By Steve Svetovich
Former Holy Cross basketball standout Abbey Lentowski is a proud member of two 1,000 point clubs.
She scored 1,075 points in her basketball career at Holy Cross and then poured in 1,001 points in just three years playing at Immaculata University.
Abbey, 21, decided not to play basketball in her senior year at Immaculata in order to concentrate on academics and work in preparation for beginning law school after graduation.
Daughter of Atty. Andrew and Tricia Lentowski, Abbey plans to attend Widener University Law School in Delaware on a part time basis while continuing to work in a law office next year.
She currently works part-time in a law office in Media, PA and plans on doing the same next year while attending law school part time at night.
“I’m getting some great experience right now,” she said. “It’s really cool. My boss lets me shadow him, which is so nice because it has helped me to know that this is really what I want to do. And I will continue doing it while attending law school. Media is very close to Widener in Delaware.”
Always positive and energetic, Abbey ended her three-year basketball career with 1,001 points at Immaculata. She scored her 1,000th career point with just 15 seconds left in her final game, a close playoff loss to Newmann University.
“I scored in the last 15 seconds on a layup in a close playoff game, so it was both hectic and chaotic to score the 1,000th point. It was kind of crazy. It was an unreal feeling to score 1,000 points both in high school and college.”
Abbey was a first-team Lackawanna League Coaches’ All-Star in her junior and senior seasons at Holy Cross. She was named to the second team in her sophomore year.
She was named Academic All-District for three years and All-Conference for two years at Immaculata. A forward, she is also a member of the 500 career rebounds club at Immaculata.
The hard-working, well-spoken senior said she owes a lot to her parents. “My parents have supported me through all of this,” she said.
“They are always there for me. They tell me to support others and be a good person and just love people. This will help me in my future work as an attorney. I currently coach a AAU basketball team, so I give my girls the same advice.”
Abbey’s brother, Joshua Lentowski, is a standout senior baseball and football player at Holy Cross.
Always on the go and ready for a challenge, Abbey said she is taking on a new sport for fun– NCAA girls’ flag football. “I will be learning on the go, but it should be fun,” she said.
Abbey is a psychology major with minors in pr- law and political science at Immaculata. “I love psychology,” she said. “Learning about people, the mind, and human behavior will be useful for me as an attorney.”
The bubbly yet serious senior was a prolific scorer and rebounder at Immaculata. She averaged 14.5 points per game for three years, including 15.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in her junior and final season of playing. She certainly went out on a high note.
Well organized, she plans on spending the upcoming summer working, coaching basketball and getting ready for law school.
And she wants to enjoy the rest of her senior year.
“It feels unreal being a senior,” she said. “It’s been a great experience here at Immaculata, but I’m excited to be experiencing more things in the world. I want more experience in the working world in preparation for the future. I will be able to continue working part time, gaining more experience while attending law school three nights a week from 6 to 10 p.m. I also want to leave some time for studying, coaching and working.”