On Wednesday, Haley Jones, the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2019, committed to Stanford over UConn along with Notre Dame, Oregon and South Carolina. In a vacuum, the decision wasn’t that shocking. Jones is from Santa Cruz, California, just 45 minutes away from Stanford.
But the week prior, Worcester Academy product Aliyah Boston chose South Carolina over the Huskies. UConn was in Boston’s native Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam, and her decision to go with the Gamecocks was certainly a surprise.
Overall, it was a rough recruiting cycle for Geno Auriemma in his staff, who missed out on both their top targets and will sign just one player in the class of 2019, Aubrey Griffin.