Felician Athletics - 5/29/08 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - Paterson Duo Signs With Felician

RUTHERFORD, N.J. – High school seniors C.C. Cousins and Destiny Thompson of Paterson have signed national letters of intent to continue their basketball careers at Felician College, Felician head women’s coach Ben DiNallo Jr. announced today.

Cousins, a 5-foot-10 forward, was a first-team all-North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League and third-team all-Bergen County selection at Fair Lawn High. Her most recent AAU team is the North Jersey Comets. Cousins, who has also committed to play volleyball for the Golden Falcons, intends to major in criminal justice.

Thompson was a two-time all-Passaic County honoree at Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne. A 5-foot-6 point guard, she has also been a standout for the AAU Jersey Pioneers. She expects to study English at Felician.

Cousins and Thompson join forward/center Jessica Ford (Jersey City, NJ/St. Anthony) and guard/forward Brittany Turner (Belleville, NJ/Queen of Peace), who committed during the early signing period, in the Golden Falcons’ class of 2012. Felician, an NCAA Division II member, plays in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.