Elle hitting the portal sucks big time but the fact that we ever got her here in the first place was a credit to Jory and the staff. When you're 6'3", athletic and top 5 in the country in 3pt% and FT% teams are going to take notice. I've met Elle, she's as kind and good hearted of a person as there is, I truly believe she was not in a position to leave immediately after the Minnesota game but through the post season she likely caught a lot of eyes and as soon as she got home the calls and offers likely started rolling in. Assuming a few of the offers were just too good to pass up.
The only good news is we still have a great roster, just no longer have a POY candidate so we likely fell back down a tier below SDSU instead of even with them. This will move Abby K into Elle's spot at the 3 which is her natural position, she just played the 4 this year because well, she wasn't going to get minutes over Elle. So she'll likely start at the 3, Koenen at the 4 and Abby Graham will likely see a few more minutes backing up the 3 spot. We have some more talented freshman on the way as well and there's always a chance we could land a transfer to fill some experience as well. I have faith in what Jory's building and the transfer portal isn't quite as brutal on the women's side but Elle is a star so she's going to go make her money.