WBB Signs Three in Fall Signing Period

MILWAUKEE – Marquette University women's basketball head coach Megan Duffy announced the signing of three new Golden Eagles in the class of 2024 during the fall signing period Wednesday.

Joining the Marquette women's basketball program are Kayl Petersen (Waupun, Wis./Waupun HS), Leila Wells (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea HS), and Jaeda Wilson (Potomac, Md./Connely School of the Holy Child).

"It's a great day to welcome the newest members of our Golden Eagle Family in Kayl Petersen, Leila Wells, and Jaeda Wilson," Duffy said. "All three student-athletes have been winners on and off the court. We look forward to watching them impact Marquette over the next four years. I appreciate the work that our associate head coach, Justine Raterman, and assistant coaches, Kayla Kleifgen and Khadijah Rushdan, did to help bring incredible young women into our program."

Petersen, a 6-0 forward from Waupun, Wisconsin, is the 67th ranked recruit in the 2024 class by ESPNW's recruiting rankings. A 1,000-point scorer at Waupun High School, she was named East Central Conference Player of the Year and AP All-State after her junior season. Waupun won the Division 3 State Title in 2022 while Petersen was ECC Co-Player of the Year. She was a WBCA All-State selection in her sophomore and junior year.

"Kayl comes to us from just up the road in Waupun," Duffy said. "We have watched Kayl win a high school state championship and solidify her place as one of the top players on the Nike EYBL circuit with Wisconsin Flight Elite. Her versatility and skill set continues to grow each year. Marquette fans will love her blue-collar work ethic, relentless rebounding, and ability to score inside and out."

Wells, a 5'9 guard from Chelsea, Michigan, earned First-Team All-State and First-Team All Southeastern Conference after her junior season. She has scored over 1,000 points over her first three seasons at Chelsea High School where she is also the 2022 100m hurdles state champion.

"Leila brings an incredible toughness and hard-nosed mentality to Marquette Basketball," Duffy said. "She's been the glue on her AAU Team Legends U with her ability to impact winning. Leila can wreak havoc on the defensive end and single handedly change the tempo of a game. Fans will love her ability to knock down the three and use her dynamic athleticism to get downhill."

Wilson, from Potomac, Maryland, was named First-Team All-Independent School League and Honorable Mention All-Met after her junior season in 2023. A 5'10 guard at Connelly School of the Holy Child, Wilson earned both All Private School and All Montgomery County Newcomer of the Year after her sophomore year in 2022. She was First-Team All-Private School and All-County in 2023.

"We are thrilled to welcome Jaeda to Milwaukee," Duffy said. "Jaeda can play multiple positions and brings tremendous excitement to the game of basketball. Jaeda has been a great leader for her AAU program the Germantown Lady Panthers and is a young woman that people gravitate toward. We love that Jaeda will be able to score at all three levels and has been successful in a talent-rich area in the DMV."

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