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Manuel Leaves Taylor Manuel has landed at Missouri S&T, a Division II program closer to her hometown of St. Louis. In a surprise, the 6-foot-2 center requested a transfer from Purdue during the summer, with the program announcing it on July 19. Manuel's decision is a blow to the Boilermakers, who were counting on her to blossom into a go-to post player in 2013-14. Manuel, who was on the Big Ten All-Freshman team last season, averaged 8.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. Lamina Cooper with the potential to be a 1 if a coach wanted to teach her everything that a point guard needs." More To Come With signing day in early November, Versyp is still looking to fill two or three slots in a big 2014 class. Point guard Gabby Ortiz, regarded as one of the top-50 players in '14, is looking at Purdue, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt. She was in Norman for a visit with the Sooners during the Aug. 17-18 weekend. Purdue, where she'd visited previously, would like to get her back on campus this fall. The Boilermakers are expecting a visit from forward Makayla Waterman. The 6-2 senior at Fairmont High in Kettering, Ohio, who is ranked No. 30 overall by ESPN, has publicly stated her plans to take official visits to Ohio State, Purdue and Duke in the fall. And Purdue might be in good shape with Erica Moore, a 6-2 Fishers, Ind., native who plays at Mount Vernon High School. The Boilers are a frontrunner, with an expected decision in September. j On an unofficial visit Aug. 16, Cooper had some reservations about committing so early. After all, the rising junior at Indianapolis' Lawrence North could wait another year-plus before deciding where to go. But after talking to her parents, the versatile 5-8 guard decided that Purdue was the best place. "We wrote all the schools out on paper and gave them a rating," said dad Omar Cooper, "and we gave Purdue like 9s or nine-and-ahalf vs. the others schools that got 6s or 4s." Those others — Louisville, Illinois, Ball State and Toledo The Best had offers, with interest com- Purdue Sports ing from Ohio State and Notre Information Dame — couldn't keep Purdue from securing the early verbal. On The Web Cooper joined McBryde in the '15 class. •Real-time Last season at Lawrence recruiting North, which finished 21-4, •Game stories, Lamina Cooper averaged 14 analysis and blogs points, nine rebounds and 4.5 •Premium message boards assists per game. And she's a •Video, audio, live stream solid defender, too. events and more "She versatile, dribbles well •Exclusive access to premium and can guard almost any type information of player," Omar Cooper said. Part of the Rivals.com network "But to me, I would say she's more of a 3 at the college level It's All On GoldandBlack.com 92 IllustrateD volume 24, issue 1 Sign up for a 7-day free trial today! Note: GoldandBlack.com is a separate subscription than your subscription to Gold & Black Illustrated/GBI EXPRESS. f