Random thoughts.
Alyssa Mayfield is really coming on coming back from knee surgery last year. She got the start and made the most of it. Really active on both ends of the floor.
Heaven Hamling also got a start. Love her on offense. Defense, not so much. Her improvement on defense will determine her minutes.
Bri Mitchell is a real dynamo. Very active defense. Generally takes care of the ball. Modest scoring threat. Good things happened when she subbed for Hamling.
Bri Burns hasn't shown me anything.
Stephanie Visscher continues to be a real contributor on both ends. Led the team in scoring today with 16. She can do that nearly every game, but usually looks to pass first. She was leading a fast break and passed rather than taking it to the rim. Kellogg got all over her. Not long after that, there was a very similar fast break and she never slowed down, laying the ball in the hoop.
Imani Johnson does some really good things, then she does some really bad things. She is much better than last year. The younger sisters have a long ways to go to be consistent inside presences. I expected more.
Marissa Banfield is a difference maker. Solid on ball defense. Nice job of running the offense. Outside shot is getting more consistent. She has the PG attributes the Lumberjacks are in serious need of.
We need Hayes for her scoring and senior leadership. We desperately need Harvey for her inside presence.