Ashley Ellis' friends and family are getting frequent-flyer miles saved up.

That's because the 6-foot-3 high-school senior out of Antioch, Calif., is going far, far away for college. Ellis committed to play for the Kansas University women's basketball team last week.

"People are telling me, "That's so far away!" Ellis said. "I say 'Yeah, but it's a good place.'"

Ellis, a center, chose Kansas over Oregon State, and will sign her letter of intent next month. A standout at Deer Valley High in Antioch - near the Bay Area - Ellis averaged 14 points and 12 rebounds per game, earning an honorable mention All-America honors by Street and Smith magazine.

The All-Star Girls Report ranks Ellis as the 78th best prospect and 15th best center in the country.

Meanwhile, closer to home, Angel Goodrich, a 5-5 point guard from Sequoyah High in Tahlequah, Okla., also has committed to KU following last weekend's campus visit.

Goodrich averaged 17.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.9 steals, 7.5 assists and 1.4 blocked shots last season for the 27-0 Indians.

She averaged 21.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 6.3 steals as a sophomore and 19.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists as a freshman, winning state all three years.

"This just felt right and a perfect fit for her," Goodrich's mom, Faith Lewis told the Muskogee Phoenix newspaper. "The (KU coaches) proved to me that Angel's been the one they wanted. Ever since they could talk to her, they got to know her as a person, not just a basketball player."

Goodrich chose KU over Oklahoma, Tulsa and Texas A&M. She has been called one of the best point guards to play in Oklahoma.

"She's been playing ball since she was 7," Lewis said. "It was a big decision and Zack (Angel's brother) helped along the way by giving her brotherly advice. It was a family decision."