Neshaminy Girls' Basketball Preview

NESHAMINY GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Head coach:  John Gallagher (First year, last 6 years assistant at Saint Basil under Terry Mancini, won 5 consecutive AACA Championships and 5 straight District Championships)

Assistant coaches:  Meg Gallagher, Nick Reisig 

Last year’s record:  8-6 overall, 8-2 SOL Patriot Division

Notable losses: Kacie Sienko track and field at Kutztown

Key players:

5-11" Returning Team Captain second team Patriot Division Junior Taylor Gurysh, 10.2 ppg, 3.7 assists, Scholarship offer from Kutztown 

6-0"  Returning 1st team Patriot Division League (as a Frosh) Sophomore Reese Zemitis, 14.6 ppg, 8.2 rebounds, leading scorer, Scholarship offer from Drexel 

5-8" Sophomore Lola Ibarrondo, explosive guard, sees the floor and excellent defender 

5-5" Junior Mimi Smith 

5-8" Senior Skylar Lall will lend experience to the younger players with all the playing time she got last year 

5-7" Senior Maya Lewis #22 will lend experience to the younger players with all the playing time she got last year

Strengths:  Each player has shown dedication to improving their skills and at the same time understanding the nuances needed to execute offense. 

Question Marks: The individual and team concepts needed for defense have not shown themselves in practices and scrimmage games thus far.  Coaches and players need to become better in this area.  

Outlook: “As players and coaches grow more comfortable with each other, we expect to be a more consistent team come late January. The players are starting to understand their roles, but we need to be more consistent rebounding at both ends of the court.  We are hopeful players such as Lindsay Little, Jess Purdy and Anna Soska solidify spots in the rotation.”