Lewis signs with DII Ursuline College
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The Highland County Press-
Lynchburg-Clay senior Laney Lewis recently signed her National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Ursuline College, a Division II school in Cleveland.
Lewis is a four-year varsity player for the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs, as she is a three-time All-Southern Hills Athletic Conference player.
She was also selected for third-team All-Southeast District Coaches Association honors as a sophomore and junior.
Lewis was selected first-team All-Southeast District Coaches Association and first-team Associated Press All-District and special mention Division III All-Ohio as a senior. She also joined the 1,000-point club her senior year, gaining the feat on Jan. 21 at Georgetown, where she scored 23 points.
"Laney has worked hard, not just this season, but from the end of last year," LC head coach Whitney Lewis said. "She played all summer long and really worked hard to improve her game. She stepped up for us as a leader and was our 'go-to player' in every aspect.[[In-content Ad]]
"It was a very unique opportunity to coach Laney. She is really one of the most talented players we have had go through our program. I am glad I was able to be a part of that and even more proud of the way she has played her senior year. Her competitiveness will drive her to prevail to become an even better player as she moves on in her basketball career."
In her senior season, Lewis scored 441 points as she played in 23 games this season, where she averaged 19.2 points per game, as she scored in double figures in 21 of 23 games played this season, including double-digit scoring in the first 20 games of the season.
The senior has 20 or more points in a game 12 times and 30 or more points twice with games of 31 and 30 points this season. She also collected 16 double-doubles and two triple-doubles. She averaged 5.2 steals per game, 2.9 assists per game and 2.0 blocks per game.
Lewis is a four-year varsity player for the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs, as she is a three-time All-Southern Hills Athletic Conference player.
She was also selected for third-team All-Southeast District Coaches Association honors as a sophomore and junior.
Lewis was selected first-team All-Southeast District Coaches Association and first-team Associated Press All-District and special mention Division III All-Ohio as a senior. She also joined the 1,000-point club her senior year, gaining the feat on Jan. 21 at Georgetown, where she scored 23 points.
"Laney has worked hard, not just this season, but from the end of last year," LC head coach Whitney Lewis said. "She played all summer long and really worked hard to improve her game. She stepped up for us as a leader and was our 'go-to player' in every aspect.[[In-content Ad]]
"It was a very unique opportunity to coach Laney. She is really one of the most talented players we have had go through our program. I am glad I was able to be a part of that and even more proud of the way she has played her senior year. Her competitiveness will drive her to prevail to become an even better player as she moves on in her basketball career."
In her senior season, Lewis scored 441 points as she played in 23 games this season, where she averaged 19.2 points per game, as she scored in double figures in 21 of 23 games played this season, including double-digit scoring in the first 20 games of the season.
The senior has 20 or more points in a game 12 times and 30 or more points twice with games of 31 and 30 points this season. She also collected 16 double-doubles and two triple-doubles. She averaged 5.2 steals per game, 2.9 assists per game and 2.0 blocks per game.