For the second consecutive year, the Temple University women’s basketball team has come into Western Pennsylvania and landed one of the top WPIAL players.
Alexa Williamson, a 6-foot-1 senior forward at Chartiers-Houston High School, has made a verbal commitment to the Owls. Williamson averaged 23 points and 12 rebounds a game last season and led Char-Houston to the WPIAL Class 2A championship. She had a few triple doubles and was selected the Post-Gazette 2A Player of the Year.
— Alexa Williamson (@lexwilliamson19) October 2, 2017
Williamson visited Temple and Indiana, and Pitt and Duquesne also were among her final considerations. A year ago, Temple signed Penn Hills standout guard Desiree Oliver, who was a member of the Post-Gazette Fabulous Five.
Williamson said having Oliver at Temple made her feel more comfortable about her decision to also play for the Owls.
“I’ve gotten to know [Oliver] pretty well from AAU and then the recruiting process,” Williamson said.
Mike White: mwhite@post-gazette.com
First Published: October 3, 2017, 4:33 p.m.