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'PEE WEE' ENTERS THE VIKING RECORD BOOKS A t PSU, the player who has frightened defenses from be– yond the three-point range for four years is known as Pee Wee. The five-foot-three se- nior guard, Michelle Hughes, excels in a big per– son's sport. A combination of timing, ability and faith have put Pee Wee in the PSU record books. Head coach Greg Bruce inherited Michelle Hughes when he came to Portland State five years ago. As he struggled through that first year, he was already looking for a special player- one who could trigger the new up-tempo of– fense and pressing defense he was try– ing to install. And a player he could count on. Wee." Hughes ended her career with the most games ever played by a Viking, 107, and also finished third on the all-time scoring list at the school, with 1,237 career points. She set career records in assists (437), free throw percentage (.778) and all three-point shooting categories (career, sea– son and game). Over the course of her last two seasons, she put together strings of 29 and 32 consecutive games with at least one successful3-point shot, with only one game sep– arating the streaks. She ranked among the nation's best in three-point shooting. "She's been the ground work for everything we've done here," Bruce said. "I have a great deal of apprecia– tion and respect for what she's done. She's going to be a hard person not to have around." "I think she's been the one constant from day one," he said. "I just hope she's en– joyed being in the program as much as we've enjoyed hav– ing her in it." "I came here for a reason," Hughes said. "And that rea– son was to be a part of a win- "The most im– portant person on the floor is the point guard," Bruce said, "at least in our sys– tem. The talk was, 'Is she big enough to play Division l ball?' But I don't care if ......_____;.....__......;..___ ....;:J~ _ _ ,.~ ning program and help tum it you're a 6-2 or a 5-l, the thing I want is someone to work hard, be a role model- someone in practice who's going to throw it all on the floor. Every day you walk on the floor, and there's Pee around. l'm really happy to have been a part of that." - J.R. Rardon BASKETBALL ROSTER Name Year Position laurie Northrop Jr F Michelle Hughes Sr G Kari Kockler Sr G Angela HewleH Jr G Karla leary Jr F Renae Aschoff So F Allison Brite So G Ericka Boggio Fr F Michelle Fuller Sr G ·Julie Girt Sr F Chantel Sporrer So F Trina Yungen Jr G Velaida Shephard So G Yolanda Hovis Fr G Jenny Bjerke Fr F Sports/Basketball