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Looking Ahead -- Women's Basketball

Skippy

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It's a shame that PG Dora Goles went down with a knee injury in Idaho State's last game of the season. With Dora back, ISU might well be the pre-season favorite to the win the conference this season. They are still returning a ton of talent, but they'll have to find someone to take over the PG duties while Dora rehabilitates. Here's what the roster looks like right now:

PG
Madison Hinrichs
Callie Bourne

Assessment: Hinrichs averaged 10 minutes a game and played in every contest as a JC transfer, and had a few nice moments, but it remains to be seen if she can contribute enough to play starter's minutes every night. The coaching staff is very high on the incoming Aussie Bourne, who is playing at a very high level in her native country.

SG
Estefania Ors
Melissa Kadic

Assessment: Ors was the top player off the bench last year, but she may get to start this season with the departure of Brooke Blair. Ors is ISU's best pure shooter, hitting 46 percent of her treys last year. Kadic comes from Western Nebraska as that school's best three-point shooter and she should slot right in behind Ors.

SF
Saylor Grandon
Nuria Barrientos
Montana Oltrogge

Assessment: Grandon struggled early last season, but came on to average 11 points on 40 percent three-point shooting for the year. She's a physical player whose defensive toughness exemplifies what Seton Sobolewski's team is all about. Barrientos redshirted last year, while Oltrogge was an excellent shooter in her senior year in high school. Both bring length to the three spot.

PF

Grace Kenyon
Irene Vicente
Delaney Moore
Ellie Smith

Assessment: Kenyon was one of the best all-around players in the conference last year, averaging almost 13 points and 7 rebounds, handling out 99 assists, with 44 steals and 38 blocks. She can get better -- reduce her turnovers and shoot better from three, but her energy is a key to ISU's success. Vicente and Moore both saw significant minutes in the post last year, and should provide experienced depth. Smith, 6-2, is a redshirt with a lot of "upside."

C

Sai Tapasa
Kaitlyn Bell

Assessment: Tapasa was probably the most improved ISU player last year, averaged 9 points and almost 6 rebounds a game. She missed a couple of games with injury, but she's a strong, physical presence in the post. Bell is probably the tallest player on the team, and it will be interesting to see how the Rigby native comes off a redshirt season. Both Moore and Vicente can also cover time in the post.

Overall assessment: Deep, physical and talented team, a lot depends on what the Bengals get from Hinrichs and Bourne at the point guard. This team should be a lot of fun to watch.
 
Thanks for the roster and the analysis Skippy! It's interesting how the players were broken down by position. Is the division between PFs and Centers your assessment or the coaches' views?

What really stands out about this roster to me is the overall, consistent height of the team. After years of watching taller, visiting teams in Reed Gym, we'll hold our own against everyone else. And the depth means that foul trouble shouldn't be as big of an issue as in the past.

Kate Bell - 6' 3"
Sai Tapasa - 6' 2"
Irene Vicente - 6' 2"
Ellie Smith - 6' 2"
Grace Kenyon - 6' 0"
Delany Moore - 6' 0"
Montana Oltrogge - 6' 0"
Nuria Barrientos 5' 11"
Esteffi Ors - 5' 10"
Saylair Grandon - 5' 10"
Callie Bourne - 5' 9"
Melisa Kadic - 5' 9"
Maddie Hinrichs - 5' 7"
Dora Goles - 5' 7"
 
B40 said:
Thanks for the roster and the analysis Skippy! It's interesting how the players were broken down by position. Is the division between PFs and Centers your assessment or the coaches' views?

What really stands out about this roster to me is the overall, consistent height of the team. After years of watching taller, visiting teams in Reed Gym, we'll hold our own against everyone else. And the depth means that foul trouble shouldn't be as big of an issue as in the past.

Kate Bell - 6' 3"
Sai Tapasa - 6' 2"
Irene Vicente - 6' 2"
Ellie Smith - 6' 2"
Grace Kenyon - 6' 0"
Delany Moore - 6' 0"
Montana Oltrogge - 6' 0"
Nuria Barrientos 5' 11"
Esteffi Ors - 5' 10"
Saylair Grandon - 5' 10"
Callie Bourne - 5' 9"
Melisa Kadic - 5' 9"
Maddie Hinrichs - 5' 7"
Dora Goles - 5' 7"
The positions are just my random assignment. There is a lot of versatility in the 2-5 spots, but some folks, like Sai, are pretty obvious.
 
Nice recap as always Brad.

I know the staff is still out recruiting, they have one more scholarship available if they choose to use it.

PBP
 
From this analysis, it looks like a couple of players from last year are not returning. Is that correct?
 
Skippy, I agree that the flexibility of a lot of players makes it both fun and frustrating to figure out line-ups. I certainly didn't predict seeing as much of the Kenyon & Moore "twin towers" line-up, yet Seton went with it quite a bit against smaller, quicker teams.

Although there isn't much difference between the two positions in Seton's offense, it seemed interesting that you listed Ellie Smith as a PF instead of a center. Since I haven't seen her practice or play, I was wondering if you had observed her for your positioning of her?

Also, if I am remembering correctly, didn't Esteffi play some point guard her freshman year? Could she provide some minutes in relief of Maddie, especially early before we see what Callie Bourne can do?
 
B40 said:
Skippy, I agree that the flexibility of a lot of players makes it both fun and frustrating to figure out line-ups. I certainly didn't predict seeing as much of the Kenyon & Moore "twin towers" line-up, yet Seton went with it quite a bit against smaller, quicker teams.

Although there isn't much difference between the two positions in Seton's offense, it seemed interesting that you listed Ellie Smith as a PF instead of a center. Since I haven't seen her practice or play, I was wondering if you had observed her for your positioning of her?

Also, if I am remembering correctly, didn't Esteffi play some point guard her freshman year? Could she provide some minutes in relief of Maddie, especially early before we see what Callie Bourne can do?
This is a very deep and versatile team. I think there are all kinds of different lineup options. We’ll see how they all shake out.
 

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