Cincinnati State's Cameron Vaughn to continue collegiate basketball career at Prairie View A&M

By Nick Novy/Cincinnati State Sports Information

Cincinnati, OH---Departing Cincinnati State sophomore Cameron Vaughn will continue her collegiate basketball career after signing with Prairie View A&M this past week.
 
Vaughn, a 5'10 forward from Xenia, OH, averaged 13.8 points, 13.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game while leading her team to a 25-7 overall record this past season. She finished with 10 or more rebounds in all but five games, recording a season-high 25 rebounds against Columbus State on Jan. 23. She finished the season 6th in the nation in rebounding, 1st in offensive rebounds (6.6), and set Cincinnati State's record for most rebounds in a season with 412.
 
"We are so proud of Cameron for everything she has done for us and look forward to seeing her succeed as a player, student and person at Prairie View A&M," Cincinnati State head coach Sonya Beeler said.
 
Vaughn earned multiple individual accolades including being named an NJCAA All-American, the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference's "Player of the Year," a NJCAA Region XII 1st Team selection and Cincinnati State's "Female Athlete of the Year." Vaughn also performed in the classroom earning a 3.0+ GPA and named as a Cincinnati State "Scholar Student-Athlete."
 
She joins a NCAA Div. I program in Prairie View A&M which competes as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)). The Lady Panthers made their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance after winning three Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championships in a row. The Lady Panthers finished this past season with a 17-15 record.
 
     

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Cincinnati State currently fields teams in six sports: women's and men's basketball, women's and men's soccer, women's volleyball and golf. All six teams regularly compete under the rules and regulations of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XII (Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio) and play a very competitive junior college schedule. After playing for Cincinnati State, many student- athletes go on to play for four-year institutions.
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