#7 posting 11.13.2008
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SIGNINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY
some may be repeats, but it is a chance to have it all on a page
BIG 10
Minnesota signed three
5-8 point guard Leah Cotton of Olathe Christian, KS
6-7 post Amber Dvorak of Hinckley-Finlayson
6-4 post Katie Loberg of Princeton
Penn State signed three (#7 in the country recruiting rankings)
5-7 point guard Alex Bentley of Indianapolis Ben Davis
5-11 guard Gizelle Studevent of The Bishop's School, CA
6-3 post Marisa Wolfe of Ford City, PA
Michigan signed six (#21)
6-0 forward Nya Jordan of Detroit Community
5-9 guard Jenny Ryan of Saginaw Nouvel Catholic
6-1 center Rachel Sheffer of Watervliet, MI
6-3 forward Sam Arnold of Medinah, IL
5-7 guard Dayeesha Hollins of Cincinnati, Ohio
6-3 guard Kate Thompson of Wayzata
Wisconsin signed 6-0 guard Taylor Wurtz of Ripon.
Illinois signed six (#2)
5-11 forward Adrienne GodBold of Chicago Marshall
6-2 forward Brianna Jones of Toledo Central Catholic
6-1 forward Kersten Magrum of Lincoln-Way East, IL
5-10 guard Amber Moore of Detroit Country Day
6-2 forward Karisma Penn of Shaker Heights, OH
6-3 forward Destiny Williams of Benton Harbor, MI
Ohio State signed two
6-2 forward Emilee Harmon of Pickerington Central, OH
5-11 guard Brianna Sanders of Cincinnati Princeton
Purdue signed three (#13)
5-7 guard Michaela "KK" Houser of Lincoln Southeast
6-2 forward Sam Ostarello of Stanley County, SD
6-0 forward Ashley Wilson of Wheeling, IL
Iowa signed four
6-5 center Morgan Johnson of Platte County, MO
6-0 forward Gabby Marchado of Pontiac Northern, MI
5-11 guard Jamie Printy of Linn-Mar, IA
5-11 guard Theairra Taylor of St. Paul Central
ACC
Georgia Tech signed three (#18)
5-9 Sharena Taylor of Detroit Country Day
6-2 Jasmine Blain of North Cobb Christian, GA
6-5 center Shayla Bivins of Jacksonville Stanton, FL
BIG 12
Kansas State signed three
5-8 guard Brittany Chambers of Jordan
5-8 guard Taelor Karr of Paola, KS
guard Mariah White of Midwest City, OK
Kansas signed two
6-1 Forward Annette Davis of Houston Bellaire, TX
6-3 Forward Carolyn Davis of Houston George Bush, TX
Iowa State signed four
6-1 forward Amanda Zimmerman of Ballard, IA
6-2 forward Chelsea Poppens of Aplington-Parkersburg, IA
6-6 center Anna Prins of Broomfield, CO
5-11 guard Jessica Schroll of Midland Dow, MI
BIG EAST
West Virginia signed four
6-4 center Asya Bussie of Seton Keough, MD
6-2 forward Kyra Crosby of Powder Springs McEachern, GA
5-9 guard Akeema Richards of Baltimore Western
5-11 guard Antishia Wright of Lake Worth Christian, FL
Cincinnati signed 6-0 guard Daress McClung of North Lawrence, IN
Louisville signed four (#11)
6-1 wing Asia Taylor of Columbus Whetstone, OH
5-11 guard Nikki Burton of West Charlotte, NC
5-7 point guard Rachel Story of Milwaukee King
6-2 forward Ashley Rainey of Warren East, KY
DePaul has signed two
6-3 forward Katherine Harry of Columbia Rock Bridge, MO
5-10 guard Anna Martin of Lexington Christian, KY
Notre Dame signed 5-8 guard Kaila Turner of Marian Catholic, IL
BIG WEST
Pacific signed four
5-7 point guard Erica McKenzie of Sparks Reed NV
6-0 wing Kendall Rodriguez of Brea Olinda, CA
5-11 Jordan Rogers of Sparks Spanish Springs, NV
6-4 forward Shantel Thomas of Consumnes River College, CA
CUSA
Houston signed two
5-7 guard Macy Morton of Winnsboro, TX
6-2 center Zalika Dyson of Albuquerque Cibola, NM
HORIZON
Chicago Loyola signed four
6-0 Forward Abby Skube of Chesterton, IN
6-0 Forward Satavia Taylor of Bolingbrook, IL
5-8 guard Monica Albano of Park Ridge Trinity, IL
5-10 guard Catie O'Leary of Janesville Parker, WI
UW Green Bay signed five
6-0 forward Lydia Bauer of Lake Zurich, IL
forward Sarah Eichler of Grafton, WI
6-2 forward Breannah Ranger of Niles North, IL
5-11 guard Adrian Ritchie of De Pere, WI
5-5 guard Sam Zastrow of Algoma, WI
Butler has signed four
6-1 forward Becca Bornhorst of Dublin Coffman, OH
5-9 guard Claire Freeman of Heritage Christian, IN
6-3 center Dragana Grbic of Terre Haute South, IN
6-1 forward Liz Jennings of Anderson Lapel, IN
MID AMERICAN
Central Michigan has signed three
5-10 guard Rachel Mauk of Bath, OH
5-10 guard Stefanie Mauk of Bath, OH
5-4 point guard Jalisa Olive of Chicago Bogan
Bowling Green signed three
6-0 post Allison Papenfuss of Anthony Wayne, OH
5-11 wing Chrissy Steffen of Carmel, IN
5-11 Jessie Tamerlano of North Royalton, OH
MISSOURI VALLEY
Illinois State has signed four
6-4 center Megan Grace of St. Louis St. Joseph's Academy
5-7 guard Alexis Jenkins of Chicago University High
5-7 guard Brooke Owens of Vincennes Lincoln, IN
5-10 guard Jaylynn Stewart of Taylorville, IL
Northern Iowa has signed three
5-6 guard Tiffanie Porter of Des Moines East
6-1 forward Amber Kirschbaum of Spirit Lake, IA
6-1 forward Jessica McDowell of AGWSR, IA
Wichita State has signed four (#77)
5-7 guard Jessica Diamond of Houston Nimitz
6-2 center Jazimen Gordon of West Memphis, AR
6-1 forward Michelle Price of Houston Kingwood
6-0 forward Chynna Turner of Houston Eisenhower
Indiana State has signed three
5-8 guard Taylor Whitley of Geneva, IL
6-2 forward Andrea Rademacher of Borden, IN
6-2 guard/forward Moriah Hodge of Cincinnati Glen Este
Evansville has signed four
Chelsea Hawkins of Bucyrus, OH
6-2 forward Samantha Heck of North Callaway, MO
point guard Kaylan Martin of Pflugerville, TX
5-9 wing Taylor Ware of Cincinnati Walnut Hills
MOUNTAIN WEST
Colorado State signed 5-7 guard Chantel Kennedy of Norcross Wesleyan, GA
PAC 10
Washington signed 6-0 forward Jeneva Anderson of Spokane Lewis & Clark.
SUMMIT
South Dakota State signed five
6-1 forward Leah Dietel of Jordan
5-9 guard Ashley Eide of Sioux Falls Roosevelt
5-9 guard Tara Heiser of Watertown
6-2 center Katie Lingle of Pierre
5-9 guard Stephanie Paluch of Pierre
North Dakota State signed five
6-5 center Janae Burich of Roseville
5-10 guard Danielle DeGagne of Brandon Crocus Plains, Manitoba
6-2 center Paige Beck of Sioux Falls Roosevelt
5-11 guard Hannah Linz of Eden Valley-Watkins
6-0 forward Rachelle Eckmann of St. James
UMKC signed two
6-0 forward Kim Nezianya of Carrollton Newman Smith, TX
6-0 forward Sophia Rhodes of Broomfield, CO
SUN BELT
Arkansas State signed 5-10 guard Jasmine Taylor of Memphis Central.
WAC
Boise State signed three
6-2 forward Lauren Lenhardt of Eagle, ID
5-9 guard Julia Marshall of Wichita Bishop Carroll, KS
5-9 point guard Taylor McGilbra of Houston Bellaire, TX
Idaho signed two
5-8 guard Kanisha Bello of Waiakea, HI
5-8 guard Bianca Cheever of Geelong, Australia (North Idaho CC)
D2
NORTHERN SUN
Augustana signed two
5-7 guard Emily Schulte of Sioux Falls O'Gorman
5-11 forward Lydia Nelson of Lake Preston, SD
GREAT LAKES VALLEY
UW Parkside signed six
Kelley Hendrick of Naperville Central, IL
Karisa Laskowski of Pulaski, WI
Cheryl Leyns of Martin Luther, WI
Carly Prokup of Spring Valley Hall, IL
Kristen Ruchti of Brodhead, WI
Kiah Simon of Algoma, WI
EXHIBITIONS
Wright State beat Findlay 64-43. Kanisha Ward (Detroit Renaissance) had 5 points for WS.
NEWS
BIG 10: Ohio State is athletic.
MOUNTAIN WEST: 6-2 New Mexico sophomore Kelsey Ansley (Marble Falls, TX) has left the team and will transfer.
NORTHEAST: Sacred Heart is ready for a championship run.