Amana was impressive coming off the bench for Hebron Christian as a freshman a year ago. Fast Forward a year and she has followed coach Jan Azar to Gainesville where she will be counted on to help lead this young and somewhat inexperienced team. Friend was very good when I watched Gainesville play at Wofford team camp in June. Amana was especially effective on the defensive end where she applied good on-ball pressure while also jumping in the passing lane and creating turnovers. Friend scored a lot of points in transition turning that defense into offense in South Carolina. It was also the effort she showed sprinting out on the break that got my attention. When given time and space, Amana shot the ball well from the perimeter. She is a player with a lot of potential and now the opportunity to show just how good of a player she is.

Friend is a high IQ guard that knows how to defend and score. She has the best on ball defense and communicates well on both ends of the floor. A player that can score but distribute the ball when needed. Quick first step which allows her to blow past the defense.