By John Painter
(Hamilton, NY – Aug. 2014) Colgate’s Josie Stockill found out she has a little side trip to make before returning to the States for the start of fall classes.
The junior forward from New Zealand is one of 12 members named to her country’s women’s basketball national team. First order of business is a trip to China for a Four Nation Tournament at the end of this month.
The Tall Ferns as they are called in New Zealand depart Aug. 19.
Stockill already owns considerable experience with New Zealand’s Junior National Team. She spent five years with that squad and earned MVP honors for her Under 17 team during the 2009 national championships. In 2010, she played on the Under 19 team at the FIBA Oceania Qualifiers, and in 2011 traveled to Australia to compete in the state championships for New Zealand’s Under 20 team.
During her two seasons at Colgate, Stockill has played in all 61 games with nine starts. She was a Patriot League All-Rookie Team member her first season and already owns 68 career blocked shots, good for ninth-best in Colgate history.