There are few athletes that have had the success that Bentley University basketball player Victoria Lux has had.

The Arundel native was a key member of Catherine McAuley High School’s three straight state championships, and would transfer to Thornton Academy her senior season and help the Golden Trojans advance to the state final.

Lux would be given a full ride to DII Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, and made an immediate impact as a freshman when the Falcons made it to the final four.

Now a junior, Lux has emerged as one of the top players in the country.

Lux currently leads the Falcons with 13.8 points per game and 9.9 rebounds per game. She has been Bentley’s most consistent player this season, as the Falcons are ranked No. 3 in the country and boast an 18-1 record.

Basketball has always been Lux’s passion, and her dedication to the sport has helped her have success every step of the way. Lux also plans of becoming a graduate assistant coach once she graduates, and hopes to become a full-time college coach in the future.

I got a chance to speak with Lux about her career and where the Falcons look to go the rest of this season. Here is the complete interview:

AS: Take me through the experience of winning those three titles with McAuley.

VL: Winning just one state championship is every high school basketball player’s dream, but obviously winning three is a lot. It took a lot of hard work — we had a really good team and good coaching.

AS: What went into your decision to transfer to TA?

VL: It was just kind of for me, it was a great experience. It gave me a chance to go back home closer to my family my last year.

AS: What was the transition like from TA to Bentley?

VL: High school ball is so much different than college ball and any player would say that. High school prepared me since I went to competitive high schools but I also spent a lot of time getting in shape the summer before working out. I wanted to play as a freshman. Freshman and sophomore year were great, my freshman year we went to the final four which is every player’s dream. It’s been an incredible ride so far.

AS: How’s it been playing for coach (Barbara) Stevens? What have you learned from her?

VL: Coach Stevens is an amazing coach. My sister played here for her and since I was little I’ve wanted to play for her. You can’t really put it into words … she is such a well-known, well-loved coach since she knows so much about the game. When you’re on the court you want to play for her since you respect her. It’s incredible playing for her and every one of my teammates feels the same way.

AS: It’s pretty clear how hard you work in the offseason, what’s kind of the process that you go through during the summer to prepare for the winter?

VL: This past summer I worked my hardest between my (first three) years. I had a post-season meeting with my coach and she told me to get better. The next season coming up we were going to have another great team. I worked out twice a day every day but Sunday, I had a shooting coach, I had a strength and conditioning coach, they prepared me 100 percent. Even on the days that I was sore or lost a little bit of motivation, I just thought back to my coaches telling me to get better.

AS: Now that you’re a veteran would you say there’s more pressure on you this season?

VL: There’s been a little bit more pressure on my shoulders but not in a bad way. We have so many great players on this team. Most teams we face have eight players but we have 16 players that can play. 

AS: This has been your best season so far, has experience helped you kind of slow the game down and process it?

VL: Experience has definitely helped me adapt to the pace of the game, the style of the game, but I would say adapting to this game never fully happens, but it does become easier.

AS: What do you think is the realistic ceiling for this team?

VL: We set our goals and our ceiling the same every year — and that’s to get to a national championship. We need to take it practice-by-practice, game-by-game, and if we keep getting better we can go as far as we want to.

— Associate Sports Editor Alex Sponseller can be reached at asponseller@journaltribune.com or at 282-1535 ext. 323. Follow the Journal Tribune Sports Department on Twitter @JournalTsports.

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