Lady Warriors Mid-Season Report

Julia Short: Strengths – Could probably start for the guy’s team. Offensively she is ridiculous, but her tenacity on defense is remarkable. What tops both of those, the fact that she still plays within the team concept.
Weaknesses – Uh, I haven’t seen her dunk yet this year, so, yeah how about one of those.
Beth-Anne Laspe: Strengths – Her outside shot, when falling, is a sight to behold. However, she can also get inside, and she plays very well with others. Best of all when her shot isn’t falling she isn’t afraid to pass.
Weaknesses – Has been a bit inconsistent and it has hurt the team. When her shot isn’t falling she starts thinking too much. She must shake off her mistakes instead of letting them get inside her head.
Laura Woollen: Strengths – Unmatched underneath. Keeps offensive possessions alive with tough physical play and her offensive game is just getting started. You could call her the female version of Aaron Thomas.
Weaknesses – Doesn’t get enough touches on the offensive end. She must be more aggressive when posting up against smaller players.
Shawndra Brass: Strengths – She’s physical, talks on defense and is always scrambling to keep possessions alive.
Weaknesses – She must work on her shot. On offense she doesn’t seem comfortable shooting the ball.
Sarah Marais: Strengths – Super duper quick. She can get into the paint seemingly at will.
Weaknesses – Can use her quickness to get open 15 ft jump shots whenever she wants. Now she just has to knock them down.
Mariah Belveal-Thompson: Strengths – On a team that sometimes struggles to get shots off Mariah is not shy about looking for her own shot, and she seems to hit a high percentage from beyond the arc.
Weaknesses – Too often she doesn’t appear to be in the game mentally, and it leads to inconsistent play and poor choices.
Staci Davenport: Strengths – Beth-Anne is this teams best shooter, Staci is second and with more shot attempts she could become a special scorer.
Weaknesses – She is too passive with the basketball. Instead of looking to shoot she is constantly trying to pass. Also, she is on the small side so she needs a bit more room to get her shot off.
Lisa Kemper: Strengths – An absolute hustle machine. No matter what the score or how much time is left in the game Kemper will go full tilt buzzer to buzzer. She went to the ground after loose balls three times in the second half of a game when the Warriors were down by 20 points. A real model for the younger players on the team.
Weaknesses – Like Shawndra, Lisa rarely shoots, and sometimes seems uncomfortable putting the ball up. Also, bigger players can give her problems on the boards.
Stephanie Krueger: Strengths – A high energy player, can score and rebound extremely well off the bench.
Weaknesses – Makes to many mental errors for a senior. Often she cancels out a great play by creating a foolish turnover, must remain under control.
Savannah McDonald: Strengths – She is a strong presence underneath that keeps possessions alive. Can effectively clog up the middle on defense.
Weaknesses – She doesn’t appear to have a complete grasp on the game yet, seems too timid at times. However, both should improve with more experience.
Lauren Dickerson: Strengths – Speedy player who comes to play on defense and can push the ball on offense.
Weaknesses – Isn’t a threat really on offense. Like other members of the team she appears uncomfortable shooting the ball and at times is too timid when running the offense. Again experience with help.
Coach Steiner: Strengths – Shows a willingness to play everyone regardless the game situation. He does a good job of making adjustments and creating plays for his team to run.
Weaknesses – At times it seems he has his starters on too short of a leash, and as a result they sometimes seem to play tight. Also it seems like he allows the other team to act and then he reacts. It would be nice to see the Warriors throw the first figurative “punch.”