Record: 25-9 Home: 14-2 Away: 6-3 Neutral: 5-4 TranSouth: 13-3
#15 Tara Deatheridge
Tara Deatheridge Image
Height: 5-6
Class: JR
Position: G
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Previous School: Ezell-Harding Christian
 
Major: Nursing

07-08: Named NAIA All-Tournament 2nd team after averaging 11.5 points per and connecting on 10-of-17 from 3-point range during FHU's run to the Fab Four...scored career-high 24 points against Lambuth University on March 7, 2008...averaged 7.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 44 assists, and 23 steals in 28 games and shot 40.6 percent from 3-point range...named a TranSouth Conference scholar athlete.

06-07: Started in 19 games...scored season-high 19 points versus Mid-Continent College...grabbed career-high 12 rebounds against Bethel College...dished out career-high five assists versus Union University...averaged 6.6 points, 1.9 assists, and 4.2 rebounds in 29 games.

Before FHU: Prepped at Ezell-Harding Christian School where she averaged 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 assists her senior season...member of 2002 Class A State Championship team and led her team to the Class AA Final Four in 2006...voted All-District for three years and District MVP twice...named All-Region, All-State, All-Midstate, and TSWA All-State her senior season...scored 1,625 points over her career as a Lady Eagle making her the second all time leading scorer at Ezell-Harding...had jersey retired at EHCS in 2006...was a member of FCA, Beta Club, LaMitie Club, Spanish Club, Art Club, and Girls Chapel Committee...chosen "Who's Who Among American High School Students"...played No. 1 seed on varsity tennis team and set school record for most wins...voted Homecoming Representative her freshman year and Homecoming Queen her senior year...named Miss EHCS.

 Career Highs

Points
28 (12/13/08 vs. Bryan College)
3-pointers
9 (12/13/08 vs. Bryan College)
Rebounds
12 (2/1/07 vs. Bethel College)
Assists
6 (1/7/08 vs. Cumberland University)
Steals
5 (1/28/08 vs. Mid-Continent)

2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownPrevious School
5Hannah ParsleyFRG5-8Rector, Ark.Rector HS
10Julia MyersFRG5-9Waynesboro, Tenn.Wayne Co. HS
13Chelsie AlsupJRG5-9Murfreesboro, Tenn.Eagleville HS
15Tara DeatheridgeJRG5-6Nashville, Tenn.Ezell-Harding Christian
22Kristal EdneyJRG5-8Linden, Tenn.Perry Co. HS
32Rachel MelsonFRG5-9Waynesboro, Tenn.Wayne Co. HS
33Whitney JohnsonSOG5-4Lexington, Tenn.Lexington HS
34Jessica DoranSOF6-0Sedalia, Ky.Graves Co. HS
41Jana CrossJRF5-10Loretto, Tenn.Loretto HS
44Nicole DuncanJRP6-3Hohenwald, Tenn.Lewis Co. HS
45Rakeshia PerryFRF5-10Trenton, Tenn.Peabody HS
51Meribeth BoehlerSOP6-2Selmer, Tenn.McNairy Central HS
Dale Neal - Head Coach
Lain Hinson - Assistant Coach
Meredith McLemore - Grad Assistant
Chase Helton - Student Assistant
Nicole Osment - Student Assistant
Alex Woodward - Student Assistant
Kenzie Ziegler - Student Assistant