USD Women's Basketball 2006-2007

is Morgan Henderson. Henderson , a 6-1 freshman from Leawood , Kans. , comes to the Toreros after a stand-out 1 high school career at Notre Dame de Sion High School. As a senior she was named the Kansas City Player of the Year after helping lead her team to the Class 5A state championship. She was a two-time All-State selec– tion and a first-team All-Metro League honoree as a senior. She left her high •j school as the fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,317 points and set sev- • eral single-game records as a senior, - including free throws made in a sea– l son with 176 and free throw percent– age at 87 .6 %. "Morgan Henderson is a great re– ,J cruit for us, " said Fisher. "The thing I that is great about her is that she is so versatile . She can step out and shoot the three , can put it on the floor and is i one of the toughest players we have I in the low post. She likes to bang and 1 likes to get in there and mix it up. She is going to add a lot to our team, giving • us a lot of depth at the big guard and the post position ." •4 The lone newcomer who is not I a freshman is junior transfer Alcha 1Strane, who hails from Hayward , Calif. The Ohlone Junior College transfer, comes to USO after leading the state in assists with an average of 6.7 assists per game. She also ranked among the top-10 last season in scoring at an average of 17 points per game . As a freshman , she was a member of the Oregon State Univer– sity women 's basketball team and had a solid season for the Beavers. London Houchin is the next new face in a Torero uniform as she hails from Ramona , Calif. The 5-6 guard joins the team after earning a first– team AII-CIF selection as a senior. j She helped lead Ramona High School to a Valley League championship as a sophomore and junior, and earned the Valley League's MVP award during her final two season's in a Ramona uniform. """ ''"--•• "London Houchin scored huge

Another newcomer to the San Diego roster will be Hannah Mor– genstern , who hails from Littleton , Colo. While at Highlands Ranch High School , she helped lead her team to the 2005 state championship. Twice she was named All-State honorable mention and also earned an McDon– ald's All-American nomination during her four-year career. "Hannah can shoot from three up to four feet behind the three point line with ease ," said Fisher. "I think that with the strength of our post game , opposing defenses are going to have to double down on us which will give our shooters much more opportunity and Hannah will be a big help in this part of our offense. " The next freshman to join USD's roster in the 2006-07 season is Sara VanderHorst from Pleasanton ,, Calif. Vanderhorst was named the East Bay Athletic League MVP as a junior and senior and helped lead her team to the EBAL championship as a junior. Dur– ing her senior season she averaged an amazing 22 points per game en route to earning her fourth consecu– tive first-team AII-EBAL honor. "Sarah was a great high school player and a really good scorer," said Fisher. "She is a true motion player,

moves really well without the ball and is a super long and very versatile play- -•.c·..aa.•'..t er. I think she will help us in that big guard position also ." The final newcomer to the Toreros ' roster this season is Erica Carlson . The 6-4 freshman from Tucson, Ariz., . ,..,.:i1•~-~~•~

joins the team after a stand-out career at Canyon del Oro High School. Dur– ing her senior season she averaged a double-double at 14.6 points per game and 12.5 rebounds per game . For her efforts, she was named first- team All-4A Sonoran League and was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year. "Erica Carlson can run the floor well , has great hands and a beauti– ful shot from the outside," said Fisher. "She is not someone that is very lim– ited as far as being a low block player. We are going to be able to step her out a little bit and move her off some screens and she will be able to hit the open shots for us. "

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With this abundance of talent, USO will look to improve upon their win– loss total of a season ago, and they have a schedule that will have the To– reros on their home court a lot. USO will have 17 home games this season , I and some of the teams that highlight the home schedule are the University of Texas , Oregon State University, Georgia Tech University, Holy Cross and the Air Force Academy. USO will also host 2006 NCAATournament par- "'--·--·• ticipant and the defending Big West Conference Champions UC Riverside --"~•----·'II'. Marymount University squad as well ....._,_. as Gonzaga University. "I think we are looking to improve our overall win-loss record ," said Fisher. "We would like to finish in the top four of the conference, with the ultimate goal to win the conference championship and move on to the NCAA tournament, that is something ~- ,_.,_•• as well as defending WCC champion Pepperdine University. The Toreros will also host an always tough Loyola ....~.!9llll..,,

we have talked about as a group and we feel we are capable of achieving."

points in high school , and is very ca– pable of scoring at this level," said Fisher. "She has a nice mid range game and can step out and shoot the three as well. She is a super athletic player and will be a great defender for