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Answer to Wendell's question on women's basketball
Wendell posted the first question on the blog, looking for some women's basketball news.
To answer your question, the Lobos have five scholarships to give for next year. They graduate Abbie Letz, Judy Vogt and Jana Francis. They also lost Fatima Maddox last season, never handing out her scholarship, and simply decided to hang onto another scholarship at the end of the last recruiting season.
So far, Amy Beggin, a point guard from Minnesota, and Valerie Kast, a center originally from Estonia who now plays in Gallup, N.M., already have given oral commitments to the Lobos. After talking with both, it seems highly unlikely they'll jump ship before signing day.
Kelly Kohn, a point guard from Michigan, is scheduled to make an official visit during the weekend of Sept. 10-12. Brittany Blackmon from Clovis also has been offered a scholarship and lists New Mexico among her top five schools.
The early signing period is in the first few weeks of November. I don't have my NCAA calendar with me but promise to update that information as soon as possible.
Hope that answers your question. Feel free to write back if you have any others.
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Posted by: The Big Bad Wolf | September 4, 2005 05:59 PM
Thanks for all of the great news that you give us fans, Iliana! I don't know how you manage it all, while putting up with the Carltonator and the Linz.
It is GREAT to have you back!!
Posted by: Iliana Limon | September 5, 2005 08:38 AM
Thanks, Big Bad Wolf.
It's great to have your support, and I look forward to lots of interesting chatter this year.
Bill, I think you hit the nail square on the head. Coach Flanagan was pretty upset after that Purdue loss in the NCAA Tournament. I think he really wanted to steer his team to a win for his seniors -- especially Mandi. She was trying to carry that team on her back and was a real warrior against some big bodies. Everyone else struggled.
So Flanagan's first thoughts about next year and beyond was finding a way to get bigger, stronger, faster and better. He said that included upgrading the talent on his team and broadening their recruiting base.
Thanks for posting comments guys. Feel free to offer your own questions or insight this year.
Posted by: on women women | November 12, 2005 04:06 PM
I'm on campus so I can't view this page correctly, anyone have ideas what I can do?
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Posted by: Bill Naegele | September 3, 2005 01:22 PM