4/15/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
April 15, 2005
Duquesne University's head women's basketball coach Dan Durkin has announced the signings of Kristi Little (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) and Malagorzata Flaga (Sokolow Podlaski, Poland/Jefferson College) to National Letters of Intent for the 2005-06 season.
Little, a 5-4 guard, averaged 19.1 points, 4.8 steals and 4.5 assists per game as a senior leading Altoona to the Mountain Athletic Conference title and District VI championship. She is a 2004-05 first team Associated Press Pennsylvania high school girls basketball All-State pick and was named the league MVP and Defensive Player of the Year.
"Kristi just finished a great run at Altoona and is probably one of the fastest point guards I've seen in a long time", says Coach Durkin. "She gets to the basket and can penetrate and dish (the ball) with the best of them. Kristi also loves to play defense and is a solid leader on the floor. Her speed and quickness will really help our perimeter defense. She is a tough competitor and a `gym-rat' which are great qualities to have as a player. We are fortunate to have gotten Kristi as a part of our Duquesne community."
Little helped Altoona post a three-year mark of 72-13 and capture the 2004 and 2005 District and MAC crowns. Altoona was ranked 2nd in PA in 2005 with a 28-2 record and fell to eventual Quad-A champs Oakland Catholic in the '05 PIAA state championship. A three-time MAC Defensive Player of the Year, she is the Lady Lions' all-time leader in scoring (1,177) and steals (308). Little also lettered in track & field.
She is active in volunteer work and plans to major in elementary education. Little is the third Altoona H.S. player to wear the Red & Blue joining Krista Thomas ('99) and Candace Futrell ('04).
Flaga is a 5-7 guard who comes to Duquesne from Jefferson College in Missouri where she helped the squad to a 28-4 overall record averaging 9.6 points and 3.9 assists per game. She ranked 11th in the NJCAA with a .423 accuracy from three-point range and is a two-time All-Conference and All-Region pick. Her Vikings squad advanced to the regional championship this past season. Flaga, who goes by the nickname Gosia (pronounced GO-Sha), was a business major and earned Academic All-Regional honors as a freshman and sophomore. As a prep, she led her high school basketball team in Poland to a first place finish in the Olsztynski Region and 4th place finish in Ekstraklasa.
Coach Durkin adds, "Gosia is someone we followed all year and started to recruit at the end of last spring. She is a classic hard-nosed point guard. She visited in late December and fell in love with Duquesne, the city and the people connected with our program. Gosia plays the game with great passion, plays hard every play and loves to play defense. She will make the people around her better and will set the table for our scorers. She is a great addition to our team and university."
Flaga played two seasons at Jefferson College and will have two years of eligibility at Duquesne where she plans to study International business.
Duquesne University Women's Basketball 2005-06 Signings
HT POS PPG APG Hometown/High School (Previous School)Kristi Little 5-4 G 19.1 4.5 spg Altoona, Pa./AltoonaMalagorzata Flaga 5-7 G 9.6 3.9 Sokolow Podlaski, Poland (Jefferson College - MO)
