The discussion of LIL was about the women, but one of the posters mentioned that he didn’t remember any connection on the men’s side. My post was in response to that.
That Nike event...UConn recruits
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We love how Ashlynn Shade sets her feet on her trey ball...and how she can free herself
for that 2 point pull-up jumper...right? Looks to me that Morgan is darn similar...a very good thing...
plus she appears to be 2-3 inches taller...perhaps stronger as well. Multi-skilled/intense...those 2
together for 3 years...sweet.
Of course it depends on who is coming back for the 2024-2025 season but I wonder if Morgan
could follow Ashlynn's path in another way....start before Christmas?
for that 2 point pull-up jumper...right? Looks to me that Morgan is darn similar...a very good thing...
plus she appears to be 2-3 inches taller...perhaps stronger as well. Multi-skilled/intense...those 2
together for 3 years...sweet.
Of course it depends on who is coming back for the 2024-2025 season but I wonder if Morgan
could follow Ashlynn's path in another way....start before Christmas?
Depends on her position and the school. Softball starts in early February and ends the end of May so she would miss about half the season and all the training camp. Unless she is an elite pitcher I doubt she could pull it off at a bigger softball school.
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You can also see McKenna Woliczko , Mitty jersey #20, in many of these Morgan highlights,
class , 6' 2".
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TREMENDOUS HIGHLIGHTS!! Two excellent teams! Mitty with a wonderful
full team effort. Morgan was Terrific, McKenna Woliczko, # 20 for Mitty, 6'2"
forms a great combo with Morgan! McKenna is a sophomore, class of 2026, and
is on HUSKY NAN's UCONN POI sheet. McKenna spent a lot of time trying to
contain the BIG LIL's front line.
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McKenna Woliczko, MITTY class of 2026, is a 6'2" shortstop.
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Division 1 softball has a fall season as well. Think of MLB spring training. Doesn't count for standings, but is part of a player's responsibilities so McKenna would need to find a program that would make special accommodations for her to play both sports (think Bo Jackson at Auburn or Deion Sanders at FSU). Very rare at the Division 1 level.
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I just noticed that UCONN already has four " offers " out for the Class of 2026:
Addison Bjorn 6' 0" guard. Saniyah Hall 6'0" guard, Jerzy Robinson 6' 1" guard/forward,
and of course, the " BIG O", Olivia Vukosa , a 6' 4" Forward. So, McKenna has quite a bit of
competition for limited slots. BUT... I see McKenna Woliczko has having a position " window" as a versatile
Wing. ?? In the preceding class, 2025, the UCONN commits are: at Guard, Kelis Fisher, and at post,
Gandy Malou-Mamel. The " mix" of the competition for a 2026 player would swing significantly based on
the potential commits from the UCONN offers already made
to "Dee" Alexander, listed as a 6'0" guard, and Lara Somfai, the 6' 3" player out of Australia. McKenna is
a quality athlete but the crystal ball for so far in the future is VERY cloudy. GO MITTY!!
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Rare, but if she continues to be a top five player in both sports, there will be a number of schools willing to accomodate her. Not UConn or the other top programs but a number of other majors.
Not quite the same, but Cierra Toomey was also an elite two-sport athlete: basketball and golf. There were at least a few second-tier majors and mid-majors who were willing to let her continue to play both sports. Golf would have been her first priority from August through the second week of October and again from the end of basketball season through the end of the school year. Although she didn't decide to go that route, it likely crossed her mind since she reportedly likes golf as much as basketball.
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Thanks for your takes on Woliczko! I didn't catch the game but follow girls hoops in her area. I'm SO excited about her!
Some extra trivia/thoughts: Started softball at 7 basketball at 12. Recently implied she'll choose basketball moving forward or by college b/c of more opportunities.
Dad (hoops) and Mom (softball) both D1 athletes at Pacific, where Dad also was an assistant MBB coach before his current job WCC's Senior Associate Commissioner of MBB.
The comp I came up with was Maddy Siegrist. And Nneka Ogwumike. The matchup with Toby Fournier must've been something!
I'm curious what UConn fans think as to reasons why Geno has not offered her?!
Seems like she's yet to show if she can develop into a ball handler, though demonstrated promising mid-range and outside shooting. But at 6'2" she'd eventually be undersized as a post.