Featured Athlete: Rebecca Lescay

Sport: Basketball | Years played: 10 | Height: 5’8″

Driving towards the basket senior Rebecca Lescay is one of the team's top scorers and will be heading to Tulsa next fall.

Driving towards the basket senior Rebecca Lescay is one of the team’s top scorers and will be heading to Tulsa next fall.

Fav Pre-game meal: Chick-fil-A
Pre-game music: Anything Justin Bieber
Fav quote: : “Hard work beats talent if talent fails to work hard”
Inspiration: Kevin Durant
Future Job: Doesn’t know yet

Wingspan: What got you interested in basketball?
Lescay: “I’m really competitive and basketball seems to fit that”

Wingspan: Have you ever gotten any serious injuries from playing?
Lescay: “The beginning of the season I sprained my ankle but that’s pretty much it.”

Wingspan: What motivates you on the court?
Lescay: “Doing it for my teammates is what motivates me.”

Wingspan: How do you deal with pressure from either your coach or parents?
Lescay: “I take it all out in the court and just go hard.”

Wingspan: How do you prepare for a game?
Lescay: “By listening to music, and talking to my teammates about what we’re going to do in the game.”

Wingspan: Do you have problems balancing basketball with your social and educational life? How do you deal with it?
Lescay: “Yes, sometimes it takes over my sleep but I deal with it.”

Wingspan: How are you planning to pursue this in the future?
Lescay: “I plan to play in college.”

Wingspan: What are some challenges you face with playing?
Lescay: “I always miss easy lay ups, so that’s a challenge and sometimes communicating with players.”