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Young Drachma · 04-19-2012, 04:42 PM

With a few Top 100 recruiting classes under the belt, the Pronghorns are hoping for big things, especially after last year's surprising Sweet 16 run.

This was buoyed by the school's first 5-star recruit:

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 #45 PG Marie Hunley
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 Height:       5-10
 Weight:       158
 High School:  Jay High School
 Hometown:     Jay, FL
 GPA:          2.18
 Test Score:   950
 Rating:       *****
 
 Attributes:
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 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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 Current:    46  46  28  29  58  38  18  32  21  26  65  31  91  42  47  23
 Potential:   C   C   D   C   A   A   F   C   D   D   A   C                
 
 Season Stats:
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  PTS OREB  REB  AST  TOS   A/T  STL  BLK  PFS
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 11.9  0.5  4.3  6.6  1.1  6.00  2.5  0.6  4.1

 Shooting Averages:
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  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%
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  5.2 10.7  .486  0.5  1.2  .435  1.0  3.3  .292
 
 Recruiting Notes:
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 Qualified: Yes
 Committed to Nebraska State                                                    
 Rankings: #21 Overall, #3 PG, Southeast Region #6 Overall, Southeast Region #1 PG
 High School Awards: None
 Top 5 Schools: Houston, *Nebraska State, Nebraska, Villanova, North Carolina State

It was a much better year for the Pronghorns upon joining the Major Conference. Rather than play down to the competition, the ladies blossomed in a big way.

After a 25-6 regular season, Nebraska State lost to Vermont in the conference semi-finals. Wyoming went on to beat the Catamounts to claim the conference tournament title. Despite that, the Pronghorns who went into Selection Sunday ranked 6th in the nation will surely be in the tourney this year.

We are the #4 seed in the Midwest Region.

NCAA TOURNAMENT
1st round: (13) IUPUI, W 98-59
2nd round: (5) California, W 91-74 Gracia Leon put up 43 points in this game. She is an absolute machine.
Sweet 16: (1) Nebraska, L 77-55

When I saw this matchup, I thought the AI had a huge sense of humor. This is obviously the first playoff matchup between the cross-state rivals. Nebraska is still the top dog in the dog park, but the Pronghorns and the state faithful view this as the chance to finally topple the dragon at the top of the mountain.

Not this year, though. Nebraska pummels us and we end the year at 29-8. Still another strong season for the club and with a 5-star and a 4-star recruit coming next year, one has to expect big things for a program that's continually on the rise.

In the Final Four, we had (1) Nebraska, (8) Georgetown, (1) NC State and (3) Notre Dame. The title was won by Notre Dame over Georgetown. It's Notre Dame's 4th title overall and their 3rd since 1996. Notre Dame has only missed the tournament once in school history (1946) for what it's worth and their head coach was actually Nebraska old head coach.

Emeka Iwu was named National Freshman of the Year. Gracia Leon was a 1st team All-American.

Here's the roster for next season:

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