Bethel grad Easter contributes to George Mason victory

Bethel High School graduate Amber Easter scored 12 points for George Mason University in the team's 62-52 win over conference rival University of North Carolina, Wilmington on Feb. 14 at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, N.C., the Mason website reported.

The senior forward and guard also recorded six rebounds, four assists and a steal for the Patriots, who improved to 8-14 on the season and 3-8 in the Colonial Athletic Association.

George Mason's next game is 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at Towson University.

Easter is a 2009 graduate of Bethel High School, where she was a four-year letter winner on the basketball court for the Bruins finishing her career with more than 1,300 points and 500 rebounds. Easter was a McDonald's all-American nominee, and she garnered first and second-team all-state and all-district recognition. She was named co-Peninsula District player of the year in 2007-08 as a junior. Easter was also a three-year letter earner on the track team at Bethel. She ranked fourth in the state in the high jump with a personal best of 5'6". Easter was a member of the school band and graduated with highest honors. The daughter of Betty and Jeff Fulgham, she is majoring in psychology at George Mason. She is from Hampton.

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