GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn. – Northwest all-conference guard Averyale Joy signed with Freed-Hardeman University on Thursday to continue her basketball career.

The Middleton High School (Tenn.) product led the Lady Rangers in scoring (15.4 ppg), assists (148), steals (37) and free throw percentage (.843) as a sophomore, earning a spot in the 2017 MACJC All-Star Game and on the all-conference team.

Joy scored in double figures in 18 of 21 games, including six 20-point games and a career-high 29 against St. Louis on Nov. 18, 2016.

Joy's .791 free throw percentage ranks second all-time in Northwest history and she's also fourth in career assists (261), fifth in 3-point percentage (.346), 10th in scoring average (13.8 ppg), 11th in 3-pointers made (75) and 12th in free throws made (121).

Prior to Northwest, Joy led Middleton to a 35-0 record and its first-ever Class A Division I State Championship as a senior. She was also a three-time All-West Tennessee selection and Miss Basketball finalist.

Joy is the second Lady Ranger this offseason to sign with a four-year program, joining two-year teammate Destiny Gardner (North Alabama).