by KIRKLAND, Wash. – Northwest University’s head coach, Ken Crawford, of women’s basketball, announced the commitment of four high school seniors for the fall 2015 freshman class at the Kirkland school. Signing letters of intent to attend school and compete for the Eagles are: Mariah Stacona of Madras, Ore.; Jessalyn Henry of Seattle, Wash.; Emily Fiso of Seattle, Wash.; and Miranda Langenhorst of Susanville, Calif.
Mariah Stacona (Warm Springs) graduated from Madras High School in Oregon and the 5-5 guard was named to the Oregonian’s first team, all-state squad after the 2014-15 season. She was also named the MVP of the Tri Valley League in the same year. Stacona scored 1,604 career averaging 15.7 points and 3.5 assists per game for her career at MHS while shooting 45%.
Emily Fiso played her prep basketball at West Seattle High School in Seattle’s Metro League where the 6-0 wing was named to the Seattle Times All-Metro League team in 2014-15. Fiso also helped lead her Wildcat team to a Metro League championship and the WIAA State Tournament and was named to the Olympic All-Metro League Team by the Kitsap Sun.
Miranda Langenhorst is a 6-2 post who played for Lassen Union High School in Northern California earning varsity letters in both volleyball and basketball. She was two-time all-league team member in both sports as well and earned Northern League CIF first team honors. Langenhorst was also a member of the Northern Section All-Star team.
Jessalyn Henry comes to Northwest U from Seattle Christian High School where the 5-10 post was a team captain and earned varsity letters in basketball, volleyball, cross country and track. An outstanding student, Henry was also a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society.
Said Coach Crawford about this group, “We are very excited about this recruiting class as there is the blend of talent and leadership that we look for in all of our athletes. Each of these athletes will add to our program, both on and off the court. All four of them were team leaders in high school and all of them possess the types of skills that will make them an important part of our continued success. They are the type of individuals that will expect to compete for playing time right away.”
The four freshman will help bolster an Eagle roster which only graduated two seniors last season and included six freshman on the 2014-15 team.
