NCAA Division I Point Guard Transfers to LeTourneau University



LONGVIEW, TEXAS-Not since the 1996-1997 season, the first of LeTourneau University's two National Christian College Athletic Association Championships, has a Division I transfer suited up for the LadyJackets.


Brandi Lambert, a point guard for NCAA Division I Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas the past two seasons and a former Clear Creek High School standout, has committed to play basketball at LeTourneau University next season.


Lambert becomes the first Division I transfer since Tracey (Pepper) Stellato, now Panola Junior College's head coach, transferred back to East Texas from the University of Texas-San Antonio and eventually earned National Player of the Year honors.


"Brandi was on our 'wish list' two years ago when she was in high school", said Bechler. "We were happy for her but disappointed for us when she signed a National Letter of Intent. However, we are extremely excited that she will be transferring. She is an extremely hard worker, who has a lot of untapped potential. She can be explosive offensive and defensively. She also has a great personality. I really look forward to coaching her these next two years."


Lambert, a 5'6 point guard originally from Clear Creek High School in League City, TX, was on full-scholarship for two seasons with Lamar University.


As a high school senior, Lambert was voted the team's MVP and earned First-Team All-District 24-5A honors. She averaged 13.4 points and 4.3 assists per game for head coach Peggy Whittley's Lady Wildcats' squad. Lambert also was named First-Team All-Galveston County while leading the Lady Wildcats to a 28-8 record and a regional semifinal berth as a junior.


During her freshman season at Lamar, she played in all 26 games, starting one, for the Lady Cardinals. She scored a career-high of five points versus Big East Conference foe Providence College in December of 2002. Lambert ended her freshman season collecting the eighth most amounts of minutes on the team. This past season, as a sophomore, Lambert saw action in 17 games for the Lady Cardinals.


Lambert played for Howard Randle's nationally-renowned Houston Elite AAU team.


Lambert plans on studying Kinesiology & Education while at LeTourneau University.


LeTourneau University is a NCAA Division III institution, which belong to the prestigious 16-team American Southwest Conference.


Inspired by faith and a spirit of ingenuity, LeTourneau University
integrates learning, living and Christian leadership in a community of integrity, academic quality and technological innovation. Consistently ranked among top colleges in the nation, LeTourneau University offers more than 60 academic majors in aeronautical science, business, engineering, education, kinesiology and the liberal arts. The university also offers business and teacher preparation programs in Austin, Bedford, Dallas, Houston and Tyler.