Our Lady of Mercy adds 6-foot guard/forward Ruta Vetra, left, and 6-4 center Maria Ruban this season. Vetra, a native of Latvia, had a family connection to Villagers player Ali Dandrea.

Maria Ruban of Kiev, Ukraine, and Ruta Vetra, from Jurmala, Latvia, are not only receiving an American education at Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Franklin Township, but they are also learning about ...