I really enjoyed the series. I am curious as to what this board thinks about what effect, if any, it will have on recruiting. I tend to think it will have a positive effect.
My favorite part was HCGA going nuts on Dangerfield in the huddle during the Notre Dame game. Great stuff. "You can't play in this game because you're scared s***less!" Second favorite moment was AHCCD cluing HCGA in as to the fact that Dangerfield doesn't pick up full court in practice. "Hey, Crystal...why don't you pick up full court. We had someone here who picked up full court every practice for four years." Tremendous.
This year, we saw "freshman" Crystal Dangerfield. She came in w-i-d-e eyed, not knowing what to expect, trying hard to please Geno, and learn the system. Seeing if she could play at this level, and trying to stay out of (as referred to by Kara Wolters) Geno's "
Chateau de' bow wow". This year, I expect to see a new and improved sophomore Crystal Dangerfield. The time she spends this summer on the USA U19 team will help.
Accepting invitations to attend the USA U19 World Cup Team trials were:
Janelle Bailey (Providence Day School/Matthews, N.C.);
Jeannie Boehm (Harvard/Winnetka, Ill.);
Chennedy Carter (Timberview H.S./Arlington, Texas);
Charli Collier (Barbers Hill H.S./Baytown, Texas);
Sidney Cooks (Saint Joseph H.S./Kenosha, Wis.);
Mikayla Coombs (Wesleyan School/Norcross, Ga.);
Gabby Cooper (Syracuse/Lansing, Ill.);
Crystal Dangerfield (Connecticut/Murfreesboro, Tenn.);
Shug Dickson (Tulsa/St. Louis, Mo.);
Kathleen Doyle (Iowa/LaGrange Park, Ill.);
Dana Evans (West Side H.S./Gary, Ind.);
Nadia Fingall (Stanford/Navarre, Fla);
Tyasha Harris (South Carolina/Noblesville, Ind.);
Ruthy Hebard (Oregon/Fairbanks, Alaska);
Tamara Henshaw (South Florida/Palm Coast, Fla.);
Becca Hittner (Drake/Urbandale, Iowa);
Joyner Holmes (Texas/Cedar Hill, Texas);
Stephanie Jones (Maryland/Havre de Grace, Md.);
Jordan Lewis (Alabama/Windermere, Fla.);
Tori McCoy (transfer TBD/Champaign, Ill.);
Aarion McDonald (Washington/Fresno, Calif.);
Minyon Moore (Southern California/Hercules, Calif.);
Kayla Overbeck (Vanderbilt/Newbury Park, Calif.);
Sedona Prince (Liberty Hill H.S./Liberty Hill, Texas);
Reili Richardson (Arizona State/Brea, Calif.);
Kylee Shook (Louisville/Colorado Springs, Colo.);
Amber Smith (Missouri/Shreveport, La.);
Alecia Sutton (Texas/St. Louis, Mo.);
Megan Walker (Monacan H.S./Chesterfield, Va.);
Evina Westbrook (South Salem H.S./Salem, Ore.);
Christyn Williams (Central Arkansas Christian School/Little Rock, Ark.);
Jocelyn Willoughby (Virginia/East Orange, N.J.) and
Aaliyah Wilson (Arkansas/Muskogee, Okla)
Should Dangerfield and her UConn teammates make the cut, they (except for Collier) will be traveling to Italy
twice this summer, as the U19 games will be held
July 22-30 in Cividale del Friuli and Udine, Italy.
The team will tour Italy
August 12-23.
