LOUISVILLE - Moving away to college is never easy. There's a new city to learn, and a new routine.

But highly-touted Kentucky freshmen Marquis Teague and Bria Goss will be able to learn the ropes alongside a comforting, familiar face.

Teague and Goss, Top 20 players in the boys' and girls' high school classes of 2011, both come from Indianapolis and both play similar styles of basketball at point guard.

And though they aren't biologically related, they formed a high school friendship that makes it feel like they're moving to UK with a family member.

"(Marquis) is my brother," Goss said. "He lived about 15 minutes away from me and we eventually go to the point where everyday I'd walk to his house and we'd work out together. He'll have his friends (at UK) and I'll have mine, but I know he's there if I ever need to talk to somebody."

Goss attended Ben Davis High School while Teague went to Pike. They lived close to one another in Indianapolis, but they'll be even closer in Lexington. That's a bonus to Teague's mother, Carol Teague.

"I'm real close to her," Goss said. "She kept telling me, 'Make sure you watch after and take care of my baby.' (Teague) is a good person to be around anyway so that won't be too bad."

Despite their close relationship, Goss laughed off the suggestion that she and Teague ever planned to attend the same college. But neither could deny that their conversations constantly centered on colleges and basketball.

Teague committed to Kentucky on April 22, 2010. Goss gave a verbal commitment to Matthew Mitchell's program a month later.

Goss won't admit to Teague influencing her college choice, but Teague did his share of recruiting.

"I was talking to her a lot," said Teague, Rivals.com's No. 1 point guard in the class of 2011. "She was on the border between IU and UK and I just talked to her about UK's style of play and how it fits her game."

Mitchell never asked for help in recruiting but Teague assisted anyway.

"I've known (Teague) for a long time, (and) once I found out he committed, I asked him why he committed, because we were both looking at UK," Goss said. "I said 'Well, what'd you think?' and he said, 'Yeah you should go (to UK).' I asked why and he told me, 'Because it's the tightest school around."

Teague eventually gave detailed reasons on why Goss should be a Cat.

"He told me more about the inside of UK and Lexington and what they had and what UK Hoops was looking for," Goss said.

That intrigued Goss, and following Teague's lead, she looked more closely at how she would fit in at UK. In the process, she became closer to Mitchell and the UK women's basketball program.

"I started looking for myself at the team and their style play and that's what I really liked," Goss said.

Shortly after, she committed to UK.

Goss was ranked the No.17 overall prospect in the class of 2011, garnering her as a four-star by HoopGurlz.com. She is best defined by her work ethic, but on the offensive end she's a fearless scorer who loves attacking the rim.

In that way, Goss isn't just a good fit for Mitchell's program. She's also similar to her friend Teague, whom Rivals.com's Jerry Meyer calls "the type of point guard who gets the ball to whatever spot on the court he desires."

Their athletic parallels and friendship have produced an on-court rivalry between Goss and Teague.

They have played countless one-on-one games and regardless of the outcomes, both hope to learn from one another.

"We play one-on-one all the time," Goss said. "I try to be more like him but quicker, faster and more athletic, so it will get there, but that's what I'm (working) towards."

While they pushed one another in high school, pickup games with their respective teams have begun in Lexington, meaning Goss and Teague might not be able to play against one another as much as they used to.

Still, they expect both to keep tabs and continue to learn from each other on the court while hanging out off it.

As for the results of those one-on-one games?

"(Teague) won't admit it but I have beaten him," Goss said.

"No, don't believe that," Teague said. "She'll tell you anything."