Rolling Meadows' Brown commits to Bradley.(Sports)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August, 2002 | by Leusch, John

Byline: John Leusch Daily Herald Sports Writer Jen Brown, who is ready to begin her fourth season as the starting point guard for the Rolling Meadows girls basketball team, will have a little less on her mind this winter. The All-Area guard no longer has to worry about selecting a college.

The 5-foot-8 senior made an oral commitment in mid-July to play Division I basketball at Bradley University in Peoria. The scholarship has been a longtime goal for the talented athlete, who began dribbling a basketball when she was 2 years old. Her father, Dave, was the longtime Meadows boys basketball coach and played three sports at Mason City High School, located about 40 miles south of Peoria. "My dad was extremely happy with Bradley," Jen said. "He grew up...