As a 5-foot-9 guard at PRCC from 1993-95, Elaine Powell helped put the program on the national map.

As a freshman, she averaged 27.5 points per game, tops in the nation. She was All-State, All-Region and NJCAA first-team All-American. She scored more than 40 points in three games, more than 30 points in eight games. She averaged 10 rebounds a game and shot 52 percent from the floor.

As a sophomore, Powell averaged 31.6 points per game, tops in the nation. She was All-State, All-Region, NJCAA first-team All-American and Kodak All-American first team. She scored more than 50 points in a single game, more than 40 points in three games and more than 30 points in 19 games.

Add it up and Powell scored 1,927 points in her two years at PRCC. The team won a state championship, a regional championship, participated in the National JuCo Tournament and finished with a 52-13 record.

"Pearl River helped prepare me to go to a bigger university as well as prepared me for the world," said Powell. "My teachers and teammates were so supportive as well as my coach (Polly Kirkland) in making sure I graduate on time and getting me ready to go to LSU."

She was the first player in LSU history drafted by the WNBA as the Orlando Miracle selected her in the fourth round of the 1999 draft. She spent three-and-half seasons in Orlando before joining the Detroit Shock midway through the 2002 season. As a member of the Shock, Powell became a valuable member of the organization by leading the team to three WNBA World Championships in 2003, 2006, and 2008.

Powell later got into coaching once her playing career was complete and now serves as an Assistant Coach at Georgia Southern.

In 2023, Powell was inducted into the NJCAA Women's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.