Last year's 1st annual EST girls' summer showcase league featured 2 regular participants from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Both of them earned all-league honors in the '15-'16 season. Congrats to both standouts, listed below.
Lyndsey McCoy (Middleburgh 2017) - WAC South MVP
Rebekkah Dean (Mekeel Christian Academy 2018) - All-WAC South 1st Team
McCoy and Dean - who despite being league rivals, are actually close friends - both played for Outwork last summer.
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| Didn't lie about the friendship - Rebekkah Dean (left) and Lyndsey McCoy pose on opening night (provided photo) |
In EST, Lyndsey McCoy was part of an Outwork squad that often essentially sacrificed the 'me' for 'we' en route to having the league's best record. Many of the girls could've scored more, but spread the wealth and kept the ball moving to find great shots, and she was certainly no exception to this rule. She scored just under 3.5 PPG, but was often looking to set up teammates more often than score herself, along with focusing energy on the defensive end. When she did look for her offense, it was predominantly by getting to the rim - she actually led her team and was 6th in the league in free throws made (19), and her 73.1% mark from the line was good for 4th in EST out of qualifying participants. She took much more of a scoring role this winter for Middleburgh. Along with consistently leading them in assists and often in rebounds as well, she averaged a team high 15.9 PPG (21st in Section II; season high 25) while playing through injury in the back half of the season. Sticking to her mantra of getting to the line, she hit 10 or more free throws in 5 different games, and her 108 FTM was good for 5th in Section II. She also knocked down 22 threes on the season. The hard-nosed lefty guard has been attracting more attention from Division III programs in recent months, and will be looking to build on that in the summer.
In EST, I could repeat the same two sentences that started McCoy's paragraph to characterize Rebekkah Dean. The 5'9" sophomore - who can play a bit of every position - was part of a balanced offense, averaging 4.6 PPG (season high 10). She often made her presence felt most in other ways, namely hustle plays and rebounding well at whatever position, both in and out of her area. She often posed a bit of a matchup problem - physically strong and willing to use it in comparison to many wings, and too fast for many 4s to keep up with. That ability to be a utility player came in particularly handy for a Mekeel squad that had an insanely short bench this year; being a plug & play kid was a major key to their success. She led the team with an average of 14.7 PPG (season high 25), and along with her known ability to finish at the rim and get to the line, she showed an improved perimeter J by knocking down 20 threes on the season. Rebekkah is 'next up', someone that many programs will have an eye on in the near future - and she'll be looking to jump on the scene over the next few months.
Congrats to both on well-deserved accolades!
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