2011-12 Women's Basketball

HENDERSON, Tenn. - The Freed-Hardeman Lady Lions added a fifth player to their 2010-11 recruiting class with the recent signing of Haley Stewart of Huntsville, Ala.

Stewart, a 5-foot-8 guard, prepped at Madison Academy in Huntsville, where she became one of the most decorated girls' basketball players in school history.  A four-year starter, Stewart was her team's leading scorer in all four of those seasons.  She is a four-time all-area and three-time all-state selection and ranks second in Alabama state history in both 3-pointers made in a season (137) and 3-pointers made in a career (429) while shooting 44 percent from behind the arc during her career.

She was named to the Huntsville Times Elite first team and was awarded the Top Female Athlete honor by the Huntsville Booster Club.  Stewart also stays busy off the floor as well, volunteering for school community programs including the inner city program, spiritual emphasis day, Upward Bound and FCA.

"Haley has big game experience having played in the state championship game two years in a row," said FHU head coach Dale Neal. "Madison Academy's program does a great job in preparing its players to be successful at the next level. She is a huge threat from beyond the 3-point line.  She drew a lot of box-and-one defenses in high school in an attempt to hold her scoring down. We look forward to watching Haley develop and contribute to our program."

Stewart joins Shelby Taylor (Cookeville, Tenn./Livingston Academy), Cynthia Woodward (Smithville, Tenn./DeKalb Co. HS), Karissa Dyer (Cookeville, Tenn./Upperman HS) and Brittany Montgomery (Scotts Hill, Tenn./Scotts Hill HS) in the Lady Lions' 2010-11 recruiting class.

She is the daughter of Randy and Mary Beth Stewart.