Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats Sign Two For 2011-12 Season
11/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 11, 2010
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Head coach Joe McKeown announced today (Thursday) the signing of two players to National Letters of Intent. This year's class includes Wisconsin native Alex Cohen (Bayside, Wis./Nicolet) and Canadian Karly Roser (Hamilton, Ontairo, Canada/Saint Mary's).
A Bayside, Wis., native, Cohen was selected as a Sporting News All-American this year and is currently ranked seventh nationally at her position by Hoopgurlz.com. The 6-5 center led the Midwest Elite to the 2009 17U national championship and her high school squad, Nicolet, won back-to-back conference championships the past two seasons.
"We are excited about Alex choosing Northwestern," McKeown said. "She is one of the top student-athletes in the country and was highly recruited. I feel that her size, skill and versatility will help us as we continue to build our program. I was also impressed with her character and humility. She is the kind of person we want here at Northwestern."
Roser, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, comes to the Wildcat family following extensive international experiences, having played on the Canadian National Team which competed in France this past summer. Like Cohen, the 5-10 guard has championship high school experience, leading her team to the Catholic Sr. Girls' Basketball Title last year.
"We feel really fortunate that Karly chose Northwestern," McKeown said. "She is one of the top point guards in North America and has tremendous international experience. She also is an outstanding student and I feel she's a perfect fit for NU. Playing on the Canadian National team gave her an opportunity to play against some of the best players in the world and she more than held her own. We are really excited about her potential leadership skills as a point guard and as a student."
For complete bios, please see below.
Alex Cohen
6-5 • F
Bayside, Wis./Nicolet
High School: 2010 Sporting News All-American ... Two-time All-Conference honoree ... 2009 Street and Smith Honorable Mention All-American ... All-State Honorable Mention 2009 ... Two-time Nike Skills Academy attendee ... Team captain ... Helped Nicolet to back-to-back conference championships (2008-09-2009-10) ... Regional Champions 2009-10 ... KSA Tournament Champions 2009-10 ... A four-star recruit and ranked No. 7 at her position and No. 60 overall in the 2011 class by Hoopgurlz.com ... Ranked 27th in the country by Blue Star Basketball ... Averaged 12.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 1.8 bpg during her career at Nicolet ... Helped club team Midwest Elite Platinum to a 50-3 record this past summer ... First team all-conference last year and WBCA All-State selection ... Competed in the 2009 Maccabiah Games ... US Junior National Team (USJN) 17U national champions ... USJN Premier Invitational Champions ... Nike Summer Showcase runner-up ... USJN Summer Final Tournament Champion ... High school coach was Corey Wolf ... National Honor Society ... Three-time Dean's List honoree ... Chose Northwestern over Duke, Stanford, Iowa and NC State.
Personal: Born Alexandra Shaw Cohen ... Daughter of Karen and Robert Cohen ... Father was an All-American basketball standout at Lawrence University.
Karly Roser
5-10 • Guard
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada/Saint Mary's
High School: Starter for the Canadian U17 national team that competed in the FIBA World Championships in France ... Averaged 9.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 1.6 apg during the games ... Helped lead St. Mary's to the Hamilton, ON Catholic Sr. Girls' Basketball Championship ... Plays for Team Ontario and National Elite Development Academy ... Recipient of the Jimmy Rose Award in 2008 along with Ontario Junior Athlete of the Year ... Coached at St. Mary's by Rich Wesolowski ... Chose Northwestern over Marquette, Michigan and Michigan State.
Personal: Born Karly Ann Roser ... Parents are Dave and Jan Roser.
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