Player of the Year

from a book, “What Drives Winning,” by Brett

Ledbetter.

The players became closer when they traveled to Florida for a holiday tournament before the break between semesters.

“We were on the bus for fourteen hours and we never got bored. We listened to music the whole time, played ‘Mafia,’ and asked each other hot seat questions,” Addison said, referring to the social deduction game that pits two groups against each other. “That trip set the precedent for the rest of the season.”

The women’s team only played eight games in the 2020-2021 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and all players had to wear masks on the court. The NCAA women’s basketball national tournament was also cancelled.

Generals matched up with New York University in the first round.

In that game, Horn led the Generals in scoring yet again with 14 points. Vandiver had a doubledouble in the game with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

The Generals began the game down 9-0 but came back and went into halftime down by only one point. But the NYU women out-ran and outscored W&L, winning 71-61.

“Making it to March and playing in the NCAA Championship is a goal every college basketball player has,” said Erin Hughes, a former W&L women’s basketball captain and now an assistant coach. “Being in the small percentage of teams that made it means everything.”

22 game against the Bridgewater Eagles. She scored 23 points, collected eight rebounds, blocked two shots, and snagged one steal.

“The past three years I’ve been more of a three-point shooter or a driver, and I think it was easier to shut me down because they were able to deny me or pack in the paint,” Horn said. “But, because I was able to work on those pull ups, I was able to work on those drives.”

On the defensive end of the court, Horn had a breakout performance in the team’s regular season game against Lynchburg, posting four steals.

“Defense is always a focus for me,” she said.

“Clancy likes to match me up against one of their best players since I can guard a post or a guard because I’m taller.”

This past season, there was a return to normalcy—and the team took off. They won 16 of their 18 conference games, largely because of their offensive production. They shot 40% from the field, 32% from threepoint range, and made 70% of their free throws.

The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA D-III Women’s Basketball tournament in Brooklyn. The

The loss was bittersweet because Horn won several accolades for her performance during the season. “I think what made Meg so much more effective as an individual player this year was that she had a scorer’s mentality,” Clancy said. “She’s always been a pass-first type player which is great. But she became so much more dynamic when she tapped into her scoring ability.”

Horn hit a career high at a Jan.

After graduation in May, Horn will intern at Ernst & Young in Washington. She then plans to pursue a master’s degree in accounting at the University of Virginia.

Vandiver said Horn’s teammates will miss her. “I’ve never really known basketball without her.”