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Women's Basketball Signs Another Highly-Touted Class

CHAPEL HILL - The University of North Carolina women’s basketball program signed seven high school seniors to National Letters of Intent, announced Wednesday by head coach Sylvia Hatchell.

The seven members of the class of 2020 are Shayla Bennett of Piedmont, S.C., Jhileya Dunlap of Hopkins, S.C., Jocelyn Jones of Richmond, Va., Taylor Koenen of Savage, Minn., Alyssa Okoene of Houston, Texas, Emily Sullivan of Newburgh, Ind., and Naomi Van Nes of Hamden, Conn. The class is being touted as the No. 13 class in the nation according to ESPN.

“This is an outstanding class that will bring much success to our great University and many championships to the future of Carolina Women's Basketball,” said Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Sylvia Hatchell.