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SDSU signs five for women's basketball
Five high school standouts, including two from South Dakota, have signed national letters of intent indicating they will enroll at South Dakota State University next fall and compete for the Jackrabbit women’s basketball program.
Signing Wednesday, the first day of the fall signing period, were:
• Alison Anderson, 5-7 guard, New Richland, Minn.;
• Maria Boever, 6-0 forward, Worthington, Minn.;
• Ketty Cornemann, 5-11 forward, Yankton, S.D.;
• Abby Kratovil, 6-2 center, Martin, S.D. and
• Laura Nielsen, 6-2 center, Willmar, Minn.
Anderson enters her senior season at New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva High School with 1,160 points and 474 career assists. She earned Class AA all-state honors from the Minnesota Girls’ Basketball Coaches Association during the 2004-05 season and was an honorable mention all-state selection by The Associated Press after averaging 13.3 points, 6.7 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game. As a sophomore, Anderson was a second-team all-state pick by The Associated Press, received all-tournament honors at the state tournament and earned the first of two consecutive Albert Lea Tribune Player of the Year awards. A member of the National Honor Society, Anderson also has been an all-area selection in volleyball and has competed at the state track meet in the 400-meter dash.
Boever (pronounced BO-ver) has been a starter at Worthington High School since her freshman year and has helped lead the Trojans to three conference titles and two state tournament appearances. In 2005, she was named the Class 3A Player of the Year by the Minnesota Basketball News after leading the class with 21.2 points per game, while adding 9.4 rebounds and 4.1 steals per game. She also was a first-team all-state selection by the Minnesota Girls’ Basketball Coaches Association and has been recognized on all-state teams three times by The Associated Press. Already Worthington’s career leader with 1,376 points and 656 rebounds, Boever is a 2006 Minnesota Miss Basketball nominee.
Cornemann (pronounced CORN-ah-man) has put together an outstanding all-around prep athletic career, earning all-state honors in four different sports at Yankton High School. An all-Eastern South Dakota pick and first-team all-state selection in basketball in 2005, she averaged 12 points, five rebounds and three assists per game. Cornemann recently was named to the second-team all-state soccer team and was an all-ESD pick in volleyball, a sport in which she was a second-team all-state selection in 2003 and a first-team pick in 2004. A member of the National Honor Society, she also won a state title in the discus as a junior, after placing second as a sophomore.
Kratovil averaged a double-double with 18.9 points and 15 rebounds per game at Bennett County High School last season, earning third-team all-state honors. A three-time all-conference selection in basketball and National Honor Society honoree, Kratovil also excels in volleyball, where she was a second-team all-state selection as a junior. In addition she placed third in the state track and field meet in the discus and fourth in the shot put this past spring.
Nielsen enters her senior season at Willmar High School with career totals of 1,156 points, 781 rebounds, 191 blocked shots and 178 steals. A first-team all-state selection by the Minnesota Girls’ Basketball Coaches Association each of the past two seasons, Nielsen averaged 16.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game as a junior. She was honored by the Minnesota Basketball News as a first-team all-state pick in 2004 and was on the second team in 2005. Active in many school and community organizations, including the National Honor Society, Nielsen also competes in volleyball and softball.
In addition, Jackrabbit head coach Aaron Johnston announced that Brookings High School standout Nicole Helsper has been accepted for admission at South Dakota State and plans to join the women’s basketball program next fall. Helsper, a 5-7 guard, earned Class AA all-state honors during the 2004-05 season after averaging 10 points, three assists and three steals in helping lead Brookings to the state championship game for the second year in a row. Helsper also has been an all-state selection in soccer and is a member of the National Honor Society.
The Jackrabbits host Upper Iowa in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. Friday at Frost Arena. SDSU opens the 2005-06 regular season Nov. 19 at Nebraska.
SDSU signs five for women's basketball
Five high school standouts, including two from South Dakota, have signed national letters of intent indicating they will enroll at South Dakota State University next fall and compete for the Jackrabbit women’s basketball program.
Signing Wednesday, the first day of the fall signing period, were:
• Alison Anderson, 5-7 guard, New Richland, Minn.;
• Maria Boever, 6-0 forward, Worthington, Minn.;
• Ketty Cornemann, 5-11 forward, Yankton, S.D.;
• Abby Kratovil, 6-2 center, Martin, S.D. and
• Laura Nielsen, 6-2 center, Willmar, Minn.
Anderson enters her senior season at New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva High School with 1,160 points and 474 career assists. She earned Class AA all-state honors from the Minnesota Girls’ Basketball Coaches Association during the 2004-05 season and was an honorable mention all-state selection by The Associated Press after averaging 13.3 points, 6.7 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game. As a sophomore, Anderson was a second-team all-state pick by The Associated Press, received all-tournament honors at the state tournament and earned the first of two consecutive Albert Lea Tribune Player of the Year awards. A member of the National Honor Society, Anderson also has been an all-area selection in volleyball and has competed at the state track meet in the 400-meter dash.
Boever (pronounced BO-ver) has been a starter at Worthington High School since her freshman year and has helped lead the Trojans to three conference titles and two state tournament appearances. In 2005, she was named the Class 3A Player of the Year by the Minnesota Basketball News after leading the class with 21.2 points per game, while adding 9.4 rebounds and 4.1 steals per game. She also was a first-team all-state selection by the Minnesota Girls’ Basketball Coaches Association and has been recognized on all-state teams three times by The Associated Press. Already Worthington’s career leader with 1,376 points and 656 rebounds, Boever is a 2006 Minnesota Miss Basketball nominee.
Cornemann (pronounced CORN-ah-man) has put together an outstanding all-around prep athletic career, earning all-state honors in four different sports at Yankton High School. An all-Eastern South Dakota pick and first-team all-state selection in basketball in 2005, she averaged 12 points, five rebounds and three assists per game. Cornemann recently was named to the second-team all-state soccer team and was an all-ESD pick in volleyball, a sport in which she was a second-team all-state selection in 2003 and a first-team pick in 2004. A member of the National Honor Society, she also won a state title in the discus as a junior, after placing second as a sophomore.
Kratovil averaged a double-double with 18.9 points and 15 rebounds per game at Bennett County High School last season, earning third-team all-state honors. A three-time all-conference selection in basketball and National Honor Society honoree, Kratovil also excels in volleyball, where she was a second-team all-state selection as a junior. In addition she placed third in the state track and field meet in the discus and fourth in the shot put this past spring.
Nielsen enters her senior season at Willmar High School with career totals of 1,156 points, 781 rebounds, 191 blocked shots and 178 steals. A first-team all-state selection by the Minnesota Girls’ Basketball Coaches Association each of the past two seasons, Nielsen averaged 16.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game as a junior. She was honored by the Minnesota Basketball News as a first-team all-state pick in 2004 and was on the second team in 2005. Active in many school and community organizations, including the National Honor Society, Nielsen also competes in volleyball and softball.
In addition, Jackrabbit head coach Aaron Johnston announced that Brookings High School standout Nicole Helsper has been accepted for admission at South Dakota State and plans to join the women’s basketball program next fall. Helsper, a 5-7 guard, earned Class AA all-state honors during the 2004-05 season after averaging 10 points, three assists and three steals in helping lead Brookings to the state championship game for the second year in a row. Helsper also has been an all-state selection in soccer and is a member of the National Honor Society.
The Jackrabbits host Upper Iowa in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. Friday at Frost Arena. SDSU opens the 2005-06 regular season Nov. 19 at Nebraska.
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