Of the five women who signed letters of intent to play basketball at SMU, two had national team experience. They happen to be not only sisters, but twins.

“I am elated with the signing of this year’s class,” said head coach Rhonda Rompola.

The 6-foot-2-inch and 6-foot-3-inch forward and guard, Alicia and Keely Froling, are coming in from Australia as the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked players. They both represented Australia at the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championships in Amsterdam. At age 16 Alicia, guard/forward, went on to help Australia take home the bronze medal in the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship in Lithuania.

The twins played for the U18 North Queensland team and helped lead it to its first national championship in 2013. Keely, forward, served as the team captain and averaged 19.1 points and 11.8 rebounds. Alicia, guard/forward, averaged 16.1 points with 13.5 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game.

In July, SMU announced its 2014 women’s basketball non-conference schedule. You can come out and support the Mustangs when they open November 14 at home against Northern Colorado.