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Alli Campbell, a former high school All-American and Pennsyl- vania Player of the Year, is trans- ferring to Penn State a6er spending her freshman season at Notre Dame. Campbell was a 2020 selection to the Naismith National High School All-America team and was the USA Today Pennsylvania Player of the Year in 2019. The 6-foot-0 guard from Altoona claimed All- State honors a6er each of her four seasons at Bellwood-Antis High and was a three-time PIAA Class AA Player of the Year. She wrapped up her high school career with 3,019 points, 964 rebounds, 534 assists, 477 steals and 177 blocks. She's the leading scorer in District 6 history and the 4rst player from Blair County, male or female, to surpass 3,000 career points. Campbell led Bellwood-Antis to a pair of state championships and was chasing a third last year when the pandemic brought a premature end to the Blue Devils' season. A6er seeing action in only six games as a freshman at Notre Dame this past season, she chose to continue her career closer to home, saying she liked the direc- tion of the Penn State program under coach Carolyn Kieger, who just completed her second season. "A6er speaking with the coach- ing sta5, they blew me away with their vision for the program and where it's headed," Campbell said. "Coach Kieger's history of winning and developing players is so im- pressive, and I love how they invest in their players and communicate with them. They made me feel like I was becoming part of their fam- ily." ■ W O M E N ' S B A S K E T B A L L Campbell headed to Penn State bert said that from 2011 to 2013, his first two seasons at the school, Shrewsberry was influential in helping Purdue become one of the most consistently productive scoring teams in the Big Ten. In his sec- ond stint, which began in 2019, the Boil- ermakers again were an offensive force. This past season, they topped 71 points per game and reached the NCAA tourna- ment with an 18-9 overall record and a 13-6 mark against conference opponents. Before arriving in West Lafayette in 2011, Purdue "was sort of an effort- and defense-driven program," Neubert said. "The offense Purdue nearly rode to the Final Four two seasons ago – that was a lot of stuff that Shrewsberry brought with him from Butler, I think. The NBA experience is a big deal, too. He does a really good job with play design, with finding ways to feature a team's best players, and as a teacher." In between his two tenures with the Boilermakers, Shrewsberry spent six seasons as a member of Stevens' staff in Boston, establishing a reputation for building strong relationships within the Celtics franchise. Neubert said that Shrewsberry's NBA tenure is likely to prove beneficial in his new role as the Nittany Lions' head coach. "He's an excellent relationship guy, and NBA experience nowadays is a huge plus in recruiting, because that's what every kid out there wants to hear about," Neubert said. "He's not going to make empty promises, and he certainly isn't going to take credit for Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown's success or anything like that, but he can credibly speak to what it takes to make the NBA if you're good enough, and my guess is he'll run an of- fense shaped accordingly. "Honestly, I think he checks a lot of boxes for what you're looking for in a head coach and can have some success at Penn State, provided Penn State com- mits itself to having success in basket- ball. I think they've taken a step in the right direction with this hire, at least." ■ SIGN LANGUAGE Shrewsberry was known for his offensive ex- pertise during his two stints at Purdue. Photo courtesy of Pur- due Athletics

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