Lauren Hoisington Class: Freshman Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Bishop Gorman Height: 6-2 Position: Forward Experience: HS

The only signee from outside of the state of California ... will provide the team with key depth in the front court ... an intelligent player, who can shoot from beyond the arc ... versatility on offense enables her to play at several positions. High School: Played for the nationally-ranked Gaels at Bishop Gorman High School under coach Sheryl Krmpotich ... team won four division titles, three zone championships and finished first in the state her senior campaign with a 31-1 record ... Bishop Gorman ended 2005-06 ranked 17th nationally by USA Today, averaging 71 points per game, with an average margin of victory of 33 points ... three-time first team all-division ... Sunset Division Most Valuable Player as a senior ... first team all-state her final campaign after averaging 16.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game ... had 16 points and eight rebounds in the Class 4A state title game win over Reed High School (65-56) ... averaged 14 points and nearly nine rebounds as a junior for the 29-2 Gaels ... scored a team high in points in both 2003-04 (361) and 2004-05 (376), and was the Gaels' second-leading rebounder as a sophomore and junior ... a Street & Smith honorable mention All-American ... McDonald's All-America nominee ... also lettered in swimming ... member of the G-Ballers club team during the summer from 2002-06. Personal: Lauren Ashley Hoisington was born Feb. 17, 1988, in Bellingham, Wash. ... daughter of Janice and Terry Hoisington ... has two younger brothers ... also recruited by Stanford, UC Santa Barbara and Rice ... intends to major in business.