Lauralton Hall Named
High School Team of the Week

Lauralton Hall Named High School Team Of The Week UNCASVILLE, Conn. (January 3, 2008) � Lauralton Hall of Milford has been selected as the Connecticut Sun High School Girls� Basketball Team of the Week after winning their Christmas Classic tournament with victories over Harding on December 27th and Trinity Catholic on December 29th.

The Crusaders improved to 6-1 while climbing to No. 7 in the New Haven Register Top 10 Girls� Basketball Poll by collecting wins of 44-18 over Harding and 57-43 over Trinity Catholic, one of the top teams in the state. Lauralton Hall junior Molly Yardley was named tournament MVP while teammates Keylandra Langley and Bridget O�Donnell were All-Tournament selections.

Lauralton Hall�s only loss this season is to 2007 Class S champion Kolbe Cathedral, and the Crusaders also have a win over defending Class L champ Joel Barlow.

Each week during the high school girls� basketball regular season, the Connecticut Sun will select one Team of the Week. That team will receive a commemorative plaque, courtesy of the Connecticut Sun and Barker Specialty.

In its second season, The Team of the Week is one in a series of initiatives undertaken by the Connecticut Sun to highlight local girls� high school basketball, where future WNBA stars are already competing. The Sun also conduct a high school tour, host the CIAC Championship luncheon and recognize the four CIAC Class champions during a ceremony at halftime of a regular season game.