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Girls basketball: Kathleen Doyle, Benet top Fremd again for 4A championship http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0306-prep-gbk-4a-final-20160305-story.html

Girls basketball: Kathleen Doyle sparks No. 5 Benet past No. 3 Trinity in 4A semifinal http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0305-prep-gbk-4a-semi-2-20160304-story.html

You can live stream tomorrow's Illinois State Championship on www.ihsa.org

Highlights from Benet's Super Sectional win and Doyle's game winner -- https://vimeo.com/157380256

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/sports/ct-nvs-girls-basketball-edwardsville-benet-st-0302-20160301-story.html Nebraska recruit Kathleen Doyle delivers, gets Benet back to state

Sectional championship highlights. Doyle scores 31 points. https://vimeo.com/156915138

http://basketball.dailyherald.com/article/20160229/sports/160228681/ Doyle leads Benet to State

Stout is an unsigned senior still evaluating her options.............

Doyle tied her career high tonight with a 31 point game, her 4th 30 plus game in the last month Nebraska recruit Kathleen Doyle delivers as Benet ousts Oswego East http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/sports/ct-nvs-girls-basketball-benet-oswego-east-st-0226-20160225-story.html

These are short highlight clips on Benet's run through the state playoffs. Some nice clips on Doyle https://vimeo.com/152084535 https://vimeo.com/156117994 https://vimeo.com/156503793

Doyle was just named East Suburban Catholic Conference player of the year and had a 30 point game in her regional championship win on Friday. Benet is favored to win their sectional and they should make it as far as the states final 4. Doyle is a special player.

Girls basketball notes: Nebraska recruit Kathleen Doyle has Benet ready http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/sports/ct-nvs-girls-basketball-notes-st-0217-20160216-story.html

http://prospectsnation.com/story/chicagoland-showcase-seniors-impress

Girls basketball notes: Nebraska-bound Kathleen Doyle leads Benet Nic Summers / Naperville SunBenet's Kathleen Doyle shoots during a win over Fenwick last month. Matt Le Cren, Naperville Sun 3:39 pm, January 12, 2016 It happens every now and then. Whenever Benet coach Joe Kilbride senses the offense is getting sluggish, he resorts to his nuclear option. "Kathleen, now!" Kilbride calls out. That's the signal for senior point guard Kathleen Doyle to attack. Doyle will immediately drive to the basket, which inevitably results in her either scoring or drawing a foul. The effect is like igniting the afterburners on a fighter jet. "We've got some plays that we run that try to give her an opportunity," said Kilbride, who is reluctant to get into specifics. "We'll sometimes run those when we think she's got the right matchup or we just need to get something going." The reality is the 5-foot-10 Doyle almost always has a good matchup as there are few guards in that state who can stop her one-on-one. And while Doyle has a pass-first mentality, she beams when the subject of the special signal is raised. "Whenever we need a basket, I think my team kind of looks at me and I just try to do what I can," Doyle said. "You kind of have to feel the game out and if we haven't scored in a while, we need to find a way to score, so I think it's more like a heads-up for me to be aggressive, make sure I'm still in the flow of the offense." Ironically, Doyle has never been more in the flow of the offense, or a bigger part of it, than she is now. With the graduation of premier shooters Emily Eshoo and Emily Schramek, the Nebraska-bound Doyle leads the team in both scoring (15 points per game) and assists (4.1) while playing great defense. "She's a special player," Kilbride said. "She's got such a feel for the game and kind of what we need from her on a given night and sort of fills those holes. "She's so versatile that she's able to score when you really need her to and facilitate others when you don't. It makes me kind of seem like I know what I'm doing." While she has quarterbacked the offense since freshman year, Doyle has not been the unquestioned leader until this winter. She's responded by stepping up her game and making those around her better. "I love being the leader," Doyle said. "It's an exciting opportunity to try to help these younger players on the team grow. It's just going to help our team's success so it's just a lot of fun to try to help them out." The Redwings (16-2) are just behind their pace of last year, when they went 34-3 and won the state title. The reason, Doyle said, is simple. "Keeping everybody involved is really important with team chemistry and the rhythm of the game," Doyle said. "So I think that's really important to our success." It is clear to everyone that Doyle is important to that success. "She just has a will to win," Oak Park-River Forest coach J.P. Coughlin said. "She's phenomenal and I love watching her play. She's my early pick for Ms. Basketball." Subway Classic: Benet and Naperville North will both be in action this weekend at the 26th annual Subway Classic at Willowbrook. Benet has two intriguing matchups. The Redwings will face Fort Wayne Homestead (16-0), the reigning Indiana 4A state champion which is ranked 13th in the nation by USA Today, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Then comes a rematch of last year's state semifinal against Homewood-Flossmoor at 8 p.m. Monday.

Girls Hoops Notes: Benet's secret weapon...guard Kathleen Doyle, the 'Nuclear Option. http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/sports/ct-nvs-girls-basketball-notes-st-0113-20160112-story.html

Elena Della Donne left and nobody noticed a few years back. Wisconsin sr. Michala Johnson was at UConn for two years.

Doyle earns Week 3 MVP honors http://basketball.dailyherald.com/article/20151216/sports/151219082/

NSW Player Interview // Kathleen Doyle, Benet Girls Basketball -- http://www.nctv17.com/nsw-player-interview-kathleen-doyle-benet-girls-basketball/

She is #3 in the dark uniforms. Two full travel seasons and a high school state championship came after this video but this gives you a full view of what she brings.

-- This game footage from 2014 was what was sent to Nebraska that resulted in the recruitment of KD.

Blue Star Class of 2016….. College Recruiting Class/Conference Rankings #14 Nebraska http://www.bluestarbb.com/blog/index.php/category/chris/ Blue Star Ranking of 2016 Commits http://bluestarbb.com/commitment_school.php?division=8&sID=251&bpYearOfGraduation=2016&x=33&y=8 Rank Player College Ht. Pos. St. HS School Club Team #220 Grace Mitchell (2016) 6'1" G KS Derby NLHA Asics #94 Hannah Whitish (2016) 5'10" PG/G WI Barneveld HS Academy #124 MiCole Cayton(2016) 5'7" PG CA St. Mary's Cal Storm Team Taurasi #175 Nicea Eliely (2016) 6'0" G/F CO Rampart Rockies #21 Kathleen Doyle(2016) 5'9" PG/G IL Benet Academy Chicago Hoops Express

The rankings depend greatly on what circuit you play on. Prospects Nation does not follow the Blue Star travel circuit at all. The kid from Wisconsin that recently verballed also plays on a Blue Star Travel team as well. As long as health stays good, I see no reason why Doyle won't be able to bring something to the table as a freshman. I have seen her play and she is very good.

I don't think Nebraska is recruiting Walker any longer as her Big 10 favorites are Wisconsin and Indiana. Nebraska is not missing out on this one and would be better served to put that scholarship to use on another recruit. Cooks is solid but ranked a lot higher than she should be.

Kathleen Doyle was at Nebraska on her official this past weekend........

Kathleen Doyle is a game changer and has actually moved up to #25 in the Blue Star Rankings. Last I heard she was #68 with All-Star Girls Report. The drop in the Prospects Nations Rankings has more to do with the fact that they do not scout the circuit that Doyle primarily plays on. Doyle plays for a Blue Star Travel team and a players ranking has a lot to do with who and when they are seen.....