Women's Basketball Signs Two
11/9/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 9, 2000
MILWAUKEE - Katie Alsdurf and Lesley Juedes signed national letters of intent with Marquette. Alsdurf and Juedes will join the Marquette women's basketball team for the 2001-2002 season.
Alsdurf, a 6-foot guard from Forest Lake High School in Forest Lake, Minn., is a three-time all-state performer and is the backbone of her high school team. Playing for Jen Hesse at Forest Lake, Alsdurf has been named a Player-of-the-Year candidate in Minnesota, an Honorable Mention All-American in 1999 and 2000 by Street & Smith and an Honorable Mention All-American by USA Today. Alsdurf is also ranked 58th by the All Star Girls Report. An exceptional student, Alsdurf is the top student in her class of 558 and plays AAU for Brian Frye with the Burnsville Blaze. She chose Marquette over Notre Dame, Penn State and Georgia.
"Katie is one of the most competitive players I've ever recruited," Marquette head coach Terri Mitchell said. "She's a winner. She has a fire about her.
"(Alsdurf) gives us more size on the perimeter and a greater scoring threat," Mitchell added. "She's an immediate scoring threat and is very athletic."
Juedes, a 6-foot-1 forward from Ripon High School in Ripon, Wis., is her school's fourth leading scorer all-time and should be Ripon's all-time scorer after her senior season. Playing for Sheri Quamme, Juedes scored 19.8 points per game (a Ripon single-season record), 10.6 rebounds per game, and 1.8 assists per game as a junior. A two year starter, Juedes has been Ripon's MVP for the last two years, was first-team All-Conference in that same time period, and was first-team All-Area and Conference Player of the Year as a junior. Juedes was also a first-team All-State selection in 2000 by Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook.
"Lesley's a great inside-outside player," Mitchell said. "She had a breakthrough summer and has shown an ability to score inside. She's also a great passer and can set people up with her passing ability."
An AAU-All American on the 16 and under team, Juedes led Wisconsin Viking Club Velocity to a fifth place finish in the AAU 16 and under national tournament.
"She's a great athlete, runs the floor really well, and gives Marquette another dimension," said Keith Noll, Director of the Wisconsin Viking Club AAU program. "She can put the ball on the floor and go to the basket, which a lot of big girls can't do."
Mitchell said she was pleased with her signing class.
"We needed to address size needs and getting more scoring on the perimeter," Mitchell said. "I think we were able to meet our needs with Lesley and Katie."