I just got off the phone with Eddie Hammond, the father of UConn recruiting target Sara Hammond who took an official visit to UConn over the week. He said she "had a great time, we really enjoyed it."

First, we'll get to the recruiting update part of the story before discussing the trip. Eddie Hammond said Sara is down to Louisville and UConn or as he joked "she is committed to the Big East." She eliminated Vanderbilt and Western Kentucky from her list. Members of the Louisville coaching staff will make a home visit on Thursday while UConn associate head coach Chris Dailey and assistant coach Marisa Moseley will make a home visit on Friday. Then the Hammond family will sit down, weigh their options and will likely make a commitment by the end of the weekend.

"It's going to be where she feels the most comfortable and where she feels like she fits in," Eddie Hammond said.

He said the Louisville, which has been recruiting Sara since she was a high school freshman, has long been in the lead. However, it's clear that UConn has made quite an impression on her.

The Hammonds actually opted to drive from their Mount Vernon, Kentucky home because they had never been up in this part of the country. They spent some time sightseeing in New York. They arrived in Connecticut on Thursday night, were in attendance at the U.S./Australia game on Friday. Sara also had a face to face meeting with UConn coach Geno Auriemma in his office and he was able to take part in pickup games with the UConn players since practice has yet to start.

Kelly Faris and Heather Buck were the players she spent the most time with according to Eddie although she got the spend quite a bit of time with freshmen Stefanie Dolson, Lauren Engeln, Bria Hartley, Michala Johnson and Samarie Walker as well as UConn commit Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, who was also in town for an unofficial visit and two high school juniors (Moriah Jefferson, a 5-foot-6 guard from Glenn Heights, Texas and Michaela Mabrey, a 5-9 guard from Holmdel, N.J.) which Eddie Hammond said was important "because those are the people she'd be spending two or three years with."

Saturday night the Hammonds had dinner at Auriemma's house and earlier on Saturday they took in the UConn football team's 62-3 win over Texas Southern. They left before Auriemma coached the U.S. against Spain on Sunday.