November 13, 2006
Women’s Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KELSIE COOLEY INKS LETTER OF INTENT WITH SYCAMORES

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head coach Jim Wiedie announced this morning (Nov. 13) that he has received a signed letter of intent from Kelsie Cooley, a 6-1 left-handed post player from Dayton, Ohio. Cooley has enjoyed a successful career for one of Ohio’s finest programs, Beavercreek High School, where she plays for coach Ed Zink.

“We're very excited that Kelsie Cooley has decided to become a Sycamore,” Wiedie said. “She has been an outstanding player for one of the best high school programs in Ohio (Beavercreek H.S.) and for one of the best AAU programs in Ohio (Dayton Lady Hoopstars). Kelsie is a perfect fit for our system as a 6-1 lefty post with inside/outside abilities. She's a warrior-type player with a high basketball IQ. To top it off, she is a terrific student.”

Cooley earned a starting role for Zink halfway through her freshman year, with Beavercreek going 18-5 that season, and then going 17-6 during her sophomore and junior campaigns.

She averaged 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds as a sophomore and 10.5 points and 8.5 rebounds as a junior.

“I’m an inside-outside player, I create mismatches because of my height,” she told the Terre Haute Tribune Star earlier this fall. “If they bring someone my height, I can take them off the dribble. Against someone smaller, I can post them up.”

The Sycamores will tip-off the 2006-07 campaign Wednesday evening, Nov. 15, when they travel to Big Ten foe Iowa. The contest begins at 7:35 p.m. (ET) and can be heard live in the Wabash Valley on WISU-FM (89.7).