FIRST-YEAR PLAYERS #6 AMANDA SINAY Hometown: High School: Major: Prior to Owens:
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#7 ALYSSA LASSEY
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Oregon, Ohio Cardinal Stritch High School Accounting Technology Sinay was a three-sport athlete at Cardinal Stritch where she played softball, volleyball and basketball. In softball, she was First Team All-Toledo Area Athletic Conference, First Team All-District and Honorable Mention All-Ohio her senior year for coach Don Zbierajewski. Additionally, she was named First Team All-TAAC, First Team All-District and was a member of the All-Press team her sophomore and junior years, and a Second Team All-TAAC member her freshman year. In basketball, she was Honorable Mention All-TAAC her senior year. Her greatest personal sports thrill was receiving Honorable Mention All-Ohio honors. Academically, she earned the Principal’s Honors award. Additionally, she was an honor roll student all four years and a member of the National Honor Society while earning honors status in math, science, English, art and Spanish. Amanda is the daughter of Joe and Jenny Sinay.
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#9 APRIL DECANT
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Ida, Ohio Ida High School Exercise Science Lassey was a two-sport athlete at Ida where she excelled in softball and basketball. In softball, she was First Team All-Lenawee County Athletic Association, First Team All-Region, Honorable Mention All-State and the team’s defensive player of the year her junior year for coach Dawn Forter. In basketball, she was First Team All-LCAA her sophomore and junior years, Second Team All-LCAA her senior year, All-Region her junior and senior year, Honorable Mention All-State her junior year, and was the team’s coaches award recipient her junior and senior year. Alyssa is the daughter of Greg and Julie Lassey. Her aunt, Kari Arnold (Hathaway), played softball at Henry Ford Community College.
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Delta, Ohio Liberty Center High School Pre-Physical Therapist DeCant was a three-sport athlete at Liberty Center where she also participated in cross country and volleyball. In cross country, she was part of a state runner-up team, while she received Honorable Mention All-Northwest Ohio Athletic League her junior year in softball. Other awards included: Top Offensive Player, Most Stolen Bases and team MVP for coach Brooke Perry. Her greatest personal sports thrills include hitting four home runs her senior year and signing with Owens. April is the daughter of Michael and Karla DeCant. She has two uncles, Mike and Marv, who played football at the University of Toledo.
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