Desiree Oliver

Penn Hills

Last week: In the team's final game before the holiday break, Oliver scored a game-high 16 points in a win against Armstrong. She then scored 23 Tuesday against Charters Valley in the County Challenge at Penn Hills.

Check this out: Oliver, a junior, is sifting through numerous Division I offers, including one from Duquesne she received from coach Dan Burt when she was in eighth grade.

* What was it like to get that offer from Duquesne? It was definitely surprising, but it just made me want to keep working hard because when he offered me, it was crazy. It was when he first took the job and I was his first offer. It was humbling and exciting.

* How many schools are looking at you now? Something like seven or eight. I'm definitely interested in Rhode Island, Cleveland State and Kent [State]. …