Lenderman and Williamson, Lions of the Week

Jessica Lenderman, a fifth-year senior on the women’s basketball

team, has recently been named the Lion of the Week, an award given by

the Vanguard University Athletic Department.

Lenderman, who has been asked to step up as point guard of the

Lions, has led Vanguard to a 6-4 start, including a 3-0 record in the

Golden State Athletic Conference. Vanguard, the only team undefeated

in GSAC, currently sits on top of the GSAC standings after being

predicted to finish in the bottom half of the pack in the coaches’

preseason poll.

In the Lions’ last two GSAC games, Lenderman led the team with 26

points and 11 assists while making 6 of 9 three-pointers. She scored

16 points, recorded three steals and dished out six assists in

Vanguard’s win over Concordia, and added 10 points and five assists

in the upset over No. 12 Biola.

Before Lenderman, Vanguard selected Leviticus Williamson, of the

men’s basketball team, as Lion of the Week.

Williamson, who is in his second year after transferring from

Notre Dame, scored a season-high 18 points, including two free throws

with three seconds left that gave Vanguard a 70-69 victory over

Lubbock Christian University in the Point Loma Thanksgiving

Tournament. Williamson also scored 11 points in 13 minutes in the

Lions’ 91-62 win over Hope International. He is currently second on

the team in scoring, averaging 13 points per game.