Cheltenham Girls' Basketball Preview

CHELTENHAM GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Coach:  Brendan Nolan (6th season)

Assistant coaches: Dave Tinsley, Chris Manser, Lorraine Oliver

Last year’s record: 12-11 overall, 8-6 SOL American, Lost in 1st round of District 1 playoffs

Notable losses: Mia Leonard (Mansfield University), Caitlin Wallace, Nashira Brown, Danielle Brown

Key returners: Courtney Murray (Sr./PG)

Others to watch: Savannah Roberts (Sr./G), Kai Williams (Jr./F), Taylor Johnson (So./G), Kelia Holmes (Jr./G), Tamara Choitz (So./F), Madison Rorer (Jr./G), Yanisha Dormil (Jr./G)

Strengths:  Our strength should be our ability to apply pressure on defense and to score in transition.  Question marks:  Our ability to score in half court sets and defensively rebound.

Outlook:  “With only two seniors on our roster and several sophomores and freshmen vying for playing time, our main goal is to build a foundation and set the tone for how we will play for the next few seasons.  If we are going to qualify for District One playoffs, we will need leadership and scoring from our senior guards Courtney Murray and Savannah Roberts.”

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