Article By: Expositor Staff St. John's College student Kendra Van Leeuwen has moved one step closer to heading to the U.S. on a scholarship.
Earlier this year, Van Leeuwen made a verbal commitment to attend George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and play basketball at the NCAA Division I school for the Colonials. Last week, she signed her national letter of intent.
Van Leeuwen, a guard, will attend George Washington beginning in 2016. She will join Virginia's Harper Birdsong and Maryland's Kendall Bressee in what is being ranked by Blue Star Basketball as the No. 2 recruiting class in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The five-foot-nine Van Leeuwen has been crucial in helping to lead SJC to four straight Brant County and Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association championships. She also has been named a junior and senior athlete of the year at St. John's.
"Kendra is a skilled combo guard who can really stretch the defence with her three-point shooting," George Washington coach Jonathan Tsipis said in a release.
"She can really create shots for others and will be very comfortable in our transition game.
"She has represented Team Canada on the junior national team and will continue to play for them during her time at GW. Kendra is a multi-sport athlete who is ultra-competitive and is the youngest of three collegiate student-athletes."
Van Leeuwen played for Canada at the 2014 Under-17 FIBA World Championships.
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