LCSC women sign Pullman’s Voshell and Mountain View’s Bishop

4-15-08

LEWISTON, Idaho – Kirsi Voshell, a 6-foot-2 post from Pullman High School, and Tasha Bishop, a 5-10 guard from Mountain View High in Meridian, have signed letters of intent to play for the Lewis-Clark State College women’s basketball team, Warrior coach Brian Orr announced Tuesday. 

Voshell was a standout basketball player for the Greyhounds and will help LCSC continue to have a player from Pullman on the roster. Mandy Troutt, a 6-2 post from Pullman, played for the Warriors the past two seasons and had an outstanding senior year when she led the team in scoring at 12.8 points per game and in rebounding at 7.4 boards. 

 Bishop helped Mountain View to one its most successful seasons and a berth in the Idaho State Class 5A basketball tournament, where she recorded a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds in one game. She averaged 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds at the state tournament. 

The two join another incoming freshman Jasmine Stohr, the Washington State Class 2B Player of the Year, as the first recruits signed by LCSC for next season. The Warriors posted a 29-5 record this past season and won both the Frontier Conference regular season and conference tournament titles. The Warriors were seeded ninth at the national tournament and advanced to the Elite Eight round. The Warriors, who have had 17 straight seasons of 20-plus victories and have qualified for the NAIA National Tournament 12 times in the last 13 years, lost four seniors from last year and all were starters. 

Voshell played for coach Phil Morgan at Pullman and averaged 8.8 points and 7.5 rebounds a game. Pullman went into the state tournament undefeated after winning the Great Northern League and district titles. The Greyhounds finished the season at 24-2 and in fourth place. 

Voshell earned first-team all-GNL honors and also made the All-Palouse team.  

“We are extremely excited to have Kirsi joining our basketball team,” Orr says. “She’s an extremely long 6-2 player who isn’t afraid of contact and who always plays hard.  She plays well with her back to basket and can score it with either hand.  Coming from Pullman is an added bonus because she knows our program and knows the expectations. We think she has tremendous potential to be an excellent college player and she is a great fit for our program.” 

During Voshell’s junior year, she helped the team to the league title and a 21-2 finish. She averaged 8.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, was named the team’s Most Improved Player, earned second team all-league honors, and participated in an all-star game. 

Voshell, who is the daughter of Glenn and Tami Voshell and Kenny and Sheila Askelson, also is a two-year letterwinner in softball. She plans to major in math and sciences areas at LCSC. 

Bishop, who played for Connie Skogrand at Mountain View, was a three-year starter on the varsity and led the team in both scoring and rebounding the past two seasons. She also holds the school record for career scoring and rebounding with 671 points and 396 rebounds. She averaged 13 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a senior. 

She was selected to play in the district all-star game and was a second-team all-SIC pick as a senior, as well as the Athlete of the Week chosen by the Idaho Statesman. She was the team MVP as a senior, an honorable mention all-SIC pick as a junior, and the team’s Rookie of the Year as a sophomore.  

“We are very happy that Tasha accepted our offer to be a Warrior,” Orr says.  “She played mostly inside at her high school, but we really believe that she is going to develop into an outstanding perimeter player because she has a great passion for the game. She’s athletic and her ability to defend makes her a natural fit for our system.  Offensively, she has a strong in-between game and is very good in the open court.  Tasha brings all the qualities that we value in our recruiting philosophy.” 

Bishop excelled both on and off the court for the Mavericks. She is a three-time 5A Academic All Southern Idaho Conference selection, is a member of National Honor Society, and has made the school’s honor roll.