Northwestern University Athletics
Women's Basketball Signs Four to National Letter of Intent
11/13/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 13, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern women's basketball coach June Olkowski signed four players for the 2001-02 season (Samantha McComb, Sarah Kwasinski, Melissa Culver, and Suzanne Morrison) during the early signing period in November.
Olkowski, in her second year at Northwestern, said the Wildcats' early signees would help continue the development of the Northwestern program.
"We felt it was important to sign players who had a outstanding work ethic and believed that we are going to move to the upper echelon of Big Ten basketball," Olkowski said. "Each of the athletes we signed possess both of these qualities, as well as being very talented players.
"Suzanne and Sarah are both very good in the post, they have touch and are very athletic. We expect them to be able to contribute next season as forces inside," Olkowski continued. "Samantha and Melissa will complement our perimeter play, and I'm excited about that. Both are capable of playing at point guard as well as shooting guard. That combination makes us more flexible on the perimeter next year."
Samantha Lynne McComb
5-8 Guard
Farmington Hills, Mich.
North Farmington
High School: USA Today All-USA honorable mention ... Detroit News first team All-State ... Two-time Detroit News first team All-North ... Two-time Observer/Eccentric first team All-Area ... Three-time Western Lakes Athletic All-Conference honoree ... Voted All-Michigan (1998) in Michigan AAU ... With 1,792 career points (through 20 games this season), McComb's reputation as one of the most prolific scorers in Michigan is well deserved ... Currently averages 24.7 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 3.7 steals per game ... All-time leading scorer at North Farmington ... Has led her team in scoring, assists, steals and blocks for the past four years ... Led North Farmington to winning seasons in three of her four years.
Personal: Daughter of Cliff and Pam McComb ... Born May 29, 1983 ... National Honor Society member ... Chose Northwestern over Michigan State, Michigan and Western Michigan.
Sarah Kwasinski
6-4 Center
Chicago, Ill.
Fenwick
High School: Nike All-American ... Chicago Sun Times All-Area ... Street & Smith's girls high-school All-America honorable mention ... Pioneer Press All-Area ... Girls All-State special mention ... Led Fenwick to a 35-3 record ... Grabbed 20 rebounds in the first game Down State ... Averaged 10.8 points and 10.0 rebounds, 1.18 assists and 1.28 steals per game.
Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Angela Kwasinski ... Born January 13, 1983 ... National Honor Society member ... Chose Northwestern over DePaul, Boston College, Notre Dame.
Suzanne Marguerite Morrison
6-1 Forward
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Detroit Country Day
High School: Adidas Top 10 All-Star ... Two-time first team Birmingham Eccentric ... Oakland Press first team All-County ... Detroit News first team All-State ... Detroit Free Press second team All-State ... WBCA Top 33 Juniors ... Scored 30 points in the Regional Championships in 1999 against Detroit Renaissance ... Averaging 16 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and three assists per game.
Personal: Daughter of Gary and Elise Morrison ... Born June 9, 1983 ... Chose Northwestern over Harvard.
Melissa Jean Culver
5-7 Guard
Littleton, Colo.
Heritage
High School: All-State honorable mention ... All-Continental League ... Helped lead Heritage to the `Sweet Sixteen' all three years ... Averaging 11 points, 3.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game ... Plays for the Colorado Hoopstars AAU team.
Personal: Daughter of Donn and Becky Culver ... Born September 4, 1982 ... Chose Northwestern over Loyola-Chicago and Colorado State.
