"I spent more time on that kid than with any recruit in my life," BYU coach Jeff Judkins said. "It paid off."
The coach thought he had landed the youngest of Ingrid and Brian Purcell's seven athletic children when she graduated from John Paul College High School in New Zealand, but there were problems with some of her coursework transferring over, and she had to take the junior college route. So Judkins had to recruit her all over again, but this time against tougher competition.
Purcell has picked up where she left off last year and has helped the Cougars (16-9, 10-4) move into a tie for second place in the West Coast Conference with four games remaining in the regular season.