Most of the faulty assertions in your post have already been pointed out here are some additional ones:
Kat Westbeld was a top 20 player in the 2014 class and good enough for UCONN to be interested at one point. Kat's younger sister is ranked in a similar position for the class of 2020. Sometimes siblings want to do their own thing, the youngest Mabrey turned down ND for Virginia Tech and the youngest Samuelson left the west coast. If Madelyn Westbeld has a career similar to her sister she will have achieved plenty.
Good points, Coco (and many others).
As you and many other Boneyarders know, I'm a huge fan of what Kat Westbeld brought to the Irish. More importantly, so did Coach McGraw, who thought her ability to be the ultimate glue player and leader was invaluable to that team. Remember, Jackie Young was a first year starter as a sophmore, Arike O. and Marina M. were juniors and Jess Shepard was a newcomer -- Kat was the captain and showed it on many occasions as
@Orangutan pointed out.
As for Maddy Westbeld:
Word on the AAU circuit this summer was that Maddy was developing her inside game and looking increasingly comfortable and proficient at it. Mark Lewis, of Blue Star Media, confirmed this growth with a report from Washington, D.C.:
"Madeline Westbeld – 2020 – 6-2 – Forward – Sports City U – Reaching a new level…Depth to her game is exceptional…Combination of size, strength, refined skills and awareness…Challenges defenders inside and out…Touch and range require closing out on the catch…Physically holding her own with posts carrying much more bulk…Contains her emotions on both good and bad plays…Stays focused when challenged…Confidence only magnifies the advance in her game."
Regardless of whether she attends ND like her sister, or chooses to go elsehwere -- like Dara Mabrey -- it sounds like she's develping into a solid D1 talent.
