She had an interview, but Lyndsey Medders is still looking for her first job.

The former ISU woman’s basketball player, who was drafted by the Indiana Fever of the WNBA, was cut just weeks after becoming the highest Cyclone ever picked.

“I was shocked at being released by the Fever,” Medders said in an e-mail interview. “But I also fall asleep knowing I gave the best effort I did.”

It was her best effort that originally brought the opportunity with the Fever. The Los Angeles native etched her name in Cyclone record books last season when she became the all-time assists leader for Iowa State. She currently ranks seventh in all-time scoring for the Cyclones. Even with all the accolades on her resume, Medders was unable to complete the jump to the WNBA.

“That league doesn’t really fit Lyndsey’s game unless you’re willing to evaluate her over time,” said ISU women’s coach Bill Fennelly. “She’s not going to blow you away with athleticism. She’s a basketball player and she knows how to run a team.”

Fennelly said he believes numbers and bad timing had a lot to do with Medders not being picked up this season. The WNBA, which dropped to 13 teams this season, eliminated the Charlotte Sting prior to the start of the 2007 season. He added that most teams were looking for help in positions outside of guard, where Medders plays.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that Lyndsey can play in that league,” Fennelly said. “It’s just going to take a team that needs someone that’s more cerebral and more involved with skill sets rather than can you just malt someone on defense basically.”

Until that team comes calling, Medders plans to keep herself busy. Back in Ames, the guard plans on working a number of basketball camps at Iowa State. Later this summer, she’ll host the first Lyndsey Medders Basketball Camp in Huxley, which she plans to have annually. She’s even been pursuing a career in broadcast, something she calls her “new dream.”

“I will continue to work out and stay in shape,” Medders said. “My agent has still stayed in contact with teams and let them know of my interest to still play the game I love.”

Regardless of what career path she takes, Fennelly knows the former star will find the same success that made her one of the best basketball players in ISU women’s history.

“Whatever she does, she going to be extremely successful at, whether it’s coaching, broadcasting, or whatever,” he said. “She’s an extremely bright kid and has an amazing personality. But you know that that part of her life is hard to get rid of.”

Although she may wish she was in Indiana, Medders said she is happy to be back in Ames, the place she’s called home for the past four years.

“I am thrilled to be in Ames,” she said. “I have loved every moment in Ames since I first got here, so it’s a breath of fresh air to be back in such a comfortable place.”