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After the bitter pill that was last year's failed run at the league title, the Tigers (16-11, 11-3, t-1st) have reloaded and are primed for another go at it. Coach Liz Feeley begins her fourth year with three returning starters, including the team's top two scorers, seniors Maggie Langlas and Kate Thirolf...
...frontcourt, the Tigers will need to replace the departed Julie Angell and Lee Ann Drohan, who were both All-Ivy. Two possibilities are senior center Brooke Lockwood and sophomore forward Lauren Rigney, who contributed solid minutes off the bench last year...
Senior guard Courtney Banghart, last year's leader with 14.9 ppg and 83 steals, is one woman whose spot is safe. Banghart led the country with 3.5 three-pointers per game last year and added 70 assists for good measure...
...other guard spot will be a fight between three juniors. Samantha Berdinka saw action in all but one game last year. Sherryta Freeman has a reputation as a defensive stopper with a creative offensive streak. Finally, Stephanie Kinnear dished out 53 assists and also started four games...
When a team returns all five starters from the year before, logic dictates that the team should be as good or better than the year before. Unfortunately for the Big Red (11-15, 5-9, t-6th), that means improving on last year's record and joining the league's top teams, which does not seem likely...