LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The UALR women’s basketball team adds the team’s sixth signee to the 2010-11 class as Taylor Ford joins head coach Joe Foley’s squad.  Ford along with Asiah Scribner, Whitney Gaston-Loyd, Hannah Fohne, Karisma Tyson, and Nia Gregory will play for the Trojans next season.

Ford, a 5-9 guard/forward from Indianapolis, Ind., competed her senior season at Warren Central High School where she started as a forward.  A Class 4-A Pre-Season Diamond selection by Indiana Rim and Hoop, she led the Warriors to the 2010 sectional championship.

Ford was named to the Preseason Top 15 Seniors to Watch by the Indianapolis Star and an up and coming player in May 2009 by Slam Magazine.  She played in the Indiana Class 4 Basketball All-Star Classic Game and the Indiana East/West All-Star Game her senior season.

An academic honor roll honoree, Ford earned the 2010 Warren Warrior Award for having the top individual grade point average on the girls basketball team.

As a junior at Tindley High School in Indianapolis, Ford started as a guard earning Indiana All-State Honorable Mention honors.  She was the fourth leading scorer in the state averaging 25.2 points per game.

Ford’s freshman and sophomore seasons were played at Hickman High School in Columbia, Mo. where she started as a point guard.  She helped led the Kewpies to a 29-2 record and a third place finish at state her freshman season.