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Musketeers Announce Three-Person Signing Class
11.10.21 | Women's Basketball
Head coach Melanie Moore has added three players to the 2022-23 roster
CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball head coach Melanie Moore has announced the signing of three players to the 2022-23 roster. The three players signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday.
Is a four-year varsity letterwinner… averages 18.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game… has added 2.9 steals and 2.1 assists per game… helped lead her team to a state title as a sophomore… has scored over 1,000 points in her career and is on pace to eclipse 2,000-career points… was a first team all-state and first team all-region honoree… was named the Georgia Class 3-A 'Player of the Year'… has led her high school team to a 52-32 overall record in three seasons… was ranked the 17th best point guard in the class of 2022 by HoopGurlz in the summer of 2020… played for AAU Team Elite Hubbard… mother, Tara, played basketball at Belmont… father, Eric , played basketball at Eastern Kentucky… has six siblings.
Plays HS basketball at Montverde Academy for former Xavier standout Special Jennings… was the MVP of the South American U14 and U15 Championships… played for the AAU Central Florida Elite… helped her AAU team to an Adidas Championship in 2021… averaged 14.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game at the 2019 FIBA U16 Americas Women's Championships… will be the first Chilean player to play basketball at the NCAA Division I level… led Montverde Academy to a 21-2 overall record in 2020-21… averaged 8.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game last season at Montverde Academy.
Is a four-year varsity letterwinner… also competes in track and field… was the Ohio Cardinal Conference 'Player of the Year' in 2020-21… was named to the All-OCC First Team in 2020-21… led her team to a OHSAA District Championships in 2019… has led her team to a 50-21 overall record since 2018… led her team to back-to-back OCC Titles (2019-20, 2020-21) with a 22-1 record in conference play… played for AAU Ohio United… mother, Meghan, was a swimmer at Fairmont State… father, Bruce, played basketball at Fairmont State.
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THE SIGNING CLASS |
| NAME | HT. | POS. | HOMETOWN (HS) |
| Kaleigh Addie | 5-6 | G | Atlanta, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian School) |
| Fernanda Ovalle | 5-10 | G | Santiago, Chile (Montverde Academy) |
| Bella Ward | 5-11 | F | Blacklick, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln) |
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KALEIGH ADDIE |
Is a four-year varsity letterwinner… averages 18.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game… has added 2.9 steals and 2.1 assists per game… helped lead her team to a state title as a sophomore… has scored over 1,000 points in her career and is on pace to eclipse 2,000-career points… was a first team all-state and first team all-region honoree… was named the Georgia Class 3-A 'Player of the Year'… has led her high school team to a 52-32 overall record in three seasons… was ranked the 17th best point guard in the class of 2022 by HoopGurlz in the summer of 2020… played for AAU Team Elite Hubbard… mother, Tara, played basketball at Belmont… father, Eric , played basketball at Eastern Kentucky… has six siblings.
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FERNANDA OVALLE |
Plays HS basketball at Montverde Academy for former Xavier standout Special Jennings… was the MVP of the South American U14 and U15 Championships… played for the AAU Central Florida Elite… helped her AAU team to an Adidas Championship in 2021… averaged 14.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game at the 2019 FIBA U16 Americas Women's Championships… will be the first Chilean player to play basketball at the NCAA Division I level… led Montverde Academy to a 21-2 overall record in 2020-21… averaged 8.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game last season at Montverde Academy.
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BELLA WARD |
Is a four-year varsity letterwinner… also competes in track and field… was the Ohio Cardinal Conference 'Player of the Year' in 2020-21… was named to the All-OCC First Team in 2020-21… led her team to a OHSAA District Championships in 2019… has led her team to a 50-21 overall record since 2018… led her team to back-to-back OCC Titles (2019-20, 2020-21) with a 22-1 record in conference play… played for AAU Ohio United… mother, Meghan, was a swimmer at Fairmont State… father, Bruce, played basketball at Fairmont State.
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