Northwestern State University of Louisana

1988-89 Postseason Guide: Second-team All-SLC pick ... the most prolific player in Northwestern State history ... owns the career scoring and rebounding records, with 1,959 points and 1,077 rebounds to date, becoming the only Lady Demon in history to get over 1,000 rebounds ...in the last two years, has hit double digit scoring figures in 53 of 57 games and has hit20 or better 34 times ... her career high is 47, coming against Southwest Texas (3/11) ... made it to double figures in rebounding 40 times and has 23 as a personal high ... after averaging 27.8 points and 13.5 rebounds a year ago, numbers have fallen some with added talent to the team ... is second on the squad wit her 16.7 scoring average, and leads the team with her 9.8 rebounding pace .. dished off for nine assists against Texas A&M (12/17) and has recorded six steals on three occasions ... owns a .520 career field goal percentage (775-1490), 18.0 scoring average and 9.9 rebound mark ... is the team's shot blocker with 28 and leads the Southland Conference with 85 steals for a 2.9 average ... was a first team all-Southland Conference selection last season.

General: Will take over this year as NSU's all-time leader in both points and rebounds ... needs 475 points and just 78 rebounds to accomplish that feat ... second leading returning scorer in Division I and second leading returning rebounder as well ... led all Division I scorers for most of 1987-88.

Head Coach James Smith:  "What can you say. She is one of the best players to come from NSU. Grace is super quick, is a tremendous offensive threat and can rebound with anyone in the country. She is not loud and outspoken, she leads by example. She has a tremendous desire to win."

1987-88: Simply put, enjoyed the finest season ever by a Lady Demon .. scored more points (779), on more field goals attempts (590) with more made field goals (311), more trips to the free throw line (223) and more successful free throws (157) than any other Lady Demon ... score in double figures every time out (28 games) and set Prather Coliseum scoring mark (by either make of female) with a 47-point outburst against Southwest Texas State (2/11) ... that came on the heels of a 40 point game against SWT that established a new Strahan Coliseum (SWT's home court) mark as well ... over the 20 point plateau 23 times, over 30 a lucky 13 times, cracked the 40 point level twice ... was in single digits for rebounds an amazingly low four times and totaled twenty or more rebounds on five occasions .. led NSU in scoring 19 consecutive times at the season's onset and total 25 times for the year ... also Lady Demons best rebounder in 26 of 28 contests  ... 23 rebounds vs. Texas-Arlington (2/25) was second most in school history ... rebound total of 377 was most since Tammy Primeaux's school record 421 during 1975-76 campaign, but 13.5 average is best mark in record books .. led Southland Conference in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots ... named first team all-Southland Conference, first team all-Louisiana after stellar performance.

1986--87: Did not compete
 
1985-86: Did not compete

1984-85: Named first team all-Gulf Star conference after topping NSU in rebounding (9.2 per game) and finishing second on squad in scoring (17.5) ... scoring mark was third best in the old GSC while she also placed second in blocked shot category (1.8 per game), fifth in field goal percentage (52.9%), fifth in rebounding and third in steals (2.3) ... recorded double figure scoring games in 24 of 26 outings and performed that sam feat in the rebounding department on 11 occasions ... topped the team in scoring nine times and was top rebounder in 13 games.

1983-84: Started final seven contests and played in all 26 as a freshman ... ranked fifth on team in scoring with 9.3 average and was second with 6.8 rebounding average ... season-high of 24 points came vs Grambling State (2/24) and was one of ten contests in which she reached the double digit scoring column ... enjoyed five double figure rebound efforts, including two of 14 (vs. Kansas, 11/19 and Southern, 2/2)

High School: Helped Campti to a 47-2 over two years and back to back state championships ... split time between forward and center on Natchitoches-Central tea that captured state title ... first team all-State selection who also garnered prep all-America honors.

Personal: Daughter of Clyde and Lucille Grayson of Natchitoches, La.