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Lynea Williams Signs with Long Beach State University
"I thought it was important to add some experience to our youthful roster," said Long Beach State head coach Mary Hegarty, who enters her fifth season in 2007-08. "Lynea brings skill, athleticism, and maturity to our program. She has the character and work ethic I value and she is also representative of the emphasis I place on recruiting locally. Lynea is an accomplished community college student-athlete who will blend nicely with our returners, another junior college transfer in Ana Fakatou (Cypress JC), and the three student-athletes we signed early." Williams, a 5-9 multi-purpose guard, was named South Coast Conference Co-Most Valuable Player-of-the-Year this past season. She was the Conference's second leading scorer at 17.7 points per game while also grabbing 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. Williams was honored as Regional Player-of-the-Year by the LA Times following her senior season at Crenshaw High School where she averaged 16.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. She originally signed with NCAA Division I University of Vermont out of Crenshaw, but was forced to red-shirt her freshman year after injuring her shoulder in the preseason. She attended Weatherford Junior College in Texas during the 2006 Spring Semester. "I'm excited for what next season will bring," said Williams. "It will be a new start for me and that means I'll have to prove myself again. I know that's part of moving forward. I want to thank the great people of Los Angeles City College and Coach Sandoval. I may not have had the opportunity for a scholarship without all that were involved." |
LOS
ANGELES (April 26, 2007) - - Los Angeles City College guard Lynea
Williams has signed a national letter-of-intent and accepted a
scholarship offer to attend and play basketball at Long Beach
State University next year. She is the second Lady Cub in LA City
women's basketball history to earn an NCAA Division I basketball
scholarship and the first for Lady Cub head coach Bruno Sandoval.
Desiree Johnson was the first Lady Cub when she signed with San
Diego State in 2005.