Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
This winter the UMass Lowell women's basketball team will welcome Stacey Lajoie aboard four year's after she was originally recruited.
Lajoie, a native of Gardner, Mass., has been a standout on the River Hawks softball team for the past four years. That's why she never suited up for UML women's basketball coach Kathy O'Neil.
While taking graduate school courses at UML, Lajoie has decided to use her final year of eligibility to return to the hardwood. She used her four years of softball eligibility, but the NCAA allows athletes five years. She could not play softball for a fifth year, however, she is allowed to play another sport.
Lajoie was a four-time Northeast-10 Conference All-Star in softball, earning a spot on the NE-10 First Team in 2006, 2008 and 2009. The center fielder/catcher was on the Third Team in 2007. The NE-10 coaches selected her as the conference Rookie of the Year in 2006.
She wrapped up her softball career this past spring as the school record holder in career home runs (21), games played (208).
Lajoie is slated to play guard for the women's basketball team.
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