Many of you may not even know who Dawn Evans is so let me just give you the run down on her. She is the starting point guard for James Madison University; Evan’s is 5-7 at 130 lbs. but plays much bigger. She is the school’s career record scoring leader, the single game scoring leader with her 42 points against Virginia. She was the CAA player of the year in the 2010-2011 year; she has one of the nation’s highest scoring averages at 25.3 points per game. There are so many other great things that she’s accomplished but the biggest thing she battles is not the other teams but a disease called Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis also known as FSGS. If you haven’t heard of this it is a disorder that attacks the kidney’s filtering system that causes scarring which could result in Nephrotic Syndrome, a condition that occurs when valuable protein in the blood leaks into the urine. In December Evans was diagnosed with this her kidneys were said to be functioning at 20% and at 15% a transplant would be needed. Many of you may know of this disease because of Alonzo Mourning and Sean Elliot both former NBA players suffered from this. It is said that Evans plays roughly at 75% of her former energy level but looking at a game you would never know. I have seen so many of JMU’s games this season and I never would have guessed that she was suffering from this disease this year because when she’s on the court she always is playing her hardest full of energy. She has easily become one of my favorite players because of her work ethic and her ability to lead her team but I admire her more now because of how she competes day in and day out. When she was diagnosed with this she could have just gave up and sat the rest of the season out and focused on herself but she decided to keep fighting and pursing her love for the game. Dawn Evans I respect and admire you keep doing your thing and good luck on your future endeavors.
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