready scored 111 runs in her career. White is also a two-time first-team all-conference performer.

Bullock, a fellow sophomore, earned her first all-state honor. She continued to be the Aggies biggest home run threat, hitting seven home runs on the season. She also batted an impressive .368 at the plate with team-leading 38 RBIs. She was also one of the best in the nation at hitting triples. She ranked fifth in the nation in triples, helping the Aggies as a team rank second in the nation.

Bullock is already the Aggies all-time home runs leader with 24. In 2008, she had a .714 slugging percentage, scored 42 runs and earned second straight first-team All-MEAC honor. Luper, White and Bullock led the Aggies to a 31-17-1 record, tying the school record for wins in a season and breaking the school record for best winning percentage in a season.

NCCSIA selects all-state teams in the university (NCAA Division I) and college (Division II, III, NAIA) divisions for women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and baseball. More than 500 student-athletes have been recognized on all-state teams since 2003.