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w o m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l : r e c r u i t i n g u p d a t e Working Ahead Busy summer nets three commitments BY KYLE CHARTERS KCharters@GoldandBlack.com I tacting you," McBryde said. "I felt like that was going to be just crazy to be a part of, so I wanted to do it before that. The weight of the world could be lifted off my shoulders." McBryde, who had offers from Illinois, Indiana and Dayton and was seeing Louisville interest, describes herself as a versatile forward. "Any position you want me to play, I can play it," she said. She averaged 14.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game for undefeated Bedford North Lawrence last season. Dominique McBryde helped Sharon She scored 19 in the Stars' Class 4A state championship win over Fort Versyp get an early jump on 2015 recruiting by committing to the Wayne South. n less than a month during the busiest recruiting period of the year, Purdue picked up three commitments, bolstering not only its growing 2014 class but getting a jump on 2015 as well. The first to leap forward for Sharon Versyp's Boilermakers was Dominique McBryde, a 6-foot-2 forward from Bedford, Ind., who pledged to Purdue on July 17. Justine Hall, a 5-10 guard from Auroro, Colo., followed, becoming Versyp's second verbal for 2014. Then, 5-8 Indianapolis guard Lamina Cooper picked Pur- Boilers in July. due, creating a two-person '15 class Justine Hall of Indiana natives. A tall off guard from Colorado, Hall helped the BoilFollowing Gold and Black takes a look at each of ermakers get off to a good start in August and pick up the three summer commitments: another commitment in 2014. She came on an unofficial visit to Purdue, then left Dominique McBryde after having verbaled to Versyp and Co. McBryde wanted to end her recruiting before it got "I just loved the team and the coaches and loved a chance to really get going. how it was a family atmosphere," Hall said after her The rising junior at Bedford North Lawrence want- Aug. 1 verbal. "That was probably the most important ed to commit before Sept. 1, and Purdue, where she thing to me and they definitely had that." had frequently visited, was far and away the leader. Hall, who plays at Regis Jesuit High School, chose "That's when all the college coaches can start conthe Boilermakers over Oregon, Nebraska, Arizona State and Wake Forest. She averaged 17 Up Next points, three rebounds, three steals and a cou2014 Commitments ple assists per game as a junior and helped the Name Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School Raiders to a Colorado 5A state championship. Justine Hall G 5-10 Auroro, Colo./Regis Jesuit She had first visited Purdue's elite camp in Bree Horrocks F 6-4 Buford, Ga./Buford June, which helped to put the Boilermakers at the top of her list. 2015 Commitments "I think I'm a pretty good shooter," Hall Lamina Cooper G 5-8 Indianapolis/Lawrence North said when asked to describe her skills. "I also Dominique McBryde F 6-2 Bedford, Ind./Bedford North think I'm pretty long. I like playing defense, Lawrence getting steals, things like that." 91 IllustrateD volume 24, issue 1 f