Ottoville senior Abby Siefker, seated second from left, signs her national letter-of-intent to attend Bowling Green State University and play basketball for the Lady Falcons in 2013-14. Seated with her from left are her father and mother, Dr. Tom and Cheryl Siefker, and her brother, Brendan Siefker; and standing, Ottoville assistant coach Vaughn Horstman, Lady Green head coach Dave Kleman, assistant coach Deb Lindeman and Athletic Director Mark Odenweller.

A detour along the way was when Miller decided to take the head coaching job at Indiana University after last season was completed.

When the administration decided to move the 11-year assistant coach Jennifer Roos, the last eight as associate head coach, over a seat on the bench in April, Siefker solidified her desire to play for the Lady Falcons.

She made it official Tuesday afternoon by signing her national letter-of-intent.

“I felt so comfortable when I was making my visits. I really wanted to play for Coach Miller and when he decided to move, that worried me,” Siefker explained. “When they made Coach Roos the head coach, I was very relieved. She was my favorite coach when I visited. They all — coaches, team, the other students — made me feel so comfortable, like it was one big family. They have a lot of tradition about playing good basketball and having some good players. They play a lot like what we do here at Ottoville and I feel comfortable with that style. Right now, they like me playing inside and still doing things farther from the basket.