By FHSU Sports Information
After averaging 8.1 points per game as a sophomore and helping guide the Fort Hays State women’s basketball team to an NCAA tournament appearance in 2017-18, Taylor Rolfs has been selected as a member of the USA D-2 Women’s Basketball Team that will tour Brazil in early August.
Rolfs, an upcoming junior guard for the Tigers, was among ten NCAA Division II athletes to earn a spot on the USA roster. Members of the team have been recognized at the national, regional and conference levels due to their performance on the court. Rolfs is the only player from FHSU on the team that features four other players from the MIAA. Nine of the ten on the roster are from schools in the Central Region of NCAA Division II.
Rolfs and the team will head to Orlando, Florida for their orientation on July 30th. From there, the athletes begin their Brazilian tour, which runs through August 8th. The team will begin their trek in Sao Paulo, Brazil where they play their first contest on August 1st in the city of Jundiai against the U22 Club Team. From there, Team USA will travel to the city of Osasco to compete against its top club team. On August 3rd, the team will fly to Rio de Janeiro for the remainder of their competition until their departure on August 8th.
Besides basketball, the trip to Brazil will include educational, cultural and social aspects through city, school and sports club visits.
Defending national champion Central Missouri brings has three players on the team, along with head coach Dave Slifer and assistant Tammy Slifer. Rolfs reunites on the floor with Washburn’s Reagan Phelan. The pair played prep basketball together at Central Plains High School in Claflin, Kansas.
Below is the roster for the 2018 USA Basketball DII Team.
Sydney Crockett – Central Missouri
Morgan Fleming – Central Missouri
Megan Hintz – Minnesota State-Moorhead
Sammy Kozlowski – Minnesota-Duluth
Brianna Kusler – Northern State
Reagan Phelan – Washburn
Lynsey Prosser – Augustana
Taylor Rolfs – Fort Hays State
Megan Skaggs – Central Missouri
Katie Speegle – Alabama-Huntsville
Tentative Game Schedule
Wednesday, August 1
USA D-2 Women vs. Jundiai
Thursday, August 2
USA D-2 Women vs. Osasco
Saturday, August 4
USA D-2 Women vs. Mangueira
Monday, August 6
USA D-2 Women vs. Fluminense