Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers

High School: Played for head coach Katie Hobson at Ripley...played in all 27 of the Lady Tigers' games last season, leading the team with 21.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game...scored 20-plus points in 15 games as a senior, including three 40-point performances...reached a career-high 44 points in a 76-67 loss to Kossuth on December 21, 2023...also scored 42 points in a previous win against Kossuth and 40 in a 59-56 victory against Shannon on January 27, 2024...had three games with 20 or more rebounds, including a season-best 21 rebounds in a 58-49 loss to Houston on February 12, 2024...also averaged team highs of 1.4 steals per game and 0.5 blocks per game during her senior campaign...ranked as the best offensive player in Ripley's region over the past four seasons...also played volleyball and softball in previous years...off the court, a member of the school's Beta Club and National Honor Society...received recruiting interest from a handful of MACCC programs.

Personal: Daughter of Aceana Story-Ford and Wesley Ford...has four siblings: Aleigha Story, Antwain Zinn, Ava Ford and Averi Ford...relative, Michael Story, played football for Mississippi State from 2015-19...studying pre-law...nicknames include "Lori", "Lo-Lo" and "Tootsie"...born March 6, 2006.