Congrats to the Gloucester Catholic Fall Signing Day student athletes, and best of luck to all in their collegiate careers!

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Gloucester Catholic Fall Signing Day student athletes include:

Top (L to R): Sean Beers (Cabrini, lacrosse), Luke Lesch (Rider, baseball), Jake McNellis (Frostburg State, baseball), Lillo Paxia (Florida State, baseball) and Tyler Cannon (Iona, baseball)

Bottom (L to R): Ally Frampton (Sacred Heart, field hockey), Azana Baines (Duke, women’s basketball) and Emily Jones (George Southern, women’s swimming).

Gloucester Catholic senior basketball star Azana Baines has given a verbal commitment to play basketball at Duke University next season.

Azana has been one of New Jersey’s premier guards since her freshman season. The 6-foot-1 Baines finished her junior year in 2017-18 averaging 20.1 points per game while pulling down more than six rebounds and dishing out 3.4 assists per contest.

According to ESPN.com, other schools under consideration by Azana included Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Virginia and Miami.

“Azana has worked extremely hard to achieve her success, and we know she will succeed at the highest level of collegiate athletics,” said GCHS Lady Rams coach Lisa Gedaka. “We are excited that she has chosen Duke University and we want to congratulate her on her choice. Azana has an amazing opportunity with the Duke women’s program, and we know she will make the best of this opportunity.”