Bellaire athletes in action: Women's basketball

Ashley Westby, a graduate of Clear Lake High School, is a junior center for the Tulane University women's basketball team.

The following women's basketball player with a Bellaire high school tie has scheduled action this week:

Ashley Westby, Tulane University
Position: Center
High school: Clear Lake High School
This week: Saturday, Dec. 22, versus University of North Texas
About Westby: Westby is a 2010 graduate of Clear Lake High School, where she was a two-year letterwinner on the basketball court for coach Angela Beck. During her two seasons (2008-09 and 2009-10) on the varsity team at Clear Lake, she helped the Falcons go 46-21 overall and 23-5 in District 24-5A play while advancing to the playoffs each season. As a senior Westby was named the district's offensive player of the year and a first-team all-district honoree after averaging 13.4 points per game. Westby averaged 14 points and 16 rebounds per contest as a junior to collect second-team all-district accolades. In addition to basketball, she played soccer at Clear Lake. Born June 8, 1992 the daughter of Tim and Christine Westby, she is majoring in business management at Tulane. Westby is from Houston.