"I think she's going to be very intimidating defensively, especially playing the ball man-to-man," Delaney-Smith said.

Dunham enjoys running up and down the court, and is looking forward to contributing in her first season.

"I want to be someone who can be counted on to play good defense and to run the point as a leader," Dunham said. "My goal is to both improve myself and my teammates through practice and play. We have such a talented team, I can't wait to begin the season."

The most exciting short-term benefit of this year's class is that it will provide immediate improvement to the team, which has already been bitten by the injury bug. Co-captain Melissa Johnson is still on the mend from a torn MCL last year, junior Laura Barnard is out with a stress fracture and sophomore Sarah Johnson injured her knee in practice.

All four freshmen, however, are healthy and ready to step in if necessary.

Unlike Webber, Rose and Howard, though, these freshmen plan to stick with the college game for a full four years.

Delaney-Smith realizes that this year's class has the potential to be, well, fabulous.

"All four freshman will dominate in their careers, that's my prediction," she said.