William Paterson University Athletics

Career: An all-American, three-time all-conference honoree, and 2011 ECAC Metro Player of the Year and NJAC Co-Player and Defensive Player of the Year … A two-time all-region selection and the 2009 NJAC and ECAC Metro Region Rookie of the Year … Has started 79 of 85 games … Has averaged 15.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.7 steals per contest … Ranks ninth in school history with 1,311 points … Has posted 67 double-digit scoring efforts (27 20+, one 30+), one double-figure assists total and one double-double.

2011-12: Named to the D3hoops.com and D3 News Preseason All-America Teams.

2010-11: Selected to the 10-member Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/State Farm All-America Team and the D3hoops.com All-America Third Team … The ECAC Metro Region Player of the Year and a member of the ECAC All-Region First Team, D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region First Team and Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association All-First Team … The NJAC Co-Player of the Year and the Defensive Player of the Year, she was named to the All-NJAC First Team for the second straight season … Led the conference in scoring (18.5 ppg, 33rd in Division III) and three-pointers made (2.4 pg, 46th nationally), and was second in assist/turnover ratio (1.65, 47th in Division III), assists (4.0 apg) and free-throw percentage (.824, 108-131), third in three-point field-goal percentage (.391, 72-184, 39th nationally), tied for third in steals (2.7 spg), and 10th in field-goal percentage (.433, 188-434) … Had 26 double-digit scoring efforts (16 20+, one 30+), including each of the last 11 contests, one double-figure assists total and one double-double … Became the 19th member of the William Paterson 1,000-point club Jan. 8 against Rowan … Dished out a career-best 10 assists that day against the Profs, an 87-59 victory … Had a career-high 31 points against No. 2/3 Kean, adding seven rebounds and four steals (1/29/11) … Named the Feb. 28 NJAC Player of the Week after averaging 27.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals in a pair of wins, leading the Pioneers to the 2011 NJAC Tournament title … Shot 50.0 (18-36) percent from the field, 46.2 (6-13) percent from three-point range and 92.3 (12-13) percent from the free-throw line during the two contests … Also was the NJAC Player of the Week for Nov. 22 and Feb. 21, and the ECAC Metro Player of the Week on Feb. 22 … Named the DeSales Starters Pub Tip-Off Tournament MVP (Nov. 20-21) and a member of the Starters/Moravian Winter Classic All-Tournament Team (Jan. 2-3) … Poured in 29 points, adding six caroms and three steals, during a 79-68 NJAC Tournament semifinal win against Montclair State (2/23/11), going 11-for-11 from the free-throw line … Had 18 of her game-high 22 points during the second half of a 58-53 win against Colby in the NCAA Tournament second round (3/5/11) … Scored a team-high 19 points in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen at No. 16/17 Lebanon Valley (3/11/11).

2009-10: Named to the D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region Second Team … A member of the ECAC All-Metro Region, All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) and All-NJAC First Teams … Accumulated a team-best 74 steals (2.6 per game) and led the Pioneers’ everyday players with 15.8 points per game … Paced the Pioneers in free-throw percentage (.748, 107-143) and three-point field-goal percentage (.389, 49-126) … Recorded 26 double-digit scoring efforts (eight 20+), including the final 21 games of the season … In the NJAC statistics, was third in scoring, fourth in steals and three-pointers made (1.75 per game), fifth in three-point field-goal percentage and seventh in free-throw percentage … Had a season-high 27 points and six assists during a 70-67 win at Rowan (1/30/10) … Was named the William Paterson/Residence Inn Winter Classic MVP (Jan. 2-3) after averaging 14.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals in a pair of victories … Her two late free throws helped to ice a 77-73 win against Richard Stockton (1/16/10) … Had 21 points, five assists and three steals in a 90-42 win against Rutgers-Camden (1/23/10).

2008-09: Named the NJAC and ECAC Metro Region Rookie of the Year … Earned a spot on the All-NJAC Second Team … Averaged a team-best 2.9 steals (second in conference) per game, and was second for the Pioneers in scoring (11.6 ppg) and assists (2.3 apg) … Had 15 double-digit scoring games (three 20+) … Was tied for eighth in free-throw percentage (.726, 69-95), ninth in three-point field-goal percentage (.313, 30-96) and 15th in scoring in the NJAC … Scored a season-best 29 points, adding two assists and three steals, at Staten Island (12/10/08) … Her season-high ninth steal as time expired preserved a 51-50 victory against Rowan in the NJAC Tournament first round (2/21/09) … Posted a season best of nine assists in a 93-51 win at New Jersey City (1/7/09) … Twice was named the NJAC Rookie of the Week (Dec. 15, Jan. 5), and was selected to the Moravian/Starters Winter Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 16.0 points and 3.5 steals per contest.

Prior to William Paterson: Was the all-time leading scorer at Nottingham H.S. with more than 1,000 points, leading the Bees to a division championship in 2008 ... Named a first-team all-defensive selection and an all-county honoree as a senior ... Holds the school’s foul-shot and three-point records ... Also named a three-time team MVP ... Was a state-champion long-jumper and helped set Nottingham’s 4x400 record ... Played three years of field hockey.

Academics: Majoring in art.

Lucas' Career Statistics

SEASON	G-GS	Min-Avg.	FGM-A	FG%	3FGM-A	3FG%	FTM-A	FT%	OFF-DEF	REB-RPG	A	TO	BLK	ST	PTS	PPG
08-09	27-22	794-29.4	107-288	.372	30-96	.313	69-95	.726	32-37	69-2.6	61	59	3	79	313	11.6
09-10	28-27	861-30.8	143-352	.406	49-126	.389	107-143	.748	31-53	84-3.0	56	55	1	74	442	15.8
10-11	30-30	1024-34.1	188-434	.433	72-184	.391	108-131	.824	50-74	124-4.1	119	72	9	80	556	18.5
Totals	85-79	2679-31.5	438-1074	.408	151-406	.372	284-369	.770	113-164	277-3.3	236	186	13	233	1311	15.4