Murray State University Athletics
Alyssa Like Joins MSU Women's Basketball
4/19/2012 11:46:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Murray State women's basketball Head Coach Rob Cross announced the signing of 5-7 Olney Central Junior College All-America guard Alyssa Like, who will join the program in the fall as a junior.
"We are very excited to have Alyssa join a recruiting class that we believe is going to help meet our programs needs on the court and off,” Cross said. “The first thing we noticed about Alyssa is that she is a hard-nosed competitor and plays full bore at all times. Her willingness to lay it all on the line and do whatever her team needs is extraordinary.”
Like, from Poseyville, Ind., played her prep basketball at North Posey High School where she was a multiple-sport athlete who earned 12 varsity letters and four in basketball. She was named All- Pocket Athletic Conference (PAC) First Team as a junior and senior.
The last two seasons, Like has excelled at Olney Central where she was the player of the year (2011-12) in both the Great Rivers Athletic Conference and Region-24 in the National Junior College Athletics Association. After she posted 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, she was named to the NJCAA All-America Team. Like finished her sophomore season shooting 44 percent from 3-point range, 47 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line. She was also named to the GRAC and NJCAA Region-24 team as a freshman (2010-11).
“Alyssa is a great three point shooter and should be able to contribute immediately because of her experience, toughness and versatility,” Cross added. “Alyssa is an outstanding student and person that will be a positive addition to the Racer Family and the community of Murray."
Like played for Clint Burris at Olney Central.
“Alyssa is one the hardest working kids I've had at Olney men or women,” Burris said. “She was great to be around every day and she came to work and gave you everything she had every day. Alyssa loves the game and did whatever you needed her to do to win games. The sky's the limit for her at Murray State.”
This marks the second straight year that Murray State has signed a NJCAA All-American and Region 24 Player of the Year. Last year, the Racers welcomed Kyra Watson out of John A. Logan College.
Like joins Kelsey Dirks (Robinson, Ill.), Erika Sisk (Oxford, Miss.) and Christy Soldo (Hopkinsville, Ky.) as part of the Racers' 2012 recruiting class.
"We are very excited to have Alyssa join a recruiting class that we believe is going to help meet our programs needs on the court and off,” Cross said. “The first thing we noticed about Alyssa is that she is a hard-nosed competitor and plays full bore at all times. Her willingness to lay it all on the line and do whatever her team needs is extraordinary.”
Like, from Poseyville, Ind., played her prep basketball at North Posey High School where she was a multiple-sport athlete who earned 12 varsity letters and four in basketball. She was named All- Pocket Athletic Conference (PAC) First Team as a junior and senior.
The last two seasons, Like has excelled at Olney Central where she was the player of the year (2011-12) in both the Great Rivers Athletic Conference and Region-24 in the National Junior College Athletics Association. After she posted 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, she was named to the NJCAA All-America Team. Like finished her sophomore season shooting 44 percent from 3-point range, 47 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line. She was also named to the GRAC and NJCAA Region-24 team as a freshman (2010-11).
“Alyssa is a great three point shooter and should be able to contribute immediately because of her experience, toughness and versatility,” Cross added. “Alyssa is an outstanding student and person that will be a positive addition to the Racer Family and the community of Murray."
Like played for Clint Burris at Olney Central.
“Alyssa is one the hardest working kids I've had at Olney men or women,” Burris said. “She was great to be around every day and she came to work and gave you everything she had every day. Alyssa loves the game and did whatever you needed her to do to win games. The sky's the limit for her at Murray State.”
This marks the second straight year that Murray State has signed a NJCAA All-American and Region 24 Player of the Year. Last year, the Racers welcomed Kyra Watson out of John A. Logan College.
Like joins Kelsey Dirks (Robinson, Ill.), Erika Sisk (Oxford, Miss.) and Christy Soldo (Hopkinsville, Ky.) as part of the Racers' 2012 recruiting class.
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