As a fourth-year varsity player, Rezaye has stepped up in her senior year to lead the Lancers (27-6) to their first Sac-Joaquin Section championship game in 32 years.

They lost to top-seeded Placer on Saturday 58-43 in the Division III final at Golden 1 Center, but it’s a week Rezaye will never forget. Just four days earlier, she scored a game-high 21 points in the semifinal round, as East Union knocked off previously-undefeated Lathrop, 47-37.

“It’s my last year on the team, so being able to do that before I leave, it was incredible,” she said. “We have such great chemistry. We all get along very well, we share the ball and I feel like in the past, it hasn’t always been like that.”

Rezaye averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals in the two games.

She was especially key in the semifinal victory.

East Union struggled at the outset and made only three field goals by halftime, trailing 21-15. Rezaye kept her team afloat by getting to the free-throw line, where she knocked down 8 of 10. She finished 15 of 21 on foul shots.

“She provides so much steadiness to the team,” East Union coach Jim Agostini said. “When we’re in practice working on free throws, you can just peak over your shoulder and just watch her, and she’s perfect.”

Rezaye has been consistent in her production during this postseason run. In a 68-48 quarterfinal win over Nevada Union, she netted 12 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals.

It continued Tuesday in the first round of the California Interscholastic Federation Division III Northern Regional Championships. She finished with 16 points and four steals, as the Lancers held off Los Altos, 63-59.

Rezaye showed her versatility in the NorCal opener, as she became the primary ball handler with starting point guard Julianna Gaspar undergoing season-ending knee surgery.

“We had to switch her roll a little bit,” Agostini said. “We had to put the ball in her hands more, and she’s just doing a phenomenal job.”