Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers

The Lytle name is a common one that can be found throughout the Northwest women's basketball record books, thanks in part to the efforts of former Lady Ranger Sara Lytle.

As the youngest of three sisters who all played at Northwest, Sara Lytle left the Lady Rangers as only the second WBCA Coaches' All-America selection in program history. At the time of her induction, Lytle ranks 10th in career scoring average (13.9), fourth in free throws made (192), free throws attempted (281), and blocked shots (74), ninth in free throw percentage (.683) and third in blocked shots average (1.6). She is still the last Ranger to register more than 50 blocked shots in a season, earning 52 during the 2015-16 sophomore campaign.
 
Lytle played in 25 games as a freshman in 2014-15, earning 20 starts. She averaged 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds that season, good enough for second on the team in both categories. Lytle finished fourth on the team in assists (55) and second in steals (48), while scoring in double figures in 13 games and blocking 22 shots.
 
During her sophomore season, Lytle averaged 17.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game, leading the team in each category. She was a first-team All-MACJC and All-Region 23 selection, and was also named to the NJCAA Region 23 All-Tournament team to end the season. During one stretch in early February, she was named the MACJC and NJCAA Division I National Co-Player of the Week. Lytle was the only player from an MACJC-member school who was named to the WBCA All-America team following that season. 
 
Following her time at Northwest, Lytle continued her playing career at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. She started 56 of the 63 games she played at Union, averaging 12.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. The Lady Bulldogs won the school's first ever NCAA South Region title, defeating Valdosta State 74-73, during Lytle's senior season. In the milestone victory, she finished with 20 points on 60% shooting in that contest. Lytle's squad made it all the way to the NCAA Division II semifinals that season, losing to eventual champion Central Missouri.