YSU women sign PG from Reading

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Elizabeth Hornberger, a point guard from Reading, Pa., has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Youngstown State this fall under first-year head women’s basketball coach Bob Boldon.

Hornberger, who is 5-foot-7 and Muhlenberg High School’s all-time top 3-point shooter, is the first recruit Boldon has signed since taking over the program on April 14.

“Liz is a point guard who can stretch the defense with her 3-point shot, but she also handles the ball well and has the ability to get to the rim,” Boldon said. “She is a bright student-athlete who brings with her a lot of success at both the high school and AAU level. We feel she will be a tremendous addition to our program.”

Hornberger comes to YSU after starting all four high school seasons at point guard. She scored 888 points over her career and directed Muhlenberg to an 87-25 record. She hit a school-record 185 3-pointers in her career.

Muhlenberg won four straight division titles and qualified for the state tournament three times, and they were the top defensive squad in Berks County in each of Hornberger’s four years.

As a senior, Hornberger averaged 10.8 points, six assists, four steals and four rebounds to earn all-county honors.

Hornberger also played for the Philadelphia Belles AAU squad that reached the finals of the 2009 U.S. Junior Nationals in Washington, D.C.