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I'm sure there were many issues relating to this young woman's depression. I found this to be a very good read. http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12833146/instagram-account-university-pennsylvania-runner-showed-only-part-story?ex_cid=espnFB

She must be a heck of a student, too, in order to balance two demanding varsity sports at a place like NU. It's not like the VB or WBB teams are slouches.

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/women-s-basketball-huskers-alicia-ostrander-joining-team-after-senior/article_5d19c91e-f4da-11e4-9c30-8fa88554c653.html Are we losing a post player?

Can't quite figure KState out. I think they are maxed on scholarships now with both Pages (2 players left so the Pages could be on scholly), but they seem to be in the hunt for about 3 transfers (the Canadian twins have visited and a girl from USC). Who else is leaving? I think that is why this girl decommitted, no room for her. They seem to be recruiting 6' and taller.

This gal just decommitted from KState. ESPN has her at #44 in the class of 2016, #11 PG. http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/191044/gabrielle-gregory

Maybe the tweeter's mistake is that we actually signed her 6-10 dunk-machine teammate who also shoots 70% from 3-point-land.

That's a lot of pressure she endured as a 16 year old. Would be hard to go against dad's wishes.

Feel kind of bad for that younger one. Something tells me she didn't necessarily want to go to KState but dad insisted. Isn't she a bit younger because she skipped a grade or two? It's interesting to read the KState boards. They put quite the spin on things. All in all, we are better off without them and the drama that came with them. And the few minutes that Kaylee did play, I was not impressed at all. Too slow on defense, couldn't get her rhythm shooting, looked lost. I guess that's what happens when you have to spend most of your practice time trying to get back into shape while your teammates are working hard on offense and defense.

http://m.cjonline.com/sports/2015-04-20/jones-meeks-part-ways-k-state#gsc.tab=0 So which coach leaves to get dad a job ? :rolleyes: Red, a coach has already stepped down and they are *searching* for a replacement.

It's official - both Page girls are Wildcats. http://kansasstate.scout.com/forums/2672-women-s-basketball/13803344-welcome-to-k-state-lanie-page?s=173

I heard they most likely will go back to Canada and play. Apparently not going back to Canada. They visited KState this past weekend and sounds like they may visit a few other Big 12 schools. Any chance they would visit the Huskers?

This is why more NCAA tourney games should be played in PBA in the future. People here go, even if the Huskers aren't in it. Looks good on television.

I would hate to see the women's game become more like the men's game. Rather than try to force that to happen, why don't they put more marketing into attracting more women and girls to the games, and university students? I would think that would be your target demo. Most of that needs to be done at the university level with a concerted effort from the athletic department. I'm a Husker fan and I support all Husker sports. Some I support more than others and women's basketball is one that I really enjoy to watch.

Amber Ramirez decommits from OK State. http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/167762/amber-ramirez

Destiny Slocum decommits from UWashington. http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/191032/destiny-slocum

Jewell Lloyd declares for WNBA draft. http://espn.go.com/wnba/story/_/id/12650646/jewell-loyd-notre-dame-fighting-irish-declare-wnba-draft

Seems to me AZB was pretty inconsistent in her play. Was not impressed with her at all when we played her. But then she had some games against other teams where she put it together and played well. But not often enough. Maybe the WNBA can coax that out of her.

Not sure if this link will work, you may need to register to read thread but it is free. They state that Lanie is in the KState student directory. http://kansasstate.scout.com/forums/2672-women-s-basketball/13765831-lanie-page-commits-to-kansas-state-update?s=173

Read on a KState board that Lanie has signed with KState already.

During the tournament a few weeks ago, I believe it was Rebecca Lobo talking about Geno. According to her, he has always had the same coaching style, even when UConn wasn't always winning the national championship. She said the difference is that now he is able to get the best recruits. Not sure I buy into that completely. I think it must be a combination of the two, with really good recruits getting the edge.

Their defense is good enough that other teams tend to get late in the shot clock and then either have it expire or throw up a desperation shot several times. They also do a good job of defending on inbound plays and have seen several teams get called for a few 5 second violations. I don't think their defense was very good in the first half against Dayton, and I feel that was the main reason Dayton hung with them for a while. But in the second half, they defended well and Dayton struggled. Maryland just couldn't get it together last night. And they got burned on transition a few times early. Wonder if that got in their heads a bit.

Things I have noticed with UConn: 1. Everyone on the floor can score consistently. Everyone. 2. They play great D. 3. When they get a lead, they never take their foot off the pedal. 4. I never see them standing around looking confused or uncertain, even when the game is close (which usually only happens in the first half). 5. No foul trouble.

DO IT!!!!

Just an update: It might all be falling into place to get Dad Page on the coaching staff. http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040115aaa.html Also, rumors are swirling that there will be a couple of transfers announced (from what I read on KState board).

And when UConn cranks up their defense, it makes it that much harder. I was really impressed with their adjustment at half in the Dayton game.