Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Women's Basketball Announces Pair of Early Signees
12/5/2007 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 5, 2007
LEWISBURG, Pa. - One year after inking a recruiting class that received national accolades, Bucknell head coach Kathy Fedorjaka has announced the addition of two more talented players that will join the Bison in 2008-09. Trisha Krewson, a 6-0 guard from Sandusky, Ohio, and Morgan Wrightson, a 5-9 guard from Gaithersburg, Md., have inked national letters of intent to enroll at Bucknell.
"We are very excited about the addition of Trisha and Morgan," commented Fedorjaka, the 2007 Patriot League Coach of the Year. "Both players hail from winning programs and therefore know what it takes to win championships. Both are also pure scorers who have the ability to provide a lot of offensive firepower."
Krewson, who carries a grade-point average of better than 4.0, averaged more than 15 points, nearly five assists and more than six rebounds per game as a junior at Perkins High School. A two-time first-team all-conference selection, Krewson helped Perkins to a 21-4 record and a state semifinal appearance last year. She was also an honorable mention all-state selection and earned first-team all-district plaudits. Krewson helped Perkins to a 22-3 record and berth in the regional final as a sophomore when she won the first of her two consecutive team Defensive Player of the Year awards. A two-sport star, Krewson was a two-year team captain and a three-time first-team all-district selection in soccer at Perkins. She broke the school single-season records for goals (29) and assists (10) as well as the single-game scoring mark with four goals.
"Trisha has great size at the guard position and can score in a variety of ways, including off the pull-up jumper, slashing, posting up smaller guards and shooting the 3," lauded Fedorjaka. "She also rebounds the ball very well and is a strong defensive player."
Wrightson is a member of the powerhouse Notre Dame Academy team in Middleburg, Va. The squad was ranked No. 1 nationally by Full Court Press/Sports Illustrated and No. 2 by Student Sports this preseason and Wrightson is one of four team members that have signed national letters of intent with Division I programs with the others going to American, Boston College and Florida. Wrightson averaged 10.5 points per game last season, helping the team to a 29-1 record and a top-five national ranking. The Dragons' lone loss was to eventual national champion Collins Hill in the Nike Tournament of Champions. Prior to transferring to Notre Dame Academy, Wrightson played her sophomore campaign at Damascus High School and was named to the Washington Post All-League Team after averaging 17 points and seven rebounds per game.
"Morgan can really fill up the basket and has deep range," Fedorjaka said. "She is a fierce competitor who hates to lose. She also possesses great passing ability and has great court vision."
Bucknell (3-5) defeated George Mason 67-64 in double overtime on Tuesday in its final game before final exams. The Bison will return to action on Dec. 15 when they host Penn State at Sojka Pavilion.
