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Missouri S&T Women's Basketball Signings
(As of May 23, 2008)

JAZMINE BELL, a 5-7 guard from Euclid High School in Euclid, Ohio: Bell is transferring to Missouri S&T from Cincinnati State, where she averaged 12.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.3 steals per game last season. She shot just over 40 percent from the field and 72 percent at the free throw line for the Lady Surge as they finished with a record of 22-9. She was a second-team all-conference player in the 2007-08 season and earned the league’s “Player of the Week” award during the course of the season. She averaged 13.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.4 steals a game in her freshman season.

In high school, Bell was named as her team’s most valuable player in her senior year and played all four seasons at the varsity level, earning the team’s top freshman honor along the way.

"Jazmine is a combination guard that we're looking at as a point guard," Eads said. "She is very quick and athletic and has proven that she can score based on her numbers at the junior college level. Jazmine played against some very good competition in junior college and that should help her make the adjustment to playing here at Missouri S&T."

JAYSA BLACKWELL, a 5-4 guard from Doniphan High School in Doniphan, Mo.: Blackwell earned all-district and all-conference honors following the 2007-08 season after averaging 10.1 points a game, while dishing out 93 assists and making 35 steals. She also earned all-region laurels and was named to the all-tournament team at the Lady Royal Classic while playing for her father, Jimbo.

In addition, Blackwell has also played on the Missouri Rockets club team that won the MAYB national championship in 2008. A teammate on that squad was Julie Meyer, has signed to play volleyball at S&T and will also play basketball for the Lady Miners.

"Jaysa is a true point guard who is probably the closest thing to a Jaime Forsberg prototype," Eads said. "She is very quick and handles the ball extremely well and is also a fierce competitor having played for her father in high school for four years. Jaysa knows the game and has been coached very well."

JENNY DORMAN, a 5-7 guard from Pella High School in Pella, Iowa: Dorman, the all-time leading scorer in the history of her school, was named to the all-state first team and Class 3, Region 8 first team for the second time following the 2006-07 season when she averaged 16 points, three assists and three steals per game. She was a 45 percent shooter from three-point range for a team that reached the Class 3A quarterfinals in her junior year. She was also ranked among the state leaders in free throw percentage in each of the last two years, with an average of 87 percent following the 2006-07 season.

A three-time all-conference selection, Dorman has also played on the IBCA All-Iowa Select team and the Iowa Lightning summer squad. She has started in every game of her high school career. She is a member of the school’s branch of the National Honor Society and is a six-semester member of the honor roll at her high school; Dorman plans to major in pre-law.

Lady Miner head coach Alan Eads: “Jenny is a shooting guard with good range and one who has shot for a high percentage throughout her career. We’re looking at her as a wing player who can score for us. She has good size for a player at this level.”

KYLEE GRANT, a 5-4 yard from Richwoods High School in Peoria, Ill.: Grant is transferring into the Missouri S&T program from Illinois Central College, where she was a first-team all-region player and most valuable player in the Region 24 Tournament that her team won. On the season, she averaged 9.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 31 percent from three-point range and 75 percent at the free throw line for a team that was 23-9.

As a freshman, Grant averaged 6.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 32 percent from behind the arc and 75 percent at the line. In high school, she was an honorable mention all-state selection and first-team all-conference pick as a senior a year after helping lead her team to an undefeated record and state championship; she earned second-team all-conference honors that year as well as in her sophomore season.

"Kylee is another player with a great basketball background," Eads said. "She was a true point guard at the junior college level and is a great passer -- possibly one of the best that we've had here in a while. She is a solid fundamental player who can also shoot the ball from long range and like Jazmine, has gained valuable experience playing in a very competitive junior college league."

COURTNEY KEMP, a 5-9 guard from Fredericktown High School in Fredericktown, Mo.: Kemp is a two-time all-state selection, earning first-team honors following the 2006-07 season, while winning all-conference, all-district and all-region laurels. As a junior, she averaged 15.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and six steals per game as she shot 54 percent from the field and 36 percent from three-point range. In her sophomore year, she made 45 percent of her three-point tries and 48 percent of her shots overall in scoring 12.5 points and pulling down 3.2 rebounds a contest.

Kemp, who ranks among the top students academically in her high school class and plans to major in elementary education, also had over four assists and four steals per game for a team that finished 24-5 and reached the Missouri Class 4 quarterfinals. Fredericktown was 24-3 last season.

Lady Miner head coach Alan Eads: “Courtney is a very athletic player from an outstanding high school program. She is very quick on both ends of the floor and think she is a player who handles the ball extremely well and can also play at a high level defensively. In addition, she is capable of creating her own shot and can play at either the one or two spot for us.”

BRITTANY PERCIVAL, a 5-9 guard-forward from Hartville High School in Hartville, Mo.: Percival earned first-team all-state honors following her junior season when she averaged 18.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game for the Missouri Class 2 state champions. She also averaged more than two blocked shots and two steals per contest. Percival, whose father is her high school coach, was a second-team all-state selection as a sophomore after scoring more than 17 points per game and averaged 15.1 points a contest as a freshman.

Percival, who has scored 1,367 points in her first three high school seasons, has been a first-team all-conference selection in all three years at Hartville and has been part of the KKOZ Dream Team and KJEL all-star in each of those three seasons. She has also earned numerous all-tournament team honors and the Springfield News-Leader’s “Athlete of the Week” awards throughout her career. She ranks near the top of her class academically and will major in biological sciences.

Lady Miner head coach Alan Eads: “Brittany is another big, strong player from a strong high school program who can play at one of the wing spots for us. She is very athletic and can shoot the ball very well from the outside, but is also able to post up smaller guards to score. She is also able to create her own shots as well and is a good rebounder at her position.”

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