(From Missouri Southern Athletics)
Missouri Southern women's basketball coach Ronnie Ressel has announced the signing of four recruits for the 2024-25 season.
Grace Frazier
Diamond, Mo.
Frazier prepped at Diamond High School where she was coached by Marty Atnip. As a Wildcat, the 5-foot-3 guard averaged 24.1 points, 4.5 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 steals in her junior year, as well as hitting the 1,000 point milestone. Frazier was named an All-Conference selection all three years at Diamond, as well as named the Player of the Year in her conference her junior year.
Frazier assisted the Wildcats in becoming district champions in 2023, the first time they had accomplished such since 1986, as well as putting up 40 points in her final game of her junior season in the Class 3 sectional game. Frazier is four-time letter winner in basketball, at point guard, and softball, at catcher, as well as a one-time letter winner in volleyball, at Libero.
Coach Ressel on Grace, "Grace is a young lady that can score at all 3 levels. She has great range from 3, can get to the basket and finish in multiple ways and has a solid mid-range-floater game. Grace sees the floor extremely well and does a great job of getting her teammates open shots."
Grace is the daughter of Lora and James Frazier and is currently undecided on a major at Southern.
Ava Pautz
Phoenix, Ariz.
Pautz prepped at Notre Dame Preparatory for coach Patricia Hollerbach where she was a four-year letter winner for the Saints as a multi-position player. The 5-foot-10 forward averaged 18.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 3.1 assists her junior year. Pautz was a two-time regional player of the year and All-Conference selection, as well as the offensive player of the year her sophomore year. Pautz assisted the Saints in winning two regional championships where she also joined the 1,000 point club.
Coach Ressel on Ava, "Ava is an extremely versatile player. Offensively she is very good at getting to the basket or finishing with a mid range jump shot. Ava has the ability to guard multiple positions on the floor."
Coach Ressel on Grace, "Grace is a young lady that can score at all 3 levels. She has great range from 3, can get to the basket and finish in multiple ways and has a solid mid-range-floater game. Grace sees the floor extremely well and does a great job of getting her teammates open shots."
Grace is the daughter of Lora and James Frazier and is currently undecided on a major at Southern.
Ava Pautz
Phoenix, Ariz.
Pautz prepped at Notre Dame Preparatory for coach Patricia Hollerbach where she was a four-year letter winner for the Saints as a multi-position player. The 5-foot-10 forward averaged 18.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 3.1 assists her junior year. Pautz was a two-time regional player of the year and All-Conference selection, as well as the offensive player of the year her sophomore year. Pautz assisted the Saints in winning two regional championships where she also joined the 1,000 point club.
Coach Ressel on Ava, "Ava is an extremely versatile player. Offensively she is very good at getting to the basket or finishing with a mid range jump shot. Ava has the ability to guard multiple positions on the floor."
Ava is the daughter of DelRae Urban and Bart Pautz and intends to major in Broadcast Journalism at Southern.
Delaney Roller
Fayetteville, Ark.
Roller prepped at Har-Ber High School for coach Kimberly Jenkins where she was a two-year letter winner for the Wildcats as a shooting guard. The 5-foot-9 guard totaled 657 points, 182 rebounds, 105 assists, 52 steals and 13 blocks in two years of action. Roller was a two-time All-Conference selection, where she assisted the Wildcats to two-straight conference championships as the varsity captain.
Coach Ressel on Delaney, "Delaney is a big time shooter that competes on both ends of the floor. She is a big time competitor with a great work ethic that continues to work and improve her game every day."
Delaney is the daughter of Kristin and Josh Roller and intends to major in Business at Southern.
Makenna Yokley
Collinsville, Okla.
Yokley prepped at Owasso High School where she was coached by Kendall Woodward. As a Ram, the 6-foot-1 forward averaged 14.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3 assists in her junior year. Yokley was named an All-Conference selection her sophomore and junior year. Yokley was awarded the Joe Lawson All-Tournament team her sophomore year, and selected to the Tulsa World All-World team, Tulsa World Miss Inside, Skiatook Invitational Tournament MVP and Bishop Kelley All-Tournament team as a junior. Academically, Yokley was selected to the Academic All-Conference her junior year. Yokley is four-time letter winner in basketball, at power forward, and track, at the 400 meter.
Coach Ressel on Makenna, "Makenna is a physical kid that can score around the basket in a variety of ways. She can step out and shoot the 3 or put the ball on the floor and get to the basket. She will be a tough matchup for our opponents."
Makenna is the daughter of Laura and Brad Yokley and intends to major in Kinesiology at Southern.
"I am extremely excited to welcome these 4 young ladies to the Lion Family. They are exactly the type of young ladies that we want to represent our program and our university. They all do a great job in the classroom and on the basketball floor," stated Coach Ressel.
The Missouri Southern women's basketball season is presented by People's Bank of Seneca, a proud supporter of Lion Athletics.
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