Martinez Tribune
Martinez-born Natalie Romeo made the move from Nebraska to the University of Washington this year, and after a little bit of worry, had her NCAA appeal for immediate transfer eligibility approved.
That allowed her to debut for the Huskies and start her season on Nov. 11 against Eastern Washington.
The former St. Catherine of Siena and Carondelet-Concord graduate had five points in her debut, and 13 in her second game against Colorado State. Romeo saw 17 minutes on the court in her debut, and 27 in her second appearance.
The junior moved to Washington after her former coach, Connie Yori, resigned amid allegations of mistreatment of her players.
At Nebraska the sharp-shooting Romeo managed to set a school record for 3-pointers made with 104 shots converted from beyond the arc.
In her two seasons in Lincoln, Romeo was named to the Big Ten’s second-team all-league squad twice. She averaged 16 points per game at Nebraska, and will surely help a Washington side that played in the Final Foul last season for the first time in the program’s history.
Romeo was an AAU teammate of Sabrina Ionescu, the former Miramonte guard that terrorized DFAL team’s like Alhambra only a year ago. Ionescu also plays in the PAC-12, selecting Oregon earlier this year, after having a handful of programs chasing her signature.
