A recruiting win for Coach G: the Waner sisters are heading to Durham.

Many expected Abby and Emily to follow fellow Castle Rock alums Liz Sherwood and Ann Strother to UConn. But the Waners decided Duke was a better fit.

"The combination of the top academics and top basketball was hard to pass up," said Abby. "Going to the epitome of girls basketball [at UConn] and having a coach like Coach Auriemma ... it was very, very hard to be able to decide between that, having options like that. It was hard to say no to a person like Geno Auriemma."