By Nick Brockman, Messenger Sports Reporter, nbrockman@the-messenger.com
It's not quite high school basketball season just yet, but it's always recruiting season and Madisonville-North Hopkins hoopster Lyndi Tedder gave a verbal commitment to Oakland City University (Ind.) Thursday afternoon.
Lady Maroons coach John Paul Cummings said he's pleased for all parties involved, especially Tedder, a senior guard.
"We're really excited for Lyndi and Oakland City," Cummings said. "I feel like it's a win-win situation for both. Lyndi has really, really improved. She's a gym rat and you like to see good things happen to good people."
Meanwhile, Tedder said she's happy to get the decision out of the way.
"It's definitely a relief going into my senior year of basketball not having to worry about who's watching me, and it's a big deal to be able to go to a great school like Oakland City, too," she said. "It's D-II. I'm excited to be able to go to the next level and play."
Last season, Tedder ranked second for North in points per game with nearly 15 points each contest. She sank a team-high 44 three-point attempts as well and finished the season at 34 percent behind the arc.
Cummings said he believes Tedder still has room to reach her ultimate potential, though.
Lady Maroons coach John Paul Cummings said he's pleased for all parties involved, especially Tedder, a senior guard.
"We're really excited for Lyndi and Oakland City," Cummings said. "I feel like it's a win-win situation for both. Lyndi has really, really improved. She's a gym rat and you like to see good things happen to good people."
Meanwhile, Tedder said she's happy to get the decision out of the way.
"It's definitely a relief going into my senior year of basketball not having to worry about who's watching me, and it's a big deal to be able to go to a great school like Oakland City, too," she said. "It's D-II. I'm excited to be able to go to the next level and play."
Last season, Tedder ranked second for North in points per game with nearly 15 points each contest. She sank a team-high 44 three-point attempts as well and finished the season at 34 percent behind the arc.
Cummings said he believes Tedder still has room to reach her ultimate potential, though.
"We moved to her to the point this summer and I think that just makes her even more versatile," he said. "She's done an outstanding job of getting the ball to the open person this summer. That just adds a whole other dimension to her game. She did that quite a bit last year and she just continued to get better at that and then you put that with her outside shooting.
"It just makes her that much better and it makes us that much better. Oakland City was looking for a point-combo guard that could shoot and they were just extremely impressed. We feel like her being able to go Division II, we're just excited for her and just glad to be a part of the whole situation."
Though other schools have expressed interest in Tedder, she said all it took was one visit to the Oaks' campus to make up her mind.
"I went up there and something just made me feel at home when I visited Oakland City," she said. "I felt instantly welcomed. I felt like part of the family already because everybody knows everybody. That's not always a bad thing."
While her future collegiate playing plans have crystallized a bit, there's still much to look forward to this season.
"We definitely have some high expectations this year," Tedder said about North. "We want to win districts again this year, and I think this year we're going to break out and we're going to be contenders for regional. I'm looking forward to playing basketball with my team this year. We're going to be really good and I have high expectations."
"It just makes her that much better and it makes us that much better. Oakland City was looking for a point-combo guard that could shoot and they were just extremely impressed. We feel like her being able to go Division II, we're just excited for her and just glad to be a part of the whole situation."
Though other schools have expressed interest in Tedder, she said all it took was one visit to the Oaks' campus to make up her mind.
"I went up there and something just made me feel at home when I visited Oakland City," she said. "I felt instantly welcomed. I felt like part of the family already because everybody knows everybody. That's not always a bad thing."
While her future collegiate playing plans have crystallized a bit, there's still much to look forward to this season.
"We definitely have some high expectations this year," Tedder said about North. "We want to win districts again this year, and I think this year we're going to break out and we're going to be contenders for regional. I'm looking forward to playing basketball with my team this year. We're going to be really good and I have high expectations."
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