Stephanie Sarosi

[Guest AstroBull]

She is the little sister of OL Derrick Sarosi.  Right now she has USF as one of her top 3 schools.  Her dad says the way everyone treated Derrick is swaying her to become a Bull.  

TITUSVILLE - -- It's not supposed to be this easy, not when you're in the regional semifinals only a game away from the final four, but Astronaut made it look that way Tuesday.

The No. 5-ranked War Eagles (25-2) spanked Jacksonville Lee, 80-52, in the Class 4A, Region 2 girls' basketball semifinals, earning a berth in Saturday's regional finals. They will host the winner between Jacksonville Jackson and Rockledge at 7 p.m. for the right to go to state.

It was evident from the outset that the visiting Generals were no match for the War Eagles even though they came into the game with a 26-2 record and a No. 6 state ranking.

Lee made the first basketball of the game, but that was the last time the Generals led. Stephanie Sarosi, the War Eagles' 6-foot-5 junior center got her team off to a sizzling start with eight points in the first three minutes, but she drew her second foul with 4:42 to go in the opening quarter and headed to the bench.

No problem.

Immediately after her departure, Danielle Williams hit a runner and Erika Bennett and Vicky Williams hit back-to-back 3-pointers. When that little surge was over, Astronaut led 16-3 and by the end of the quarter they were out in front 25-11.

"Once the big girl came off the court, we thought we could get back into it, but 11 and 33 and 21 stepped up," said Lee coach Derrell Johnson. "Our scouting report said if we could stop the big girl, we could stop them, but that wasn't the case."

It sure wasn't. Sophomore LaQuita Curry scored eight of her game-high 19 points in the second quarter, Danielle Williams added five and Vicky Williams had four.

"Our defense was just like it was against (St. Augustine) Nease in the quarterfinals," Astronaut coach Gregg Hostetler said.

Sarosi finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds and Danielle Williams contributed 11 points and 14 rebounds.

[The Sheriff]

The day I moved from Florida, Derrick and I talked about his "big" sis and what a dominant player she is. He said he would try to use his influence and positive experience to steer her to USF... that is all's I can add... but big D loves USF as much as anyone I know and another Sarosi at USF is a bright moment for our school.

[Papa_Bull]

She is the little sister of OL Derrick Sarosi.  Right now she has USF as one of her top 3 schools.  Her dad says the way everyone treated Derrick is swaying her to become a Bull.

I presume the other two schools are UConn and Tenn based on this mention in another article:

...the AAU Lady Shockers, a nationally ranked squad that has won five consecutive Florida AAU state championships, since 1998. The 17-under team had five players sign with Division I programs recently.

The Lady Shockers are led by 6-6 center Stephanie Sarosi, who is being heavily recruited by Tennessee and Connecticut.

[Papa_Bull]

Central Florida girls basketball statistics

Leaders as of Feb. 17, 2005

GIRLS BASKETBALL

SCORING

Class 4A, 5A, 6A  Player G TP Avg.

1. Robyn Bronson, Celebration 23 460 17.4

2. LaQuita Curry, Astronaut 25 435 17.4

3. Brittany Mixon, L. Brantley 19  17.0

3. Stephanie Sarosi, Astronaut 25 419 17.0

REBOUNDING  Player G R Avg.

1. Reesey Taft, Leesburg 24 263 11.0

2. Jessica Conners, Rockledge 21 213 10.1

3. Stephanie Sarosi, Astronaut 25 235 9.4

BLOCKED SHOTS  Player G B Avg.

1. Ashley McCray, Seminole 20 57 2.85

2. Stephanie Sarosi, Astronaut 25 66 2.6

2. Brittainy Daiger, L. Howell 22 59 2.6

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/orl-varbkgstats2004feb16,1,5751353.htmlstory?coll=orl-sports-headlines

[bulls96go]

she seems to have the kind of game to push usf into the national limelight!

[USFMikeB]

The team is already pushing themselves into the limelight, hopefully they can build on that and pick up ladies like this.

[beastiebull]

UCONN and TENN?  Geez can we get any stiffer competition for her?

[Papa_Bull]

UCONN and TENN?  Geez can we get any stiffer competition for her?

Yes!  ;D

*** Associated Press Top-25 Women's College Basketball Poll ***      

                   (Complete through Monday, February 21st)                  

                                                                    Prev

     Team (First-place Votes)                Record      Points     Rank

     ------------------------                ------      ------     ----

     1.  L-S-U Lady Tigers (45)                25-1       1,125        1

     2.  Duke Blue Devils                      25-2       1,050        3

     3.  Stanford Cardinal                     24-2       1,042        4

     4.  Ohio State Buckeyes                   25-3         936        2

     5.  Tennessee Lady Vols                   21-4         920        6

     6.  Baylor Lady Bears                     21-3         878        7

     6.  Michigan State Spartans               24-3         878        9

     8.  North Carolina Tar Heels              22-3         804        8

     9.  Rutgers Scarlet Knights               20-5         796       10

     10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish             23-4         761        5

     11. Connecticut Huskies                   18-6         663       11

     12. DePaul Blue Demons                    23-3         595       12

     13. Texas Longhorns                       17-7         594       13

     14. Texas Tech Lady Raiders               19-5         531       15

     15. Minnesota Golden Gophers              20-6         480       14

     16. Temple Owls                           22-3         451       17

     17. Kansas State Wildcats                 18-6         306       18

     18. Georgia Lady Bulldogs                 20-7         294       16

     19. NC State Wolfpack                     19-6         289       21

     20. Vanderbilt Commodores                 19-6         275       22

     21. Iowa State Cyclones                   19-5         233       19

     22. Penn State Lady Lions                 18-8         216       24

     23. Maryland Terps                        18-7         176       20

     24. Boston College Eagles                 17-7         073       25

     25. Gonzaga Bulldogs                      24-2         055       NR

Others receiving votes: Florida State 46, Wisconsin-Green Bay 38, Virginia

32, New Mexico 30, T-C-U 18, Oregon 11, Ole Miss 9, Arizona State 6,

Louisville 6, Chattanooga 3, Arizona 1, George Washington 1, Houston 1,

Marshall 1, Richmond 1.

[bulls96go]

will be nice when usf women starts recieving votes or gets ranked!

[Guest AstroBull]

We did get votes earlier this season.  Hey its a start