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WVU Sports

November 12, 2009

WVU women’s hoops signs trio

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University women’s basketball coach Mike Carey announced Wednesday the addition of three future Mountaineers who signed their national letters of intent to attend WVU next year.

Giving the coach signatures were Brooke Hampton (Colts Neck, N.J./Colts Neck), Jessica Harlee (Fallston, Md./Fallston) and Taylor Palmer (Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon).

“We are very excited about this class,” Carey said. “All three are very athletic and I like that they’re all students of the game. They are great workers and they will be a nice blend and addition to our team next year with our returning players. Also, they’ll be great assets to this program both in the classroom and on the court.”

The class is ranked the 42nd-best nationally by All-Star Girl’s Report.

Hampton, a 5-9 guard at Colts Neck High and ranked the 100th-best player in the country by Dan Olson’s Collegiate Basketball Report, is a 2009 second team all-state, first team all-group, first team all-county and first team all-Shore performer who averaged 13 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per contest last year while starting all 33 games.

For her career, Hampton averages 14.9 points and 4.7 assists per game and she plays for the New Jersey Sting, coached by her father Don, in AAU.

“Brooke is a coach on the floor and has a great understanding of the game,” Carey says. “She can shoot the three and play either the point or shooting guard positions. She’s extremely versatile and handles the ball very well. She will be a joy to coach and we’re excited she’s going to be a Mountaineer.”

Harlee, a 6-0 perimeter player at Fallston High and rated the 154th-best player in the country by All-Star Girl’s Report, is a 2009 Baltimore Sun All-Metro first-team selection and the Digital Sports Baltimore Metro Co-Player of the Year. A member of the 2009 AAA Maryland state championship team, Harlee averaged a team-best 15.8 points, 14.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Cougars as a junior last year. So far, for her career, she has averages of 13.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per contest.

Through three years at Fallston, Harlee has tallied 1,086 career points with 816 career rebounds and was a 2008 Examiner All-Metro first team, 2007-08 Baltimore Sun Player of the Year for Harford County and All-Metro second team.

She also plays for coach Aggie McCormick-Dix for the Fairfax Stars, one of the nation’s premier AAU teams.

“Jessica is another versatile player who can play several perimeter positions for us,” Carey said. “She really pushes well on the break and is very athletic at multiple positions and is extremely active on both sides of the floor on offense and defense. She will be a great Mountaineer on and off the floor in this program.”

Palmer, a 5-7 guard at Mt. Vernon High and the 90th-best player in the country according to Dan Olson’s Collegiate Basketball Report, plays for Patrice-Wallace Moore, wife of former WVU men’s basketball player and WVU Hall of Fame member Lowes Moore.

“Taylor is a great shooter that can also play the point or shooting guard positions,” Carey said. “She’s extremely active on defense and has great knowledge of the game. We’re excited she’s going to be a Mountaineer next year.”

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