It took every ounce of discipline for Kara Bartels not to commit to Central Michigan during her visit Wednesday. She wanted to call and talk to her dad first. But she knew she’d found her next place.
Thursday, the Lansing Community College All-American committed to play basketball for Kristin Haynie and the Chippewas.
“The coaches were welcoming and the team was so welcoming. And it just, it fits so good,” Bartels said Thursday night.
Bartels has always been careful about finding the right fit. Two years ago, that was LCC — with Bartels, who played high school basketball at Zeeland West, turning down Division II scholarship offers to be the centerpiece of then-first-year head coach Megan Hudson’s program in Lansing.