Terps gain another top recruit, this time beating Huskies

from today's Baltimore Sun

Laura Harper, a highly regarded power forward from Wyncote, Pa., has given an
oral commitment to Maryland's women's basketball program, choosing the Terps
over national power Connecticut.

Harper's father, Haviland, yesterday confirmed the decision made by his
6-foot-3 daughter, who averaged 21 points at Cheltenham High School in suburban
Philadelphia last year and chose Maryland last week. 

Hers is the second commitment - after that of 6-3 center Jade Perry of
Greenville, Ky. - garnered by Maryland coach Brenda Frese and her staff. 

Ranked as the nation's 14th-best high school senior by a recruiting newsletter,
Harper is the third top-20 recruit to join the Terrapins in Frese's two-year
tenure. Last year, guards Kalika France (No. 10) and Shay Doron (No. 19) signed
and will begin playing with the program as freshmen next month. 

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