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"She's got a lot of good gifts." Coach Sharon Versyp on signee Bridget Perry Make It A Daily Habit Check Out Daily Headlines on GoldandBlack.com IT'S FREE! The staff of GoldandBlack.com researches Purdue stories from media outlets all over the country and makes them available to you usually by 9 a.m. each business day morning. You don't have to be a subscriber to GoldandBlack.com to check it out. What are you waiting for? season was a four-point defeat to Lawrence North in the championship game of the Marion County tournament. In mid-December, Roncalli was set to face North in a rematch, with a potential third game come tournament time. "We're headed in a really good direction," Perry said. "We're being pushed hard and we all want to win really bad. We definitely have some high hopes." Morrissette's team is off to an equally strong start. Twinsburg started the season 7-0, igniting Ashley Morrissette early hopes that the Tigers can repeat as state nessee, then her senior year at UC-Santa Barbara champions. And Morrissette, a 5-9 combo guard, and for three teams in the WNBA. is leading the way. "I love having her as a coach," Perry said of The senior is averaging 18.3 points, 5.3 assists McDivitt, who replaced Sara Riedeman after the and 4.7 rebounds per game. latter left for an assistant job at Indiana State. After their seasons, the duo will get more in"She brings so much energy and has helped our whole team improve fundamentally. Her intensity level has been very good for me, having to prepare for the college level and her just pushing the entire team, and me especially, has definitely helped me as a player. "It helps with knowing how hard to push us because she just has tremendous faith in us and knows how much we can push ourselves. Even when we're dead tired, she's just like 'You can go harder, you can continue to push.' It's really great having her because she knows what it's like and definitely knows what our bodies are capable of." Perry is looking to wrap up a strong season. The Lady Rebels finished 17-7 last season, but returned a strong core, led by their versatile guard. And Roncalli's only loss in the first half of the GBIprint.com GoldandBlack.com structions from Versyp, outlining the workouts to follow in the months leading to the arrival at Purdue. Perry says she plans to get to West Lafayette in early June — and Morrissette likely will, too — at the start of the summer semester to attend classes and conditioning. "I'm excited for that, but right now I'm just really excited for my high school season and just want to enjoy every minute of it," Perry said. "I think I could bring a different skill set (to Purdue). But all the players on Purdue are amazing players and athletes, so bringing something different would be good and having versatility will definitely allow me to bring something different to the table." j Gold & Black IllustrateD • volume 23, issue 3 • 57