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Portland State transfer.

A little more than just Portland State Transfer. She was the leading scorer in the Big Sky last season and the preseason MVP. Huge get for Binford and the Lady Cats.

Oh wow! Our outside shooting problems have just gone a long way to being solved.

This is a big addition. Obviously it helps our outside shooting. But maybe the biggest beneficiary is Lexi as it should also minimize double and triple teama inside.

This is great news!!! She is a bucket on the perimeter and mid-range. Will really open things up for our bigs & spread the floor!

Lady Cats are going to be stacked next year. Morales has always hurt us, so it’ll be nice to have her on our side!

Wow! I absolutely remember her in my limited time watching PSU last season. This is huge.

AFCAT wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:26 am

Portland State transfer.

Actual footage of next year's nets.

BOOM!!!!

Absolutely huge! With the wealth of talent returning from lats year's team and now this addition, Lady Cats are definitely in the driver's seat!

Wow! She is the PSU's best player. Absolutely brutal for them.

I hated when two of our girls transferred to NAU before last year. Hated it. This feels........................different.

She was 28-63, 11-45 in Big Sky in her three years. That could not have been much fun.

84CatGrad wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:10 pm

She was 28-63, 11-45 in Big Sky in her three years. That could not have been much fun.

Just think what that record would've been without her on the team. MSU immediately becomes next year's preseason favorite, I'd say.

Esmeralda on why she came to MSU:
“The biggest thing for me was connection,” Morales told 406mtsports.com. “The coaching staff is great, and I just felt great. I just had a feeling that was like, ‘Yeah, this is the place where I want to spend my last year.’”

“The community is amazing. Everyone was open, everyone knew what Montana State women’s basketball is, and that’s really huge to me,” she said. “They were open-minded, they were open to my parents and they were caring.”

“The girls are really committed, and that comes from the coaching staff,’ Morales said. “I was like, ‘Wow, that means the coaching staff there is really amazing. They really care about their players, they love to win and they adjust. It’s for their players, not for them.”

https://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky ... f939a.html

Picton, Morales, Lamardo, Dykstra, Deden - 1st 5
Berry, Bunyan, Brumfield, Johnson, Janssen - 2nd 5
Plus a few others such as Lindsey Hein and Kadynce Couture.

This should be a fun year.

Question: do we have anyone with ball handling skills like Picton? The loss of Egan surprised me.

MSU01 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:19 pm

84CatGrad wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:10 pm

She was 28-63, 11-45 in Big Sky in her three years. That could not have been much fun.

Just think what that record would've been without her on the team. MSU immediately becomes next year's preseason favorite, I'd say.

I guess you’re saying she is not a “crapshoot” transfer?

arvcat2 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:49 pm

MSU01 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:19 pm

84CatGrad wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:10 pm

She was 28-63, 11-45 in Big Sky in her three years. That could not have been much fun.

Just think what that record would've been without her on the team. MSU immediately becomes next year's preseason favorite, I'd say.

I guess you’re saying she is not a “crapshoot” transfer?

Precisely, she's the impact transfer you have the luxury to be selective about because you brought back players like Limardo and Janssen.

arvcat2 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:49 pm

MSU01 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:19 pm

84CatGrad wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:10 pm

She was 28-63, 11-45 in Big Sky in her three years. That could not have been much fun.

Just think what that record would've been without her on the team. MSU immediately becomes next year's preseason favorite, I'd say.

I guess you’re saying she is not a “crapshoot” transfer?

If you look at Coach Binfords transfers in the last decade, over 80% have had big/huge positive impacts.

I'm fine with Binford going into the portal because she's damn good at it.

Esmeralda is a great student as well. This makes the news even better.

https://goviks.com/news/2024/3/26/WBB_20240326.aspx