She has soft hands, a nice outside touch and can put the ball on the floor a little.

She also stands at 6-foot-4, and is a member of the Lady Lions' class of 2007.

She is Amanda Brown from Kennett Square and, along with fellow recruit Rochelle Johnson of Norwalk, Conn., will give the Lions just what they need -- size.

The size, however, won't come in the form of a stationary pillar, as Jeffra Gausepohl-Leo, Brown's coach at Unionville H.S., said she is more of a mobile post player.

"She is very agile," Gausepohl-Leo said. "She has some of the best hands I've seen in a post player in a long time."

Brown, who is ranked No. 44 in the Blue Star Index, isn't a loud player on the court, but Gausepohl-Leo said that she is a leader by example.

In this year's league championship game, Brown had a 103-degree fever, was double-teamed, and still led her team to a win. Her team hasn't dropped a league game since 1999-2000 and this year won its third-straight conference title.

Gausepohl-Leo said that Brown has used her frame throughout high school to her advantage, but has not solely relied on it to get by.

"She has a lot of really good instincts," Gausepohl-Leo said. "She sees the court well and knows her body well and how to get it to the basket."

Gausepohl-Leo believes that Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland will have to help Brown develop her basketball thinking skills. With Penn State's lack of depth in the frontcourt this season, Gausepohl-Leo said she believed that Brown could be the type of player to come in and contribute immediately. She also said that the opportunity to play right away might have been a factor because Brown loves the game and always wants to be playing.

Portland should have no problems molding her, as Gausepohl-Leo said she was "extremely coachable."

If one post presence isn't enough, Portland went out and brought in a second. Rochelle Johnson will bring her 6-foot-2 frame to Happy Valley next season, to help sure up the Lions' inside game.

Johnson spent the last three years as a standout at Brien McMahon H.S. in Norwalk, Conn. Her coach, Ed Faulker, knows talent when he sees it, as he has previously sent players to the University of Connecticut and Wake Forest.

Johnson has played center in high school, but Faulkner believes she will play forward for the Lions.

"She has good hands and she's a good passer," he said.

Having a legitimate presence to compliment Ashli Schwab next season will be a big plus for the Lions, and would allow forward Jess Brungo to float around the perimeter more, without having to worry about being there for every rebound.

Johnson comes in not short on accolades. She has been named to All-America teams and was slated as one of the 50 best centers in the nation by All-Star Girls Report. Even as a center, Johnson is averaging four assists per game to compliment her 12 points and 14 rebounds a game, which lead the team.

Despite the numbers Johnson has put up, Faulker knows that she will need to increase her conditioning level in order to play under Portland.

"She's a good jump-shooter and a strong rebounder," he said. "She needs to work on strength and conditioning to play at the next level."

The Lions' rigorous summer workout will be a good place for Johnson to start, if she intends on making an impact next season.