Girls Basketball Preview
Team: Girls Basketball
Coach: Maggie deMarteleire, 11th Season
Assistant coaches: Mary Francis Traywick and Renee Womack
Last year’s record: Conference- 10-2 (Continental Champions), Overall 26-5 (Lost in state quarterfinal to Cardinal O’Hara)
Notable losses: Sam Carangi (Villanova), Jess Huber (University of Sciences), Irisa Ye (University of Sciences)
Key returners: Bri Hewlett- Senior, Jess McKenzie- Senior, Jenny Hulmes- Senior, Carley Adams- Sophomore
Others to watch: Cayla Sharkey- Junior, Alaina Mullaly- Sophomore, Kate Early- Sophomore, Valerie McGriff- Sophomore, Alli Linsday- Freshman
Strengths:
Senior leadership and depth
Question Marks:
We lost 3,000 points to graduation… who will step up and score?
Outlook: “We have seniors that have experience, and we have skilled, dedicated younger girls who don’t have the experience, but have a great opportunity to step up this season and contribute. Our team chemistry is good, which is essential because we have a lot of hard work to do this season in a very tough conference,” said deMarteleire.