Wildcat W. Basketball Signs A Pair For 2016-17 Season
11/16/2015 10:37:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Davidson women's basketball program and head coach Michele Savage announced recently her sixth recruiting class with the signings of Andrea Robinson and Ally Welling to national letters of intent for the 2016-17 campaign.
"I am so excited about the impact these two young ladies will have on our program next year," said Savage. "This class will really address the voids in our post that will be left by the outgoing class (Dakota Dukes and Hannah Early along with Alexandra Long). We were aiming for an inside presence in this class and I think we did a great job. Andrea and Ally will add to the rotation in the post and bring us much needed size along with an enhanced ability to defend inside as well as on the perimeter."
The incoming class…
Andrea Robinson
Height / Position: 6-1 Forward
Hometown: Randallstown, Md.
High School / Head Coach: McDonogh School / Brad Rees
AAU: Maryland Terps
Athletic Honors: Helped McDonogh compile an impressive 79-14 overall record during past three years, while going 44-5 in conference … team
was conference champs in 2014 and 2015, while finishing runner-up in 2013 … ranked No. 1 in the Baltimore Sun Girls Basketball rankings during conference title runs … McDonogh also won the prestigious Bishop Walsh Girls Invitational Championship in 2014 and 2015 … individually, has scored 427 points and pulled in 415 rebounds entering senior prep season … also has pocketed 127 steals, averaging over a steal a game.
Coach Savage's Scouting Report: "Andrea is a very athletic post player who runs the floor and rebounds at a high level. She has the ability to be a game-changer on the defensive end with her ability to control the glass, alter shots, and defend inside and out. Andrea played this summer with one of the top AAU teams in the country and achieved a lot of success. I look forward to her bringing that winning success to Davidson."
Ally Welling
Height / Position: 6-3 Forward
Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas
High School / Head Coach: Concordia Lutheran / Matt Neidigk
AAU: Houston Premier Basketball Club
Athletic Honors: A three-year starter at Concordia Lutheran, enters senior prep season nominated in the VYPE Poll: National Houston Recruits Preseason Elite … helped team capture district and regional champions titles in 2014-15 … reached the semifinals in the state championships a
year ago … in 2014-15, was selected as the defensive MVP … named TAPPS 3-5A All-District First Team and TAPPS 5A All-State Second Team … TAPPS Academic All-State and member of the National Honor Society in 2014-15 … was Texas UIL 16-5A: Academic All-District in 2013-14 … averaged just over five points and pulled in four rebounds a game as a junior prepster … also averaged two blocks a game … as part of AAU Houston Premier Basketball Club this past summer, averaged a double-double, 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Coach Savage's Scouting Report: "Ally is a strong and skilled post player who comes from an excellent high school program and AAU program. She will give us size and rebounding in the post. She can do so many things with her length, whether it's helping our defense by being that intimidating presence in the back of the zone or helping the offense with her array of moves around the basket. I look forward to her being a part of the Davidson family."
DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Davidson women's basketball program and head coach Michele Savage announced recently her sixth recruiting class with the signings of Andrea Robinson and Ally Welling to national letters of intent for the 2016-17 campaign.
"I am so excited about the impact these two young ladies will have on our program next year," said Savage. "This class will really address the voids in our post that will be left by the outgoing class (Dakota Dukes and Hannah Early along with Alexandra Long). We were aiming for an inside presence in this class and I think we did a great job. Andrea and Ally will add to the rotation in the post and bring us much needed size along with an enhanced ability to defend inside as well as on the perimeter."
The incoming class…
Andrea Robinson
Height / Position: 6-1 Forward
Hometown: Randallstown, Md.
High School / Head Coach: McDonogh School / Brad Rees
AAU: Maryland Terps
Athletic Honors: Helped McDonogh compile an impressive 79-14 overall record during past three years, while going 44-5 in conference … team
was conference champs in 2014 and 2015, while finishing runner-up in 2013 … ranked No. 1 in the Baltimore Sun Girls Basketball rankings during conference title runs … McDonogh also won the prestigious Bishop Walsh Girls Invitational Championship in 2014 and 2015 … individually, has scored 427 points and pulled in 415 rebounds entering senior prep season … also has pocketed 127 steals, averaging over a steal a game.Coach Savage's Scouting Report: "Andrea is a very athletic post player who runs the floor and rebounds at a high level. She has the ability to be a game-changer on the defensive end with her ability to control the glass, alter shots, and defend inside and out. Andrea played this summer with one of the top AAU teams in the country and achieved a lot of success. I look forward to her bringing that winning success to Davidson."
Ally Welling
Height / Position: 6-3 Forward
Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas
High School / Head Coach: Concordia Lutheran / Matt Neidigk
AAU: Houston Premier Basketball Club
Athletic Honors: A three-year starter at Concordia Lutheran, enters senior prep season nominated in the VYPE Poll: National Houston Recruits Preseason Elite … helped team capture district and regional champions titles in 2014-15 … reached the semifinals in the state championships a
year ago … in 2014-15, was selected as the defensive MVP … named TAPPS 3-5A All-District First Team and TAPPS 5A All-State Second Team … TAPPS Academic All-State and member of the National Honor Society in 2014-15 … was Texas UIL 16-5A: Academic All-District in 2013-14 … averaged just over five points and pulled in four rebounds a game as a junior prepster … also averaged two blocks a game … as part of AAU Houston Premier Basketball Club this past summer, averaged a double-double, 13 points and 10 rebounds.Coach Savage's Scouting Report: "Ally is a strong and skilled post player who comes from an excellent high school program and AAU program. She will give us size and rebounding in the post. She can do so many things with her length, whether it's helping our defense by being that intimidating presence in the back of the zone or helping the offense with her array of moves around the basket. I look forward to her being a part of the Davidson family."
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