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...likely still a year and a round of Tommy Amaker recruits away from seriously contending, has a prayer to hang a banner in the rafters of Lavietes Pavilion.Like T.P. says, “The sky was the limit.”1. CORNELLThe Big Red boasts a truly explosive backcourt, and, in a perimeter-oriented league, that should be enough to propel it into the Big Dance. Sharp-shooting Ryan Wittman was the Ivy Rookie of the Year last season, scoring 15.6 points per game mostly by hoisting up a stunning 216 three-balls—and draining 43 percent...
...freshman class—we only lost one kid,” coach Kathy Delaney-Smith says. “We think we are the best, and we expect to win the title.”The Crimson is returning a core of players, especially in a loaded backcourt. Senior co-captain Lindsay Hallion, a second-team All-Ivy performer last season after ranking second on the team in scoring and second in the league in both field-goal and free-throw percentage, returns to run the point. At shooting guard is junior Emily Tay, the team?...
...This year the team comes back with a more mature squad, which will display skill, patience, and leadership. “I would hope that we’re a little more veteran, so we play smarter,” head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. The backcourt is a solid group of three accomplished upperclassmen. Running the point is experienced senior Hallion who was the team’s second-highest scorer and earned a second-team all-Ivy spot. In addition, she finished ninth in scoring in the conference and second in both field goal percentage and free...
...Kocurek said. “I started out as a setter, moved to middle, and then played outside. Then in my junior year of high school I started playing libero.” As a libero, Kocurek’s job is to cover the entire backcourt and serve as the primary defensive specialist. Kocurek is willing to sacrifice offensive glory and her wellbeing to keep the ball alive and pass for her teammates. “I am the lead defensive specialist and I pass first and foremost,” the sophomore said. “I want...
...essence, Wayne is a rap son. And what could be better than a starting backcourt of Drew Housman and Dwayne Carter for next year’s Crimson? Dropping dimes to Evan Harris in the post, it would give new meaning to the phrase “The Block...