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Christensen announced second recruit for 2011-12

Sioux Falls Roosevelt’s Abbey Fujan is the second member of women’s basketball coach Jason Christensen’s 2011-12 recruiting class.

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan’s first-year head women’s basketball coach Jason Christensen has already secured his second recruit for the 2011-12 season.

Christensen, who was hired in late June to replace Aaron Kahl, announced Tuesday afternoon that Sioux Falls Roosevelt standout Abbey Fujan will join the Tigers as an incoming freshman in 2011.

Fujan, who will be a senior for the Rough Riders this fall, joins teammate Celeste Beck, who signed to play basketball with the Tigers earlier this summer.

“Abbey has a great work ethic, and will be a good fit for Dakota Wesleyan,” Christensen said. “Her strong faith and good attitude make her exactly the kind of student-athlete we strive to sign at DWU.”

Fujan’s 6-foot presence will add some height to the Tigers’ lineup. Prior to her senior year, Fujan had lettered twice in basketball. As a junior, she hit 80 percent of her free throws and 51 percent of her field-goal attempts. She was the field goal and free-throw award winner for the Rough Riders, and was also named to the All-Tournament Team for the summer 2010 Dakota Showcase.

“Abbey will provide an inside post presence for us,” Christensen said. “The way she played this summer shows she’ll be able to play right away for our program.”

Fujan is also a member of the National Honor Society at Roosevelt High School and was a Student of the Month. She plans on majoring in elementary education at Dakota Wesleyan.

The Tiger women have seven new recruits for the 2010-11 season, which starts Nov. 2 with a game against in-state rival Dakota State University in Madison, S.D.