VB Scott

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Leah Scott (Cuba, NY/ Cuba-Rushford) has signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Houghton College, Highlander coach Nancy Cole announced today.

Scott comes to Houghton College as a two-time 1st Team All-Allegany County selection in 2005 & 2006 and was voted Co-MVP for Allegany County and Expressway Conference Co-MVP in 2006. She finishes her varsity career at Cuba-Rushford Central School with a 37-23 overall record including 112 aces, 330 kills, 120 blocks, and 84 digs. She walks away currently holding two single season records for most kills in a single season with 214 (2006-07) and most blocks in a single season with 60 (05-06).

For her club team the "Cobra Nationals" she enjoyed four tournament championships in 2005-06 including the; WNY Winter Volleyball Tournament; EPIC Volleyball Classic Tournament; Yorktown Volleyball Club Invitational and Niagara Frontier Tournament. In 2006-07 her team won the prestigious Adidas First Coast Festival in Jacksonville, FL.

"We are really excited that Leah will be part of the team next fall," said Highlander head coach Nancy Cole. "She should be an immediate impact player in the middle position. Leah will be huge at the net for us and I am excited to see what she will bring offensively. She is a great fit with Houghton and our program."

Leah is the Daughter of Frank and Cheryl Scott. She anticipates majoring in Secondary Education and Mathematics.

Houghton College has deep and solid roots in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where our teams use their commitment to excellence, both on the field-of-play and in the classroom, as a platform for their strong and unique emphasis on Sports Ministry. Their goal is to make a difference for the Kingdom on campus, in Allegany County, in the Northeast and around the world. Houghton is one of only 13 institutions who have been hand-selected by the NAIA to serve as "Champions of Character" Program Centers, opening the door for Houghton to be a leader, both in the Northeast and nationally, in character education. Through hands-on, innovative community outreach initiatives, Houghton coaches and student-athletes are working together to change the culture of sport and to change our culture through sport.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- May 14, 2007 CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- May 14, 2007
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648