The UNBC Timberwolves women’s basketball team has committed Bella Mesquita for next season.
The Calgary product is excited to come to the northern capital.
“I have been working towards this. Strength training four or five times a week, and all the hard work is paying off. That is what is most rewarding, knowing I did it, as my coaches told me many times I could. I didn’t know if I could play at the U SPORTS level, so this is rewarding,” said Mesquita.
The five-foot-eleven forward is a former teammate of TWolves freshman guard Anastasia Soltes, who is also a product of the Genesis Basketball program.
“I think I am very versatile. I am almost six-feet-tall, so I can play inside if you need me to, but I can also knock down threes. I think I can be a threat on the court, for other teams to have to look for. The university game is faster and more physical, but I am looking forward to that,” added Mesquita.
T-Wolves Head Coach Sergei Shchepotkin’s is really excited about the new recruit.
“We are really looking forward to adding Bella to our program. She has the size to give smaller defenders trouble, and the range to give bigger defenders problems.”
Mesquita is set to graduate from St. Mary’s High School.
At UNBC, the honour roll student plans to pursue a Bachelor of Science, majoring in psychology.