On The Trail

Peyton Whitted of Suwanee, Ga., said she is making an unofficial visit to the University of Tennessee on Friday.

The 6-foot-2 wing-forward is ranked No. 56 in the 2013 class by ESPN HoopGurlz.

Whitted's schools list has included Auburn, Georgia, Stanford, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.

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Caitlin Diaz of Tomball, Texas, rated a three-star prospect in the 2012 class by ESPN HoopGurlz, said she has committed to Texas Christian University.

The 6-foot-2 forward said in a text message that she was released from her National Letter of Intent with Louisiana-Lafeyette.

Diaz committed to Louisiana-Lafeyette when Errol Rogers was head coach. He resigned in March and has since been replaced with Garry Brodhead.

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Keonna Farmer of Birmingham, Ala., said she has verbally committed Auburn. The 6-foot-1 wing also considered Middle Tennessee strongly.

"I considered the great academics at Auburn and all the resources that are available to help student athletes succeed," Farmer said in an email. "The new staff in place is very motivated which allowed me to buy in to the coaches idea of tenacious defense. I feel like the luckiest girl on the planet."

Farmer, who is rated a four-star guard and is on the 2013 ESPN HoopGurlz 100 Watch List, is the second prospect to commit to Auburn. She joins Jacey Scott of Douglas, Ala., a 5-10 three-star guard.

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Gabriella Hanson of Fullerton, Calif., has verbally committed to Oregon State University, according to her club coach, Matt Hauser of OC Elite. The 5-foot-11 guard also considered Colorado, USC, Utah, Villanova and Washington State, before deciding on the Beavers.

Hauser indicated the coaching staff's quick turnaround of the program and the solid 2012 recruiting class as reasons Hanson chose Oregon State.

Hanson, a junior at Troy High School (Fullerton, Calif.), is rated a three-star prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz and the Beavers' first 2013 commit is on the ESPN HoopGurlz 100 Watch List.

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Teanna Muldrow of East Orange, N.J., has trimmed her schools list to a final 10, according to her club coach, Keith Gilchrist of the New Jersey Sparks. The 6-foot-2 forward is considering DePaul, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Villanova and West Virginia.

Muldrow, who is rated a four-star prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz, is ranked 37th in the 2013 ESPN HoopGurlz Super 60.

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Jessica Pongonis of Fishers, Ind., has verbally committed to Saint Joseph's of the Atlantic 10 Conference, according to her father, Mark. The 6-foot-2 junior at Hamilton Southeastern High School also considered Ball State, Denver, Evansville, Miami of Ohio, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Toledo, Tulsa and Wright State.

Pongonis, who plays with The Family club program, is rated a three-star prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz

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Joanna Hedstrom of Shorewood, Minn., has verbally committed to the University of Minnesota, according to her club team director, Bill Larson of North Tartan Basketball. The 6-foot-1 combo guard also considered Creighton, Illinois, and a host of Ivy League programs before deciding to stay in state and become a Gopher.

Hedstrom, who is rated a four-star guard by ESPN HoopGurlz. Hestrom is the first player in the 2013 class to commit to Minnesota.

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Jordan Dillard of Conyers, Ga., made a visit to St. John's this past weekend, according to her club team coach, Matt Huddleston of the Georgia Metros. The 6-foot wing made a visit to Memphis in April after previously making trips to both Georgia Tech and Harvard.

Dillard, a junior at Decatur High School, is rated a three-star prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz.

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Kennedy Cattenhead of Bolingbrook, Ill., has verbally committed to the University of Illinois, according to her club team assistant coach, Henry Thomas of Midwest Elite. The 5-foot-10 guard and junior at Bolingbrook High School is the third player in the 2013 class to commit to the Fighting Illini. The three-star prospect joins Mikaala Shackelford of Plymouth, Minn., a 5-10 wing who has a three-star rating, and Jacqueline Grant of Park Ridge, Ill., a 6-3 post who is rated a two-star prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz.

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Jacqui Grant of Park Ridge, Ill., said she has committed to the University of Illinois.

The 6-foot-3 post, rated a two-star prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz, also considered DePaul, Marquette and South Florida.

"I am so excited to be part of coach (Matt) Bollant's first recruiting class," Grant said via email.

During her junior season, Grant cracked the 1,000-point mark for her career at Maine South (Park Ridge, Ill.).

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Janae Blount of Washington, D.C., has signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Texas A&M at Corpus Christi, according to her high-school coach, Frank Oliver of H.D. Woodson (D.C.).

The 5-foot-8 guard was MVP of the Capital Classic All-Star Game after scoring 27 points and helped Woodson win four straight DCIAA championships.

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Aja Hoyle of Hickory, N.C., has signed with North Carolina Central University, according to her club coach, Gary Lee.

The 5-foot-8 guard chose NCCU over Jackson State and UNC-Greensboro, Lee said.

Hoyle led Hickory (N.C.) High School with 19.8 points per game during her senior season. She helped lead Hickory to a second straight regional final four.

"Aja loves the new coaching staff and campus at NCCU," Lee said via email, "and she wanted to be close to home."

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Jasmine Boyd of Waldorf, Md, has committed to Clarion University, according to her high-school coach, Gary Lee of Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.).

The 5-foot-9 wing is rated a three-star prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz.

"Jasmine can play guard or forward," Lee said. "She is the best guard I ever seen that can take her opponent to the block and post her up like clock work. She runs the floor like a deer and can finish with the best of them."

Boyd was named WCAC honorable mention two years in a row.

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