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Freshman Shaylee Gonzales has quickly become a star at BYU, and will lead the Cougars into Thursday’s WCC showdown with Gonzaga

Provo • From afar, it appears that BYU point guard Shaylee Gonzales is exceeding expectations, much like the Cougars themselves after a 6-0 start in West Coast Conference play.

But coach Jeff Judkins begs to differ. He knew the 5-foot-10 Gonzales was going to be a star in college more than four years ago when he offered the spunky 14-year-old phenom a scholarship after watching her dominate an elite camp at BYU in the summer of 2015.

“When I recruited her, I knew she was special,” Judkins said. “I offered her a scholarship at a young, young age.