JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 19, 2024) โ ETSU women's basketball head coach Brenda Mock-Brown and her staff announced Friday the signing of Jemma Grutner-Bacall and Lucy Hood to the Buccaneers' roster for the 2024-25 season.
Gurtner-Bacall is a 5-foot-10 guard who played the past two seasons at McCook Community College, and Hood is a 5-foot-8 guard who played the past four seasons at Rabun County High School in Tiger, Georgia. did.
In two years at McCook Community College, Gurtner-Bacall totaled 781 points, 312 rebounds, 140 assists, and 116 steals in 62 games (46 starts). This 2023-24 season, Gurtner-Bacall averaged 18.2 points per game on 39 percent shooting and 77 percent from the free throw line. Overall, McCook ranked 19th in the nation in scoring last season. The Berlin, Germany, native scored in double figures 28 times last season, including 10 games with 20 points or more and three games with 30 points or more. Gurtner-Bacall scored a career-high 36 points on 10-of-12 shooting (13-of-18 from the free-throw line) against Dawson Community College on Nov. 10, leading Central Community to -In the college game, he made 6 threes and scored 34 points. -Columbus, January 6th. After the 2023-24 season, Gurtner-Bakur was named to the Region IX All-South team, and also earned All-Defense Team and All-Tournament Team honors. Gurtner-Bacall, who ranked second in the South in 3-point shooting and steals (2.5 per game) last season, led McCook to back-to-back conference titles, scoring 17 points per game and qualifying for the Region IX Tournament. Obtained. In the opening game, he beat Lamar and added 19 points and nine rebounds against Casper University.
Hood also comes to ETSU with a winning pedigree, having played under head coach Dee Dee Dillard at Rabun County. Hood, who had 1,659 points, 553 assists, 464 rebounds and 307 steals during his career, led the Wildcats to 91 wins in four seasons. Hood set program records for points and assists, and broke single-season records for three-pointers made (110) and assists (189) in his senior season. With 91 wins, Hood led Rabun County to a state runner-up finish in 2021-22 and four straight Sweet 16 appearances, including a Final Four appearance in 2023-24. Hood is a McDonald's All-American candidate for the 2023-24 season and was also named Georgia's Class A “Best Passer.” He was a first-team All-State selection, earned Freshman of the Year honors in 2020-21, and was named Region Player of the Year. One year senior. Hood was a multi-sport athlete at Rabun County, leading the Wildcats to regional championships in cross country and tennis, earning first team all-region honors in both sports.