PGH New Jersey Recruiting Update: 7/23

<p>It's time for yet another Prep Girls Hoops New Jersey recruiting update, and this one includes a number of offers for shining stars in the Garden State over the past two weeks or so. Let's see what has been going on in New Jersey.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='525309' first='Averie' last='Harding'] - Egg Harbor Township (2025) offered by Robert Morris</h2>   <p>Through our updates, we really haven't seen that many South Jersey players receiving offers or making commitments, so it was great to see the 2025 prospect from EHT get an offer from Robert Morris.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/averie_hardingg/status/1679891552938733581?s=20 </div></figure>   <p>She's more than earned her spot at the table with a strong sophomore season that included a number of double-doubles and some great offensive performances. She's come into her own as a forward with versatility overall and we're incredibly excited to see where her success can grow to come next season.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='559028' first='GiGi' last='Battle'] - Rutgers Prep (2026) offered by Arizona</h2>   <p>It's incredible the buzz surrounding Battle this summer, but as someone with such untapped potential and raw talent on the floor. Pac-12 program Arizona didn't want to wait any longer, offering the 2026 prospect.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/gigi_battle2026/status/1679640200450830336?s=20 </div></figure>   <p>We can go down the list of big time Division I programs to now have offered the Rutgers Prep guard, including Maryland, Arkansas, Penn State, Boston College and more. We know this is far from the end of the offers list for her, and there will be even more programs on their way to offer her.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ava Lamonica - Rutgers Prep (2026) offered by Providence</h2>   <p>It wasn't just Battle that was getting some love from colleges as of recently as her rising sophomore teammate with the Argos, Lamonica, received an offer from Big East school Providence.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/AvaLamonica0/status/1681359467617583132?s=20 </div></figure>   <p>From what we can see, outside of an unofficial visit to Rutgers, this is the first collegiate offer and first Division I offer that Lamonica has received, or at least posted about on social media. Her first season with the Argos showed promise, with nearly 5.0 PPG and 5.5 RPG in a bench role, but her potential of becoming a big time piece for Rutgers Prep is palpable.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='406937' first='Brenae' last='Jones'] - Immaculate Montclair (2024) offered by Binghamton</h2>   <p>Jones made the most of her move to Montclair IC last season, and was deservedly awarded on July 13 with an offer from Binghamton.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/BreJG3/status/1679647890254315520?s=20 </div></figure>   <p>A second-team all-conference selection last season, Jones averaged 9.85 PPG and 7.15 RPG, not to mention standout stats defensively as a whole. She's a versatile forward, also able to play on the wing, but her size has made her such a threat down low that she's naturally played more on the block. However, her ability to move out and spread the floor makes her a dangerous player to guard.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='858708' first='Elizabeth' last='Archer'] - Blair (2024) offered by American</h2>   <p>To our knowledge, this is the first time that we've seen the rising senior from Blair get a collegiate offer, getting one from Division I program American in early July.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/TeamSharp23/status/1676422124037103617?s=20 </div></figure>   <p>She had an incredibly impressive end to her first season with the Bucs, scoring in double-figures in 9 of her last 13 games, showing that she's a consistent scorer on the floor. Whether that's in the lane, midrange or from deep, Archer got buckets and grew in confidence immensely. She's got room to grow, making us believe there's plenty more in the tank for this coming season.</p>

It's time for yet another Prep Girls Hoops New Jersey recruiting update, and this one includes a number of offers for shining stars in the Garden State over the past two weeks or so. Let's see what has been going on in New Jersey.