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Alahna Paige from Irondequoit High School has signed with Daemen

Banker Announces Two 2020 Recruiting Commitments

12/10/2019 3:30:00 PM

By: By Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for External Operations & Communications
AMHERST, N.Y. - Daemen College head women's basketball coach Jenepher Banker formally announced the signings of two student-athletes in the 2020 recruiting class to National Letters of Intent today. Alahna Paige of Rochester, N.Y. and Natalie Angeletti of Panama, N.Y. have each confirmed earlier verbal commitments, and plan to enroll in classes and join the program for the Fall 2020 semester. Their signings were preliminarily announced on the team's social media accounts last month. 

"We are very excited about our 2020 recruiting class," said Banker, now in the midst of her fourth season leading the Wildcats. "Alahna and Natalie are both high IQ basketball players.  Alahna is an exciting guard who can score at all three levels. Natalie is a solid forward who makes all of the right plays. Both are great people and we look forward to having them in our program."

Paige is a 5-foot-4 point guard who has starred for Irondequoit High School and coach Scott Smith over the last several years. She has already racked up over 1,000 points in her scholastic career, and has been a three-time All-Monroe County First Team and All-Greater Rochester selection. She was named the Player of the Year within Monroe County Division II as a sophomore, and followed up by leading the Eagles to a league championship last winter when she earned All-State Class A Sixth Team honors. 
Angeletti has been a five-year varsity player at Panama High School, competing under the tutelage of her father, head coach Jeffrey Angeletti. She's put her stamp on the Panama program by leading the Panthers to the state final four in Class D three times, including state championship game appearances in 2016 and 2017. Angeletti already holds the school record for most career points, going into her senior campaign with 1,390, and has also totaled over 1,000 rebounds. The 6-foot forward is a three-time All-State Class D and All-Western New York honoree. Last winter, she averaged 15.3 points and 11.4 rebounds per game en route to earning All-Western New York Third Team and All-State Class D Second Team honors. 
Paige and Angeletti will be joining a Daemen program that is on the rise within the East Coast Conference and the East Region of NCAA Division II. The Wildcats posted an 18-10 overall record last season, and finished second in the ECC standings with a 15-3 mark - the best season of the program's Division II era (2015-present). At 7-2 so far this season, the team is off to its best start since the 2012-13 campaign. The Wildcats have been ranked in seven successive regional polls conducted by the Division II Sports Information Directors of America, and have won 21 of their last 25 games dating back to last January. Just two players on the current roster are competing in their final year of collegiate eligibility. 

Daemen College features the only NCAA Division II athletics program in the Buffalo-Niagara region, sponsoring 17 intercollegiate teams. For the latest information on Daemen Athletics, follow the Wildcats via social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, or sign up to receive customizable news alerts, e-mail newsletters and weekly schedule alerts.
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