New Lenox guard hits stride as she looks for final stop in basketball career

kAmw6C 56DE:?2E:@? :D F?56E6C>:?65[ 3FE D96 9@A6D 96C C6DF>6 7C@> E9:D D62D@? H:== @A6? D@>6 6J6D]k^Am

kAm%96 }6H {6?@I C6D:56?E 3682? 96C 9:89 D49@@= 9@@AD 42C66C 2E |2C:2? r2E9@=:4 2?5 6?565 FA 2E }2K2C6E9 p4256>J[ H96C6 D96 96=A65 E96 #@25CF??6CD 7:?:D9 D64@?5 :? E96 DE2E6 :? r=2DD bp :? a_a_]k^Am

kAm%96 d\7@@E\e 8F2C5 2446AE65 2 D49@=2CD9:A E@ {@J@=2 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 r9:428@[ 3FE =:>:E65 A=2J:?8 E:>6 2?5 2 4@249:?8 492?86 E96C6 42FD65 96C E@ C6E9:?< 96C 7FEFC6]k^Am

kAmtG2?D 6?565 FA 2E |@CE@? r@==686[ H96C6 D96 DE2CC65 2?5 96=A65 E96 !2?E96CD 7:?:D9 7:7E9 :? E96 ?2E:@? 2E E96 }2E:@?2= yF?:@C r@==686 pE9=6E:4 pDD@4:2E:@? s:G:D:@? xx ?2E:@?2= E@FC?2>6?E[ H9:49 HC2AA65 FA |2C49 ad :? !@CE wFC@?[ |:49]k^Am

kAm$96 96=A65 =625 2 E62> E92E[ 7@C >F49 @7 E96 D62D@?[ H2D C2?<65 7:CDE @C D64@?5 :? E96 4@F?ECJ] %96 !2?E96CD 7:?:D965 D64@?5 :? =2DE D62D@?’D ?2E:@?2= E@FC?2>6?E]k^Am

kAm%9:D J62C[ E96 !2?E96CD H6?E bc\`[ 2?5 tG2?D H2D ?2>65 E@ E96 p==\%@FC?2>6?E E62> 2E ?2E:@?2=D 27E6C 2G6C28:?8 `g]b A@:?ED 2 82>6 2?5 9:EE:?8 `e b\A@:?E6CD]k^Am

kAm%9:D D62D@?[ tG2?D 3642>6 E96 7:CDE A=2J6C :? |@CE@? r@==686 9:DE@CJ E@ D4@C6 e__ A@:?ED :? @?6 D62D@?[ 7:?:D9:?8 H:E9 eab] $96 7:?:D965 7@FCE9 :? E96 ?2E:@? H:E9 `_g b\A@:?E 32D<6ED]k^Am

kAm$96 D2:5 62C=:6C :? E96 D62D@? E92E {6H:D &?:G6CD:EJ 92D D9@H? :?E6C6DE :? 96C 2D H6== 2D D@>6 s:G:D:@? x D49@@=D]k^Am

kAmtG2?D 2=D@ D2:5 D96 H2D 92AAJ E@ A=2J 7@C 4@249 y2D@? }:49@=D[ 2 7@C>6C >F=E:DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:A 4@249 2E |@?E:?: w:89 $49@@= H9@ BF:4<=J EFC?65 |@CE@? :?E@ 2 ?2E:@?2= A@H6C9@FD6]k^Am

kAm“r@249 }:49@=D A=2465 9:896C 6IA64E2E:@?D @? >6 E92? x 6G6C 6IA6C:6?465 367@C6[” D96 D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] “xE 96=A65 >2<6 >6 2 36EE6C A=2J6C]”k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8mu:CDE :>AC6DD:@?Dk^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAm|2C49 `d H2D 2 9F86 52J 7@C p?5C6H @FE5@@C DAC:?8 DA@CED] %96 32D632==[ D@7E32== 2?5 8:C=D D@446C E62>D >256 E96:C D62D@? 563FED 2?5 4@>3:?65 E@ @FED4@C6 E96:C @AA@?6?ED a_\_k^Am

kAm%96 32D632== E62> 362E p>F?5D6? e\_ 2D p=6I s2J[ y24<D@? &8@ 2?5 {F<6 z:??6J 4@>3:?65 7@C 2 ?@\9:EE6C H9:=6 DEC:<:?8 @FE `e]k^Am

kAm%96 D@7E32== E62> 362E tG6C8C66? !2C<[ d\_[ 2D %6282? vFED49 E9C6H 2 EH@\9:EE6C 2?5 DECF4< @FE `d H9:=6 |25:D@? 'C2DE:= 2?5 |255:6 w2?:< 6249 925 E9C66 9:ED]k^Am

kAm%96 D@446C E62> 362E ?6:893@C9@@5 C:G2= %:?=6J !2C<[ h\_[ :? E96 7:CDE C@F?5 @7 E96 (:?5J r:EJ #2> r=2DD:4 2D vC246 (@@5 925 7@FC 8@2=D H9:=6 {2J=2 |2CE:?@ 2?5 %2J=@C {@?5@? 6249 925 EH@]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m$E2E6 G@==6J32== DE2CDk^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAm%96 6:89E9 8C256 8:C=D G@==6J32== E62> 7C@> uC2?<7@CEVD $F>>:E w:== yF?:@C w:89 7:?:D965 E9:C5 :? E96 x==:?@:D t=6>6?E2CJ $49@@= pDD@4:2E:@? r=2DD cp E@FC?2>6?E |2C49 `g 2E |@CE@? yF?:@C w:89[ :? |@CE@?]k^Am

kAm%96 $A2CE2?D 362E |@CE@? ad\aa[ ad\`g 7@C E9:C5] r9=@6 !C2:?:E@ 925 b` D6CG:?8 A@:?ED 2?5 7:G6 246D 7@C $F>>:E w:== H9:=6 pG2=J? s6z6JD6C 925 `d A@:?ED 2?5 EH@ 246D]k^Am

kAmx? E96 D6G6?E9\8C256 r=2DD cp E@FC?2>6?E[ uC2?<7@CE’D w:4<@CJ rC66< E@@< 7@FCE9 2?5 }6H {6?@I {:36CEJ H2D 2 BF2CE6C7:?2=:DE 2E z:?8D=6J yF?:@C w:89 :? }@C>2=]k^Am

kAm|@C82? $E@:36C 925 7@FC 246D :? E96 E9:C5\A=246 82>6 7@C w:4<@CJ rC66<] p=6I2?5C2 s@33D 925 `b D6CG:?8 A@:?ED]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m(C6DE=6C 9@?@C65 282:?k^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAm%9:D :D 86EE:?8 E@ 36 2 923:E]k^Am

kAm|@<6?2 9@?@C65 |@F?E r2C>6= D@A9@>@C6 HC6DE=6C $6E9 |6?5@K2[ 2 |@<6?2 C6D:56?E H9@ H@? 9:D D64@?5 xw$p DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:A]k^Am

kAm{2DE J62C[ 96 H2D 9@?@C65 3J E96 G:==286 27E6C H:??:?8 E96 r=2DD bp DE2E6 4C@H? 2E `_e A@F?5D] |6?5@K2[ 2=D@ 2 H@@5 H@C<6C[ AC6D6?E65 2 H@@56? 7=28 E@ u:C6 r9:67 y@6 r:C6==: 2?5 E96 |@<6?2 u:C6 s6A2CE>6?E]k^Am

kAmw6 H2D 9@?@C65 |2C49 `b 27E6C H:??:?8 E96 a_aa\ab r=2DD bp ``b\A@F?5 E:E=6]k^Am

kAmw6 :D 92=7H2J E@ 2EE2:? E96 C2C6 762E @7 7@FC DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:AD] yFDE `c HC6DE=6CD 92G6 244@>A=:D965 :E 9625:?8 :?E@ E96 a_aa\ab D62D@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 xw$p C64@C5 3@@<D] |6?5@K2’D r2C2G2? E62>>2E6 $6C8:@ {6>=6J H@? 7@FC DEC2:89E DE2E6 E:E=6D[ 3FE @?6 H2D :? x?5:2?2 :? a_a`[ H96? E96 xw$p 42?46==65 E96 E@FC?2>6?E 3642FD6 @7 r~'xs\`h 4@?46C?D]k^Am