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Rita Higginbotham, a native of Macon, Miss., was the first female inducted into The University of West Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame. Higginbotham was a two-year (’79-’81) starter on the UWA basketball team after transferring from East Mississippi Community College. She led the Tigers to a 49-16 record and had 771 career points and 440 assists. She was an All-State and All-Region pick twice and also played on the first softball team at UWA. Higginbotham coached softball at Mississippi University for Women and won a GSC Championship in 1994. She was a member of the 1990 ASA Class B Slowpitch National Championship Team.
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