Vanguard signs six players

Four months after setting a school record for wins in a single

season, the Vanguard University women’s basketball team is moving to

the future with the announcement of six new players.

The big catch for Russ Davis, the 2004 Golden State Athletic

Conference Coach of the Year for the Lions, is 6-foot-4 center Andrea

Jacobson, a transfer from the University of San Diego and a former

Brea Olinda High star. She saw limited action as a freshman last year

for the Toreros and will have three years of eligibility after

transferring to Vanguard.

Davis has also landed two players from Arizona: Whitney Hanenburg

and Lindsey Rinke.

Hanenburg, a 5-8 guard/forward from Valley Christian High, where

she was a three-sport athlete, was a two-time all-state prep

performer.

Rinke rejoins former high school teammate Kelly Schmidt, VU’s

second-team All-American freshman last year, on the Vanguard squad. A

two-sport Ironwood High athlete, Rinke is a 5-10 forward with

double-figure averages in scoring and rebounding and two all-region

laurels in her high school career. Tyler Martinook, Melissa Cook, and

Jazmin Ingram, all incoming freshmen, complete the list of six

newcomers. The Lions, 31-3 while advancing to the Elite Eight at the

NAIA tournament last season, will be shooting for their third

straight GSAC title. The Lions open their season at the University of

Washington on Nov. 8, and open at home two days later with the annual

Blue/Gold game.