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Walton Latest Genie to Commit, Chooses Louisville

Owens Signs With Fort Lewis; Moss Selects Central Arkansas;

 Bomar Picks Azusa Pacific; Alba Goes to Pima;

 Jones To Play At Sam Houston State;

Smith and Pearson Both Ink With Grand Canyon;

 Locke Goes to MCC; Cole to Play at Montana State;

Hock Stays Close to Home at Arizona Christian

Ward to Play at Macalester; Moore Goes to Central Arizona;

Markovich is 3rd to Sign With GCU; Lee Chooses Lake Forest

 

 

 cortLongtime Genies standout center Cortnee Walton announced she signed to play at Louisville beginning in 2012.  The St. Mary's senior chose the Cardinals over Washington, Georgia Tech and Duke and will play for head coach Jeff Walz, who guided his Big East squad to the NCAA D1 national title game in 2009/2010.

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2008 Genies point guard Andrea Owens has signed a letter-of-intent to play basketball and attend Fort Lewis College beginning in 2009.  The Tolleson High senior will play for coach Mark Kellogg at the Durango, Colo. Division II school.  The Skyhawks finished the 2007-2008 season with a 26-4 mark which included a 22-game winning streak.




chantel

2008 Genies post player Chantel Moss has signed with DI Central Arkansas University where she will join her sister Megan on the Sugar Bears roster beginning in 2009.  The Coolidge High senior was the 3A South Player of the Year in 2007-2008.  She will play for Coach Matt Daniel at the Conway, Ark. school.





cara09  Genies shooting guard Cara Bomar has signed a letter of intent to play for Azusa
                                           Pacific, an NAIA Division I school in California's Golden State Athletic Conference.
                                           The Genies all-time leading scorer and Mesquite High graduate will play for Coach
                                           TJ Hardeman's Cougars, who finished second in the 2009/2010 NAIA national
                                           championship tournament.
shay09Genies wing player Shaysea Alba has signed to play at Pima Community College.
                                         The 5' 10" Alba, who helped lead Safford High to the 2010 Arizona 3A State
                                         Championship game, will play for Coach Todd Holthaus at the Tucson school.
AshtonLongtime Genies post player Ashton Jones has signed to play with D1 Sam Houston
                                         State.  Jones, who moved to Texas prior to her junior year in high school after spending
                                         five years with the Genies, will play for Coach Brenda Welch-Nichols Bearcats squad.
maylinnFormer Genies player Maylinn Smith has signed to play at D2 Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.
                      A four-year varsity standout at Mesquite High, the versatile Smith will play for Coach Trent May's
                      Antelopes in the Pacific West Conference.
jennaFormer Genies player Jenna Pearson has also signed to play at D2 Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.
                        Pearson, who began her club basketball career with the Genies before going on to lead Surrey Garden
                        Christian to the 2008/2009 1A Arizona State championship, will play for Antelopes Coach Trent May.
jenayFormer Genies player Jenay Locke has signed to play at Mesa Community College.
                      Locke, who also began her club basketball career with the Genies before going on to win two 5A high
                      school state championships at Highland High, will play for Coach Kori Stephenson's Thunderbirds.

ausha coleFormer Genies combo guard Ausha Cole has signed with D1 Montana State of the Big Sky
                        Conference.  The former Gilbert High lockdown defender will play for Coach Tricia Binford's Bobcats
                        in Bozeman.

sarah beth  Genies wing player Sarah Beth Hock has signed with the Arizona Christian University Eagles. The
                                      former Perry High performer will play for Coach Rick Roth at the NAIA Phoenix-based school.

bward Genies guard Brittany Ward has signed to continue her basketball career with the D3 Macalester
                                     University Scots in St. Paul, Minnesota.  The three-point shooting guard from Red Mountain
                                     High School will play for Head Coach Ellen Thompson.

mirandaFormer Genies point guard Miranda Moore has agreed to play at Central Arizona College.  The former
                                   Coolidge High standout will play for Coach Denise "Gooch" Cardenas and the Vaqueras.

Grand Canyon point guard Natalie Markovich shoots in front of Oklahoma Joanna McFarland in the first half of an NCAA exhibition college basketball game in Norman, Okla. , Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011.




                    


Natalie Markovich has become the third former Genies player to sign with Grand Canyon University.  Markovich,
                                        who started her club career with the Genies before a solid high school career at Basha will play for Coach Trent May.

constance09 Genies post player Constance Lee has signed with Lake Forest College.  She will play for Coach Tamlyn Tills at the
                                       Illinois school.  Additionally, she will play in the school's orchestra.