Introducing
The Commits from the Capital City Stars Top Junior Team
Day 12 - Commit
This is one of the most exciting times of the year as girls throughout the country have narrow down their choices to where they want to play basketball for the next 4 years in college. For the student athlete and their parents it has been a wonderful roller coaster ride of highs & lows. However for the Capital City Star Top Team (Class of 2015 and a few 2016) the journey has come to an exhilarating end. The Decision have been closed down to (1) singular school of choice. They have verbally committed and are now anxious to sign on the dotted line for that long awaited dream to be fulfilled. Each day, We'll add info concerning the decision from one of our proud Capital City Stars. The hard-work, dedication, determination, prayers and the beliefs have been realized. Today is the first of many more to be recognized in this series on the Capital City Stars playing at the Next Level. So today, we proudly would like to announce the decision of the following Capital City Star:
Elise Torrence
What she lack with speed, she will make up for with heart,
desire & effort. Elise has worked
extremely hard with her personal trainer (Chris Bond) and it started to showed
well, especially in the one-on-one post drills where she was able to show off
her improved post skills. She has the
ability to step out and shoot the ball on the perimeter or face-up in the post to score. As she continues to develop and get stronger
playing with her back to the basket, Elise will be able to use her physical
tools more and more to exploit mismatches. Years of Hands on training has taught her
about keeping the ball high on both the post feed as well as offensive boards
that come her way. Her post moves are sound and evolving but the counters are
still a thought rather than a reaction at this point. Her touch is soft,
effective and takes her well out to 15 feet. The physical strength will have
to come down the road as defenders utilize the physical approach to take away
her attacks. Doesn't run the floor as well as some elite posts, but defends
the paint. Blocks shots, will close out to the three point line to contest
shots too. This 6-3 post player made her
mark and earned numerous basketball accolades by rebounding the basketball and
being an active presence on the floor. Elise will fill an immediate need for
the team, providing depth at the center position, and she should act as an
anchor on the defensive end with her ability to eat space in the post while
steadily become that go to offensive player down low. . ... We have no doubt, she will leave a legacy behind at the University she has chosen to represent.......I'm proud to announce Ms. Elise Torrence has verbally pledged to take her talents to ...................................................................................................................................
Maryville University!
Congratulations Elise....... remember to always let your game SHINE!
