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West Senior Playing Basketball for University of Detroit Mercy Next Fall
Lizzy Connors, whose 26-point game against Germantown HIgh School helped Waukesha West win the regional championship, will be a freshman basketball player at Michigan college.
Lizzy Connors, a Waukesha West High School senior, will play basketball for University of Detroit Mercy where she will be a freshman for the 2013-14 school year, according to a news release from the college.
“Lizzy is a long, left-handed, athletic perimeter player who will thrive in our up tempo style of play,” said head coach Autumn Rademacher. “She is extremely fast in the open floor, makes great decisions, and can shoot from anywhere.”
Connors helped lead Waukesha West to its best season in school history with 19 wins and a WIAA regional championship. Connors scored 26 points in the regional championship over Germantown, according to the news release.
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Connors was named West’s Offensive Player of the Year and was second team All-Conference, averaging 12 points per game and shooting 43 percent. She also recorded 44 steals and 16 blocks last season.
She was also All-Tournament at the 2012 Redwing Invitational and is a three-year member AAU team Wisconsin Lakers.
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“She is best described as a ‘gym rat’ and has an incredible work ethic and is an outstanding student intending to major in pre-med,” Rademacher said. “We are very excited to add Lizzy and her family to the Detroit Titans women's basketball program.”
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