University of West Alabama Athletics

Deborah Stancil, a native of Meridian, Miss., is just the third woman inducted into the UWA Athletic Hall of Fame. During her decorated, two-year playing career in Livingston, she, along with fellow hall-of-famer Rita Higginbotham made up arguably the best backcourt in Tiger history, as the program surged to a 49-16 record over that span. As a junior, Stancil scored 17.7 points per game, connecting on 48.3 percent of her shots from the field (247-of-511) to go along with 195 assists. On the defensive end of the floor, she totaled a whopping 98 steals. As a senior, she continued her brilliant play, connecting on 54.2 percent of her shots from the floor en route to averaging 15.2 points per game. She also dished out 203 assists to go along with 87 steals, and posted a career-best 34 points versus the Mississippi University for Women. Stancil’s name still appears in the UWA career record book in several categories, including 1,009 points scored, which is good enough for second place. Her 426 field goals made and 185 steals are both good enough for second all-time, and her 398 assists places her third all-time.