Kena Hodges
6-2, Senior, Forward
Columbia, Md.
(Oakland Mills)

 

 

 

1999-00: Named to first-team All-Southern Conference Tournament... Second on the team in scoring (10.5) and rebounding (6.2)... Ranked 17th in the Southern Conference in rebounding... Scored in double figures 18 times and had five double-doubles... Team's high scorer in four games and top rebounder three times... Also recorded six games with multiple steals... Second on the team in blocks with 24 for the year... Ranked first on the team and fourth in the SoCon in field goad percentage with a . 553 mark... Also eighth in the league in blocked shots (0.77) and is fifth on Furman's all-time blocks list with 75 in her career... Played in every game and started 26, including the last 20... Scored a season-high 20 points in SoCon quarterfinal game against Davidson.

1998-99: Had a breakthrough year in 98-99, setting new career highs in points, rebounds, assists, and blocks... Averaged 8.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game... Ranked seventh in the Southern Conference in rebounding, third in blocks (1.11/game), ninth in offensive rebounds (2.37/game) and sixth in defensive rebounds (4.33/game)... Scored in double figures 14 times over the course of the season including the last four games... Tallied a career-best 25 point performance versus Davidson on Feb. 13... Also recorded double-digit rebounds the last three games, including career-best 14 against Davidson on Feb. 26... Claimed career-high five blocks against Middle Tennessee State on Dec. 29... Went 11-for-11 from the free throw line in Feb. 13 game versus Davidson... Second on the team in total blocks, with 30, and third in field goal percentage with a .500 (94-for-188) mark.

1997-98: Played in 27 games, starting two... Scored in double-digits on three occasions and rebounded in double digits once... Recorded 21 blocks on the year, including three against Winthrop on Feb. 4... Scored career-high 13 points on Jan. 19 versus Wofford... Shot 45.8% (49-of-107) from the field and 57.6% (34-of-59) from the free throw line.

High School: Named Most Valuable Player for her Oakland Mills High School squad... Scored a career-high 36 points in one game and 1,122 in her career... Averaged 18.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game... Named all-county for three consecutive years... Also played volleyball and was named MVP as a senior... Set the school record for blocks in a season (100)... Also ran outdoor track all four years.

Personal: Kena Trinette Hodges was born Nov. 29, 1979, in Chicago, Ill. ... Daughter of Deborah Stallings... Majoring in computing business.