Am I correct in thinking that Whalen has already signed one more Minnesota high school players than Stollings did in her four years here? (Excluding, of course, some of the transfers who came back. i.e.--Bell, Fernstrom, Tinjum.) In fairness to Stollings, the Minnesota high school talent pool was a bit lacking during those years, but that will be changing with the upcoming classes. It's a great time to have a new coach who will make recruiting Minnesota talent one of her priority. When I read that Stollings had gone to see Bueckers play once while Geno and Muffit had visited multiple times, I was baffled. Maybe she viewed Bueckers as ungettable, or she figured she could chat with her at the Gopher games, but how difficult could it be to get in her car and watch Bueckers play? I'll guarantee that this will not happen with Whalen. Scalia's commitment is a good start for Whalen and her staff. Hopefully, there will be more quality players signing soon. I hope we can reach a level in which Minnesota players will want to commit early with the idea that roster spots may not be available if they wait too long. Great to have Scalia as the first commit.