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ODU great set the standard for shot-blocking stars
March 15, 2013
ODU great set the standard for shot-blocking stars
WACO, Texas Long before Brittney Griner was swatting away shots for top-ranked Baylor, there was another 6-foot-8 women's player getting blocks at a record pace. Anne Donovan was a dominating center for Old Dominion three decades ago with 801 blocks, more than Griner's NCAA-recognized record for men or women of 736 - and counting. That was in a much different era of women's basketball. "It's so funny. Every time they post her shot-block record I get a lot of phone calls," said Donovan, who averaged 5.9 blocks in her 136 career games. "The AIAW is a whole lot different than the NCAA today." Donovan was part of the Lady Monarchs' AIAW national title as a freshman in 1980. She played 73 games under the AIWA classification, and 63 more after that including the first two NCAA tournaments, with a Final Four appearance as the host team during Donovan's senior season. Read the full story by Hawkins and the Associated Press here.
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