Tarboro, N.C. - Gardner-Webb's Hudson twins of Dominique and Monique were both named to the list of "100 To Remember: Female Athletes" list as part of the celebration of the centennial of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), it was announced this week.

The list of "100 To Remember: Female Athletes" highlights one hundred of the top female athletes in NCHSAA history. A special committee, including school administrators and coaches from across the state as well as sports media, put together the list in a series of meetings.

Recognized for their high school accomplishments, Dominique and Monique were sensational on the court at SouthWest Edgecome, where Dominique was an outstanding point guard and Monique was the prolific scorer of the two during their high school careers. Monique scored 1,760 points, while Dominique added 1,178 points during their careers. The tandem finished their careers with a 94-18 overall record and won the 2005 2-A State Championship. They also guided their team to become the 3-A runner-ups in 2006.

Dominique's No. 12 jersey and Monique's No. 15 jersey have both been retired at SWE.

The Gardner-Webb alumnus not only shattered records during their four years on the women's basketball team, but the duo of Dominique and Monique also led the Runnin' Bulldogs to its first-ever NCAA Division I Championship berth in 2010-11 and its first-ever WNIT berth in 2009-10.

Dominique, now an assistant coach on the GWU women's' basketball staff, was a two-time Big South All-Conference First-Team selection, a the three-time Big South All-Tournament honoree and was tabbed the 2011 Big South Women's Basketball Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player during her time at GWU. Dominique finished her career as GWU's Division I all-time leading scorer with 1,407 career points, which also ranks fifth overall all-time in GWU history. Hudson also finished her career as GWU's DI career assists leader with 579 career assists and steals leader with 244 career thefts. She ranks first in GWU's DI career record book in games played (129), minutes played (3,545) and free throws made (419) and second in GWU DI history in most games started (102), third in field goals made (443) and fifth in three-pointers made (102).

Monique was named to the 2010-11 Big South All-Conference Second-Team and a spot on the Big South All-Tournament Team in her final season as a Runnin' Bulldog. The 2007-08 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year finished her career with 1,147 points, which ranks 14th all-time in GWU women's basketball history and fifth in GWU's Division I history, was third in GWU's DI history in steals (210) and three-pointers made (115) and also ranks fifth in GWU's DI career record book in free throws made (240).

During the 2013 year in which the 100th anniversary is celebrated by the NCHSAA, four "100 To Remember" lists will be released. The first involved administrators, including athletic directors, principals, superintendents or others involved with the administration of athletics at a local or statewide level. The second list was the coaches, followed by female athletes. The male athletes list will be the final one released.

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