GREENVILLE, N.C. -- East Carolina University head women's basketball coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener announced today the signing of LaCoya Terry (Hephzibah, Ga.) to a National Letter of Intent for the 2005-06 season.

A 5-9 combo guard from Hephzibah High School, Terry averaged 18 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals per game during her senior campaign. She was named Georgia Sportswriters Association 3A Player of the Year after guiding the Lady Rebels' to a perfect 33-0 record and its first state championship.

As a senior, Terry was also named The Augusta Chronicle All-Area Player of the Year, first-team all-state, Team MVP and a McDonald's All-American Nominee.

"LaCoya is a versatile guard that comes from a great High School with a great winning tradition," said Baldwin-Tener. "She brings a lot to the table and will be a valuable asset to our program.

"I'm very pleased with the job our assistant coaches have done in finding the best players for our program and getting them committed to East Carolina and our future."

The signing of Terry brings the total number of 2005-06 signees to eight. During the early signing period, Baldwin-Tener announced that Erica Gilley (Lexington, N.C.), Impris Manning (Thomasville, N.C.), Cherie Mills (Ayden, N.C.), Alicia Person (Henderson, N.C.) and Jessica Slack (Thornville, Ohio) all inked National Letters of Intent. Jessica Honesty (Chantilly, Va.) and Jasmine Young signed their letters of intent during the late signing period.

2005-06 East Carolina Women's Basketball Signees:

Name - Pos. - Ht. - Yr. - Hometown
Erica Gilley, Guard/Forward, 5-11, Fr., Lexington, N.C.
Jessica Honesty, Guard, 5-9, Fr., Chantilly, Va.
Impris Manning, Guard, 5-9, Fr., Thomasville, N.C.
Cherie Mills, Center, 6-4, Jr., Ayden, N.C.
Alicia Person, Guard, 5-9, Fr., Henderson, N.C.
Jessica Slack, Guard, 5-11, Fr., Thornville, Ohio
LaCoya Terry, Guard, 5-9, Fr., Hephzibah, Ga.
Jasmine Young, Guard, 5-5, Fr.. Richmond, Va.