Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – Senior Paige Patterson signed with Evangel University to play on the Lady Crusader's Basketball Team on Monday afternoon at the Bearcat Event Center. She is the tallest member of the Dexter High School Lady ‘Cats basketball team standing six-foot-one and playing center.
She scored over 1,000 points in her high school career winning four straight District Titles, and placed 4th in 2013 and 2nd in 2014 at the ShowMe ShowDown Final Four in Columbia, Missouri. She averaged 12.5 points per game for the Bearcats.
“Playing really tough teams this year I believe prepared Paige for this level of ball,” commented Dexter’s head coach Chad Allen. “It’s a pretty special moment for her and I am very proud. I know they will do well.”
Patterson is the daughter of Ronnie and Judy Patterson. Paige has played basketball all four years, tennis one year, and volleyball two years. She is a member of FCA, Future Teachers of America, FCCLA, Future Business Leaders of America, Student Council and Dexter Honor Society. Her future plans are of course to play basketball at Evangel, but she will also be majoring in Elementary Education.
Evangel University is located in Springfield, Missouri and is a NAIA Division 1 college. They compete in the Heart of America Conference and have recently advanced to national tournaments in 2010 and 2011.
Pictured front row left to right are: Ronnie Patterson, Paige Patterson, Judy Patterson and Eric Rinehart; pictured back row left to right are: AAU coach Don Osborne, Dexter girls basketball coach Chad Allen, Evangel head girls basketball coach Leon Neal and Evangel assistant girls basketball coach Dawn Neal.Congratulations Paige! The Dexter community is extremely proud of you and all of your accomplishments! We can't wait to see you on the court again!!
