Jones, Klassen, Mosier, and Smith Sign with Lynx

Lincoln College women's basketball Coach Carol Wilson has announced the signing of four players for next season at Lincoln. "This is one of the best recruiting classes in the eight years I have been at Lincoln College," said Wilson. "With this group we have added perimeter shooting, strong inside presence, rebounding, and players who can put the ball in the basket."

Two of the four recruits are from Illini Central High School, while one hails from Bloomington and the other from LeRoy. Kellie Klassen and Tabitha Smith are the IC grads with Danielle Jones a Bloomington High School grad. Cassie Mosier is the LeRoy grad.

Klassen is the daughter of Ron and Shari Klassen, is a 5-6 guard who was named to the AP Class A Allstate honorable mention team. She earned first team honors at the Pekin Daily Times and the Lincoln Courier along with a first team Tomahawk Conference honor. She was named to the Springfield Journal second team and the Sangamo Conference second team. Klassen averaged 22.8 points per game for Illini Central with 5.9 rebounds per game while shooting 71 percent at the foul line and 45 percent from the field.

Smith is the daughter of Kelly Krause of Mason City, a 5-2 guard, who was named to the Tomahawk Conference second team. She averaged 4.4 points per game, 2.6 assists, 1.5 steal and shot 41 percent from three point range.

Jones, the daughter of Charlene Jones, Bloomington, was limited to 13 games during her senior season due to an injury, a torn ACL. She is a 6'1" forward who was averaging 10.5 points and 9.8 rebounds before her injury. She was selected all Big 12 conference and was an honorable mention by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association.

Mosier is the daughter of Todd and Laura Mosier of LeRoy. She is a 5'7" guard who averaged 19.7 points per game, shot 49 percent from the floor and 67 percent at the foul line with 3.3 assists per game. She was selected to the IBCA honorable mention team and was second team all-area News Gazette and the Pantagraph. She also earned honors on the Sangamon Valley all-star team and the tournament team in addition to the Monticello Christmas tournament team.

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Tabitha Smith and Kellie Klassen

Charlene Jones (left) with her daughter Danielle Jones

Cassie Mosier (seated) was joined by her high school coach Brodie Flaherty and her parents Todd and Laura Mosier