CRANBERRY TWP — She averaged 10 minutes of varsity playing time last season.

She is in her first season with the Western Pa. Bruins in club basketball.

Yet incoming North Catholic sophomore point guard and Butler resident Dacia Lewandowski has already received four Division I scholarship offers with more likely on the horizon.

“She's a tall point guard, which is a rarity in the women's game,” her father, Point Park University men's basketball coach Joe Lewandowski said. “They see the potential in her.”

The 5-foot-11 Dacia has received scholarship offers from Akron, Toledo, Colgate and Marshall this summer.

She averaged approximately 12 points and seven assists per game in middle school basketball. Dacia's club team won a tournament in Lancaster this summer and has a couple of tournaments still on the schedule.

And she will play a big role for North Catholic when her sophomore high school season rolls around.

“Dacia is the only player we have back with varsity experience,” Trojanettes coach Molly Rottmann said. “She showed tremendous leadership qualities as a freshman and I'm counting on her to be a leader.

“She is a vocal point guard with a very high basketball IQ. She can get her teammates in the right spots on the floor. She's like an extension of the coaches out there and that's an ideal thing to have.”

Rottmann isn't surprised Dacia has attracted early college attention.

“Playing AAU, the exposure there, these kids get out there,” she said. “When a club program has the reputation of having good players and they play in competitive tournaments, players are going to get checked out.”

Dacia was caught off-guard a little bit herself.

“I was surprised to get these offers so soon,” Dacia admitted. “It's nice to have options so early, but I've got plenty of time to make a decision.

“Right now, I just want to keep working on improving my game.”

“When you look at her, she's the total package,” Rottmann said. “Her size offers versatility on the court. She can shoot. She can get to the rim. She's got the basketball IQ, as I said, and she's nice and long on defense, not to mention how hard she works on defense.

“She's great in the classroom, too.”

Dacia's older sister, Kylee, graduated from North Catholic earlier this year and is headed to the University of Richmond to continue her academic and basketball career.

Kylee was a 1,000-point scorer in high school and helped contribute to the Trojanettes' current run of four successive WPIAL championships.

“My goal is to help add to that tradition and extend that streak,” Dacia said. “We want to win a state championship, too.”

Lewandowski said her daughter's work ethic — on the court and in the classroom — has helped increase the collegiate interest.

She is carrying a grade point average of over 4.0 while taking honor classes.

“Dacia simply loves the game and never gets tired of working at it,” he said. “We're going to enjoy the process, but the key is to just keep getting better.”

Dacia's workout partners have been impressive. She has practiced with the Petcash brothers — Andrew and Joey, both Div. 1 recruits — at Pine-Richland so often they call her “their little sister,” Lewandowski said.

She's also practiced with Laryn Edwards, Mars graduates Tai Johnson and Bella Pelaia — all Div. 1 basketball players — quite often. Makenna Marisa, a starter at Penn State, has come to Butler to work out with Dacia.

“Just being around people like that, she's seen first-hand what kind of commitment it takes to reach that level,” Lewandowski said.

Rottmann agreed.

“She goes up against her sister all the time, so that's helpful right there,” the coach said. “Joe works with a lot of high-level kids. Just being around that helps Dacia's game.”

Running the point, Dacia says it's important for her to find ways to drive to the basket.

“I know I need to improve my abilities that way,” she said. “If I can develop different ways to get to the hoop, it will open things up for the team and increase our chances to win.

“Winning games is what I'm interested in.”