Signing Day Opens

#3 posting 11.8.2006
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

There are five new Minnesota signees from 2007: Katie Van Duynhoven, Mankato East to Augustana; Breau Miller, St. James to MSU Mankato; Laura Kalbfell, Lakeville South; and Laura Kramer, Fulda both at SW MN State; and Mara Hjelle, Mahtomedi to Wayne State, Neb.

SIGNINGS GALORE
Ohio State grabbed four players today. Jantal Lavender, of Cleveland Central Catholic; Sarah Schulze, Anna, OH; Alison Jackson, from Oak Park Fenwick IL; and Brittany Johnson, from East Richland IL.

Purdue had three players sign intents today. Michelle Clark, from Oaks Christian in CA; Lakeshia Mosley, from Detroit Community; and Samantha Woods, from Bolingbrook, IL.

Wisconsin also had three players sign, two from Minnesota. Lin Zastrow, from Jefferson, WI is the lone Wisconsin player; Alyssa Karel, from Cretin-Derham Hall, and Tara Steinbauer, from Bloomington Kennedy.

Illinois signed two today: Chelsea Buher, a 5-11 guard from Lawrenceville IL; and Lydia McCully a 5-9 point guard from Bedford Heights, OH.

Minnesota had one player sign on the dotted line--Kristin Dockery of South Bend St. Joseph.

Iowa State had two players sign. Kelsey Bolte, from Battle Creek-Ida Grove and Jocelyn Anderson, a Des Moines Area CC.

UW Green Bay inked three. Elicia Derusha, from Engadine, MI; Kayla Tetschlag, from Sheboygan North, WI, and Julie Wojta from Mishicot, WI.

Jami Cynecki, Midland Dow is signing with Western Michigan. From the Midland Daily News.

North Dakota State inked three players: South Dakotans Tessa Wilka, from Sioux Falls O'Gorman, and Abby Plucker from Parker; and one Minnesotan--Amy Kallemeyn from Edgerton.

South Dakota State also added three players. Macie Michelson, from Marshall, MN; Kristin Rotert, from McCook Central; and Jennifer Schuttloffel, from Sioux Falls Roosevelt.

Augustana has signed three players. Two that were listed previously--Megan Doyle, Hanson, SD, and Liz Helsper, Brookings, plus the one unknown: Katie Van Duynhoven of Mankato East. Van Duynhoven averaged 13.5 ppg on a 11-17 team last year.

MSU Mankato has signed two players: Nicole Christianson, from Chetek which was reported before, and Breau Miller, a 5-11 guard from St. James, MN, which is news. Miller averaged 18.1 ppg on a 19-7 team that finished second in section 3AA last year.

St. Cloud State signed two players: Rachel Booth, from DeLaSalle High, and Abby Rittenhouse from Burnsville.

Southwest MN State added three players two of which are listed for the first time here. Laura Kalbfell, from Lakeville South; Laura Kramer, Fulda, and Brittany Mayclin from Benilde-St. Margaret's.

Wayne State Nebraska added four players all listed here for the first time, and the group includes one Minnesotan. Jodie Bass, from Columbus, Neb; Alyssa Fischbach, Northwestern SD; Mara Hjelle, from Mahtomedi, MN; and Julie Wagner, from Sioux Falls Roosevelt, SD. Hjelle averaged 11.8 ppg on the 13-13 Mahtomedi.

I am sure more will be listed in the coming days.

Next up: tomorrow morning.