Three top recruits sign early with Bearkat women's basketball
12/4/2007 1:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Sam Houston State women's basketball has inked three top recruits during the 2007 fall early signing period.
Mary Beth Renz of Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City, OK, a 5-11 guard, is a three-time Class 4A all-state selection who averaged 18.1 points and 5.2 rebounds as a junior in 2007. She is rated among the top 35 players in Oklahoma and is a nominee for McDonald's high school All-America honors this season. He averaged 19.5 points as a sophomore and 14.2 points as a freshman.
Renz was selected to the 2007 Junior Olympic team that placed second in the nation and led her AAU team, the Tulsa Swoosh, to two Oklahoma AAU championships in three seasons. She is an honor student with a 3.833 grade point average.
Britni Martin of Conroe High School is a McDonald's All-America nominee who is averaging 17.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.5 steals, and 7.6 assists this season. She is the team captain of the No. 13 ranked Conroe Tigers.
As a junior in 2006-07, Martin was an All-Region selection. She has been an All-District performer both as a sophomore and a junior and was District "Newcomer of the Year" as a freshman. She is a three-year Academic All-District honoree and a member of the National Honor Society.
Agnew is a 6-2 senior for Nacogdoches High School who averaged 17.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game as a junior. She was named District "Most Valuable Player" in 2007. So far this year, she is averaging 16.1 points and 15.2 rebounds per contest including a recent 34-point, 25-rebound outburst against Kirbyville Nov. 30.
During her first three years at Nacogdoches, she has led her team to an 85-32 record and three consecutive regional playoff appearances.
