Tall, rangy, promising prospect up front for the Lakers… Steady performer with solid ball and passing skills… Creative player with good field vision… Expected to see action as a reserve up front this season as an understudy to senior standouts Olaitan Yusuf and Yasemin Sunbul.    
High School/Club: Lettered three seasons in soccer at New Creation School in McDonough, Ga… High school head coach was Paul Moss… Helped pace New Creation to a second-place finish in the region and the state semifinals as a freshman.         
Personal: Born: Feb. 12, 1988... Parents are Marshall Hitch and Jo Shannonhouse... Favorite food is fried rice… Favorite actress is Kristen Dunst… Favorite television show is “House”… Favorite movie is “Pirates of the Caribbean – Curse of the Black Pearl”… Athletic hero growing up was Mia Hamm… Major is Integrative Studies.