West Liberty, W.Va. – This past week, July 13-15, the West Liberty University women’s basketball program hosted their annual individual skills camp in the friendly confines of the ASRC. With more than 60 campers converging on the hilltop for the 3-day event, the turnout resulted in the largest individual skills camp since prior to 2020.

The individual skills camp for girls entering 3rd-8th grades, focused on basketball skill development led by the Hilltopper coaching staff, current WLU women’s basketball student-athletes, and program alumni.

To kick off the second day of camp, Jaclyn Kitts, who was a member of the 2018-19 WLU squad that reached the NCAA Division II Tournament, hosted a chalk talk discussing hard work, adversity, and success. “We are fortunate to have excellent student-athletes and women’s basketball alumni support who make our individual skills camp here on the hilltop a success,” stated WLU Associate Head Coach, Cassie Seth.

Following Kitts’ appearance, a second alum of the program made her appearance at the skills camp as Angela (Fowler) Hicks, who was a member of the 1996-97 Hilltopper team that claimed the first women’s basketball conference title in program history, passed down her knowledge as an elite defender to the campers. “Having alumni back on campus and sharing their passion for West Liberty to the next generation just demonstrates and puts into action what Coach Cooper has continued to build upon since he was hired: we are a family here,” said Seth.

Not only did the campers learn from alumni of the women’s basketball program, but they were able to interact with current Hilltopper student-athletes throughout the duration of the camp. To end the second day of camp the West Liberty athletes sat down to have a Q&A session with the campers. “Our players are exceptional role models who not only come back every summer to grow the game but grow the game the right way. We have received a ton of positive feedback about their leadership over the last few days,” said Seth.

The West Liberty University women’s basketball program has one camp remaining this summer, the Elite 3v3 Shootout on August 1st. You can visit westlibertywomensbasketballcamps.com for more information and to register for upcoming Hilltopper women's basketball camps.