CLEVELAND, Tenn. – With an older and a younger sister, plus three first cousins all hovering around 6 feet tall, Sydnie Anderson will never stand out in a family picture.
Yet for the moment, she’s getting her opportunity to stand taller than them all.
The Cleveland senior signed scholarship papers to continue her basketball career at Lincoln Memorial University, an NCAA Division II school in in the South Atlantic Conference.
The 5-foot-8 Anderson averaged 10.1 points and 1.7 steals a game for the Lady Raiders last season and was All-District 5-AAA. She chose the Harrogate school over D-I member Tennessee State.
“I really liked the campus, and the coach stressed that he wanted me there,” Anderson said. “When I got there, there are some players that fit the mold of how I play, and I could see myself playing with them and helping the team out.