April 24, 2007
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Although her season ended nearly two months ago, the honors keep rolling in for senior Adrienne Blount. On Tuesday, Blount was one of 81 women's basketball players nationwide to be named a 2007 Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar, earning an honorable mention. She is the sixth Lehigh student-athlete, the third from the women's basketball program, to be named an Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar in the last six years. To be considered for the award, student-athletes must compete in an intercollegiate sport, maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 and be active on campus or within the community.
Blount joins Teniece Johnson '04 and Carli Toliver '05 as the trio of Lehigh basketball players to be named Arthur Ashe Sports Scholars. Among Lehigh's other past Arthur Ashe Sports Scholars are Lavar Pope (men's track and field), Sabrina Slater (women's crew) and Laura Tom (women's track and field). Toliver and Pope are both two-time honorees with Toliver being selected in 2002 and 2005 and Pope being a recipient in 2003 and 2005. The award was named after tennis legend Arthur Ashe Jr. and honors students of color who have achieved a winning combination in both academics and athletics.
Blount led the team in points with 12.5 per game this season. Her 8.3 rebounds per game was not only the best on the team, but also in the Patriot League. She was Lehigh's top rebounder in 25 games, including 11 straight. Blount broke single game career-highs for points, assists, field goals made, free throws made and minutes played as well as tied her career-high for rebounds. Blount finished her career in the Brown and White ranked seventh all-time on Lehigh's rebounds list with 614 boards. Blount, who started in all 30 games, set new single season highs for rebounds (249) and assists (42). The Mahopac, N.Y. native recorded seven double-doubles, including a pair in the Patriot League Tournament that landed her a spot the All-Tournament Team.
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In the preseason, she was named to the Preseason All-League Team. During the 2006-07 campaign, she collected 11 honorable mentions and was named Second-Team All-League. Blount was also selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Second-Team for her accomplishments in both the classroom and on the court.
