2011 Jostens Trophy Winner
"I would certainly point to Lizzy as a role model for any
student-athlete, although that might be setting the bar quite
high,” said Head Women's Basketball Coach, Valerie
Donohue. “She is extremely dependable and bright, quiet
at times, but warm and energetic once you get to know her.
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone with an unkind word to
say about her. She is a true representation of what a
Division III student-athlete should be.”
Sunderhaus just wrapped up an impressive season at Cedar
Crest. A junior center from Hamilton, Ohio, Sunderhaus scored
her 1,000th point this year and is
just 12 rebounds shy of reaching the 1,000 mark in that category,
which will make her just the second player in school history to
achieve 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. She is
tied atop the nation’s rebounding charts at 15.6 boards per
game, and she leads the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC)
in scoring at 19.7 points per game. Sunderhaus is also tied
for second in her conference in double-doubles with 21 in 24 games.
She is a former CSAC Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Year
and Cedar Crest’s first three-time all-conference
selection.
In addition to her athletic accomplishments, Sunderhaus
boasts a 3.9735 grade point average as a Genetic Engineering major
with a concentration in Forensic Science and a minor in Chemistry.
Sunderhaus is a member of Cedar Crest’s Honors program, for
which she must complete additional multidisciplinary coursework
beyond her normal course requirements. She is a member of
Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor Society and will be inducted this
spring into the Chi Alpha Sigma National Scholar-Athlete Honor
Society and the Delphi Honor Society for GPAs above 3.8. She
has been named to the Dean’s List and the CSAC All-Academic
Team each semester of her career. Sunderhaus has also been an
ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
selection.
Sunderhaus is also a prominent figure within the campus and
community. She holds officer positions in several clubs and
organizations around campus, including SAAC. In the community, she
has worked with youth groups such as Head Start and the Boys and
Girls Club, as well as an adult day care facility and a shelter for
victims of domestic abuse. At home, she is also a parish volunteer
at Queen of Peace church and a member of the Paragon Optimists
Society, a service organization that holds breast cancer
fund-raisers, sponsors middle school movie nights and conducts a
middle school essay contest for which Sunderhaus is a
judge.