If the UConn coaches get their wish, the next recruiting class will include two kids from New York and another from New Jersey but no Connecticut players are currently on the Huskies' radar according to a recruiting source.

Center Stefanie Dolson of Slate Hill, N.Y. is one of four players who have committed to UConn. Guard Bria Hartley of North Babylon, N.Y. has long been near the top of the Huskies' wish list while guard Daisha Simmons out of Jersey City, N.J. was on the UConn campus last week and is being seriously courted by the Huskies.

Lauralton Hall's Keylantra Langley's name has been mentioned as a recruiting target but my source said that simply isn't the case. The in-state player who seems to have caught the eye of the Huskies is Hillhouse sophomore Bria Holmes. UConn has seen the athletic 6-footer play rather often but the key word in all of this is "sophomore." In fact Holmes is still a couple of months from playing the first game of her sophomore season with the Academics so it is premature to go too crazy about the chances of Holmes donning the UConn uniform. That being said, rest assured that I will be monitoring this situation closely over the next couple of years. UConn's main focus right now is closing the deal on what is looking like an impressive current recruiting class while continuing to practice due diligence in attempting to secure commitments from a talented group of high school juniors.

PHILLIPS DONE FOR THE SEASON
Former UConn player Kristen Phillips is still being hampered by a foot injury limited her to two games as a freshman with the Huskies. Phillips transferred to Richmond in 2007.

Phillips, who played four minutes in two games, missing both of her shots, blocking two shots and pulling down a rebound during the 2006-07 season, is a junior at Richmond and will miss the season because of a foot injury

Ironically, Richmond is one of three teams coming to Gampel Pavilion for the WBCA Classic in late November.