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 Cohran,
a
native of Oxford, Miss., was a two-year standout on the UNA women's basketball team from
1983-85 and helped take the Lions to their only Gulf South Conference women's basketball
title and to two NCAA Tournaments. She becomes just the second female inductee into
the UNA Athletic Hall of Fame, joining Wanda Beckham, who was inducted in 1993.
Cohran was chosen All-Gulf South Conference in 1984 and 1985, GSC Tournament Most
Valuable Player in 1984 and 1985, Kodak All-District IX in 1984 and 1985 and second-team
All-American in 1985.
She helped lead UNA to its first NCAA Division II Tournament
appearance in 1984 and to a GSC regular-season title, a GSC Tournament crown and a
second NCAA berth in 1985. She ranks as UNA's third all-time leading scorer, despite
playing just two seasons. She scored 30 or more points in a single-game six times and
equalled a school-record with 43 points against West Georgia in 1985. She led UNA in
scoring both seasons, with 655 points in 1984 for a 21.8 scoring average, and 537 points
in 1985 for a 19.9 average. She is the only player in UNA history to score 600 or more
points in a season, and her 1985 total ranks fifth. Cohran's 300 rebounds in 1984 is
the second highest total in school history, and her 240 boards in 1985 is seventh.
While at UNA, she shot 54.95 percent from the floor for her career, hitting
477-of-868 shots and added 20 career blocks and 540 rebounds. She set numerous school
records, including single-game field goal percentage, hitting 14-of-16 shots from
the floor for 87.5 percent against Delta State in 1985. She graduated from UNA in
1985 and currently lives with her family in England, where her husband, staff sergeant
Derrell Shelton, is stationed with the U.S. Air Force. |
