Missouri State

Honors: MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2015)...MVC Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)...Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018).

Senior/Career Summary: Appeared in all 33 MSU games, earning the start on Senior Day...Averaged 2.7 points and 1.9 rebounds, adding 17 assists and 14 steals...Went 25-for-75 from the 3-point line...Graduated in December 2017 as the first woman at Missouri State to earn a mechanical engineering technology degree...Scored a career-high 12 points with four treys in the fourth quarter against Northwestern (Dec. 16), the day after graduation...Ended career ranked 17th at MSU in 3-point makes (76) and attempts (244).

2016-17: Came off the bench in all 31 games, averaging 15.3 minutes, 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds with 27 assists and 13 steals...Knocked down 24 3-pointers, with multiple treys in six contests...Went 3-for-3 from beyond the arc with season highs of nine points and four assists against Little Rock (Nov. 28)...Had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio for the year, with five games of multiple helpers and one or zero turnovers...Grabbed three or more rebounds in nine games...Had three steals at Southern Illinois (Jan. 15).

2015-16: Appeared in 25 games, averaging 1.8 points and 5.8 minutes per contest...Connected on 13 triples at a .342 accuracy rate...Drained three 3-pointers over a 2:16 stretch during the March 3 game against Indiana State...Hit a pair of treys the next game against Illinois State (March 5), while also knocking down multiple trifectas at Drake (Feb. 7) in a season-high 16 minutes...Ended the year with 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals.

2014-15: Played in 23 games during her freshman season, averaging 8.4 minutes per outing...Shot 31.1 percent from beyond the arc, connecting on 14 treys in 45 attempts...Finished the season with averages of 1.9 points and 0.9 rebounds...Buried three 3-pointers at Colorado (Nov. 28) and at home against Drake (March 1) for season-highs of nine points in each game...Also hit a pair of triples at Oral Roberts (Nov. 24)...Grabbed four rebounds in her first career game, Nov. 14 at Memphis...Saw at least 10 minutes of playing time in seven games, including a high of 25 at Colorado.

Background: Three-time all-state selection who left Blair Oaks High as the school’s career leader in points (1,912) and 3-pointers (210)...Also owns the school’s single-game scoring record at 43 points, as well as season and single-game records for 3-point makes, and career, season and game records for free throws made...Averaged 20.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game during an all-state senior season...First-team all-state selection as a junior after averaging 17.4 points and four assists per game...Hit a school-record seven 3-pointers in a game as a junior and 53 for the season, a year after setting the single-season mark with 66 treys as a sophomore...Averaged 18.7 points, 3.5 assists and shot 41 percent from beyond the arc that season, pouring in a then-school-record 32 points in one game as a second-team all-state and first-team all-conference and all-district pick...All-conference and all-district as a freshman, as she averaged 15.9 points per game and shot 41.3 percent from long range...Spent four seasons as an infielder and outfielder for the Blair Oaks softball team...Excellent student who graduated 11th in her class.

Personal: Lee Ann Polowy is the daughter of Greg and Mary Ann Polowy...Born Oct. 26, 1995 in Jefferson City, Mo...Has one brother, Matt, and one sister, Mary Jo...Father played baseball at Missouri S&T, while brother played football and baseball at Central Methodist...Majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology while also pursuing the Accelerated Master's in Project Management.