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Photo by Brett Stanley/The Advocate
Above: MHCC sophomore point guard Brooklyn Bahme drives toward the basket during a Saints scrimmage against Warner Pacific University last Friday. Bahme helped lead the women to a fifth-place finish in the NWAACC tournament last season.
Women look to build on last season's success
The Advocate
Head Coach Larry Davis says the women’s basketball team has been working hard in practice and is ready to take on the new season.
“Last weekend we played a four-year university (Warner Pacific University) and came out and competed,” said Davis. “We went up at one point by around 12 or 13 points and that was big for us.”
The Lady Saints pressed throughout the scrimmage and Davis said the team learned what they need to work on in preparation for the regular season.
“We learned we need to work on our communication and consistency,” said Davis. “Our ultimate goal is to get to NWAACCs this season. If we work on that, I think it is possible.”
Davis said this year’s team is loaded from top to bottom. The Saints have seven returning athletes, and Davis said all played key parts on last season’s team. He said two Saints who will play a major role will be center Katie Smith and Brooklyn Bahme, who each earned NWAACC honors last season. Other returning players are Shawnelle Campbell, Brittney Yates, Mackenzie Hodges, Brittany Burroughs and Ericka Ziegler.
“The best part of this team is that we really don’t have a 1-2-3 punch,” Davis said. “We have a balanced rotation just like last season and we have depth, so we are good.”
As for comparisons to last year’s team that posted a fifth-place finish in the NWAACC tournament, Davis said this team is better.
“Like I said before, our ultimate goal is to win NWAACC this season,” said Davis. “With our girls committed, it looks good. We are still in the growing process but we are a step ahead of last season and our chemistry is good. So I think we will improve in every way compared to last season.”
The next games for the Saints will be Monday when the Saints host the Mt. Hood Jamboree at 4:30 p.m. The Saints then will compete in the Clackamas Thanksgiving Tournament, which runs Friday through Sunday after the holiday.
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