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Written by Mike Condon
Danielle Woolfolk thought she had made the right college decision.
Following a sterling prep career at Homewood-Flossmoor in Chicago, the cat-quick 5-foot-3 point guard signed on May 1, 2012, to play at Eastern Illinois University.
The Panthers were coached by Brady Sallee, coming off a 22-9 season. Ten days later, Woolfolk’s basketball world was turned upside down.
Sallee left Eastern Illinois to become the head coach at Ball State and was replaced by assistant Lee Buchanan.
“That changed everything,” Woolfolk said Sunday. “The coach that signed me left and the program wasn’t a good fit for me anymore. I just needed a new start.”
After playing in just 19 games, averaging 4.3 minutes a contest as a freshman at Eastern Illinois, Woolfolk was looking for a new start. Ariel Snead, a high school teammate of Woolfolk’s, transferred to Kirkwood Community College from Illinois-Chicago last January. When Snead heard Woolfolk was looking for a new home, she recommended the Eagles.
“Ariel introduced me to Coach (Kim) Muhl,” Woolfolk said. “And it just came about after that.”
Last Updated on Monday, 14 October 2013 19:28
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