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Message: [QUOTE="kat0189, post: 2589333, member: 3811"] Well, although I said I expected her to end up at UConn, I could still see Notre Dame being a close runner-up. And on second thought, after thinking on it a bit and snooping around more, I am better imagining her picking Notre Dame. The timing is good for Notre Dame. After five straight Final Fours, they had two "early" exits from the past two NCAA Tournaments, but this season it looks like they're gaining momentum and are getting back to within striking distance of the top. Anyway, the "lure" I referred to is two-pronged: Notre Dame being a wealthy private institution with lots of resources as well as its very distinguished academic reputation and standards. That said, Stanford is definitely ranked higher for both of those. So logically I assumed those two prominent selling points would not be a huge factor in trying to tip the scale for Brunelle toward Notre Dame and away from UConn. Conversely, these seemed to be more influential in ultimately attracting Brianna Turner and Arike Ogunbowale (who were also courted by UConn) to South Bend, and their respective finalists sort of reflect that. I also just think Geno is a stronger recruiter than Muffet and is hard to beat when he really wants a player. Given how early he offered Brunelle, it seems he'd made her a big priority in his recruiting efforts for the class. But I agree with what another poster pointed out—landing the #1 recruit three years in a row is hat trick to pull off. [/QUOTE]

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