SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- As USF Dons women's basketball head coach Molly Goodenbour began to shape her staff's recruiting mindset the goals were simple: Find a game changing player and recruit the best talent from around the world.

"Everybody says it that it takes one player to turn a program around," assistant coach Arthur Moreira said. "It's easier said than done as they don't come around every year and they don't come around very often."

As Moreira began his path to scoured the globe looking for the next great Don, he happened to find a certain guard from Heraklion, Greece who had a knack for scoring the ball on any defense. Her name was Ioanna Krimili, and all she's done in two plus seasons is make the All-WCC team twice, lead the WCC in points per game and break the program record for single season three point makes as a freshman.

"Io came in and she was exceptional from the start," Goodenbour explained. "We didn't think we should be as good a shooter as she is but she was able to come in like boom right away and be one of the best players in the league right away as a freshman. That's unusual."

Getting the opportunity she received from the Dons and their coaching staff opened up the door for Krimili, and she emerged from the other side as one of the most unstoppable scorers in the Western United States.

"Those coaches believed in me when other people weren't believing in me and I'm really grateful for the opportunity to grow my game and get better everyday," Krimili said. "Being able to play here with all the other good players has been a really good opportunity and I wouldn't change that."

Her shooting run during the 2020-21 season opened the eyes of everyone in the conference as the Dons picked to finish tenth barnstormed the league and finished third overall and made the WNIT. Krimili won the WCC's Newcomer of the Year thanks to her phenomenal play that ranked her fourth in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage.

"The team success made her individual awards mean even more," associate head coach Janell Jones said. 

"I don't understand how individual success can be really sweet if the team is not doing good," Krimili explained. "I always say that everything starts from the team. If the team is successful that's the most important thing and I think if my team is successful good things are going to happen for me and my teammates individually." 

Despite her successes and all the work opposing teams do to try and limit her production, Krimili is grounded by her confidence in her abilities to shoot through tough games and know that the next shot always has a good shot of falling. 

"She wants to be the best player and also doesn't want to be any different than any of her teammates and I think that her teammates respond to that," Goodebour said. 

Thinking of the impact she wants to leave on the school, Krimili understands that the most important thing she can do is to be someone who will be remembered for how she treated her teammates and coaches. 

"After I graduate I want to say that I did everything that I could to help the school and my teammates to grow and to be the best players they can be," Krimili said. 

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