Trinity Dix
Sports Reporter
Freshman forward Rachael Childress sprints down the court following freshman guard Miyah Barnes. Childress stops at the top of the key. Barnes passes her the ball, and Childress drains a 3-pointer.
Of the seven newcomers on the UAB Women’s Basketball team, Childress was the earliest to commit. In her junior year at Lawrence County High School, she fell in love with the coaching staff, and realized that UAB was the place for her.
“Coach Norton had talked to me some,” Childress said. “He and Coach [Taren] Martin came to watch one of my high school games, and right after that, they offered me.