@LadySabreH oops BASKETBALL NOTES
GAME 8: CONCORDIA CHI.
LIVING UP TO THE “BILL
”ING
Head Coach Bill Peters, who enters his fourth season at the helm, has revived a struggling
program that won just 19 games combined in the three seasons leading up to his arrival.
Peters was the third-fastest in Marian history to 32 wins over his first three seasons.
*As of Dec. 13
NACC
Standings
NACC OVR
1. Concordia Wis. 5-0
8-0
2. Alverno
5-1 6-1
3. MSOE
3-1 4-3
4. Wis. Lutheran
2-1
3-3
5. Marian
2-1 2-5
6. Lakeland
2-2 3-4
7. Benedictine
2-2 2-5
8. Edgewood
2-3 2-6
9. Rockford
1-3 3-4
10. Aurora
1-3
2-6
11. Concordia Chi. 0-4
0-5
12. Dominican
0-4
0-8
Around the
NACC
Saturday, December 14 Time
* Rockford at Wis. Lutheran 4:15
* Dominican at MSOE
4:15
* Concordia Chi. at Marian 4:15
* Aurora at Edgewood
4:15
* Benedictine at Lakeland
4:15
Monday, December 16
* Alverno at Concordia Wis.
Lakeland at Maranatha
7
7
Tuesday, December 17
* Benedictine at Concordia Chi. 7
Maranatha at Wis. Lutheran
7
North Central (Ill.) at MSOE
7
* Aurora at Dominican
7
* Denotes NACC contest
VETERAN PRESENCE TO LEAD THE WAY
The Sabres return five players from the 2012-13 squad, led by seniors Dani Huray and
Sarah Albert. Huray tied the single-season record with 123 assists last season, averaging
nearly five helpers per game. Albert, who was the 2011-12 three-point percentage
champion among all divisions, is just 22 three-pointers shy of taking over second place
all-time in Marian laurels.
OH CAPTAINS, MY CAPTAINS
Head Coach Bill Peters has named his captains for the 2013-14 season and they are:
Seniors Dani Huray and Sarah Albert, junior Amelia Mirsberger and senior student
assistant coach Kelsey Moore.
WHO ARE YOU, WHO WHO
There are several new faces on the roster this season, nine to be exact. The list of
newcomers features eight freshmen and junior college transfer Sarah Olewinski, who
hails from Waukesha and attended UW-Waukesha a season ago.
Freshmen Molly Kovarik and Jessica Roberts trade in their soccer and volleyball
apparel, respectively, for a basketball uniform. Women’s basketball and women’s hockey
are the only teams on campus with multiple two-sport athletes.
RECORDS MAY FALL
Sarah Albert has shown to be one of the purest shooters in the conference, if not in the
nation. The Howards Grove native averaged 49.6 percent from three-point range in her
first season as a Sabre back in 2011-12. She followed it up with a 42.4-clip last year for a
career average of 45.7 percent.
She needs just four three’s, after going 18-for-41 through seven games this season,
to take over second place on the all-time list and remains 63 three’s shy of tying Brook
Haen (‘11), who has a program-best 204.
Albert currently holds the career standard in free throw percentage, going 85.2 percent
(109-for-128) in her third season.
PRESEASON POLL
The Marian University women’s basketball team was picked to finish eighth in the 2013-14
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Preseason Poll, as voted on by the NACC head
coaches and sports information directors.
Three-time defending champion Wisconsin Lutheran was the majority pick to repeat
once again, garnering 18-of-the-24 first-place votes for 281 poll points, after going 25-3 a
season ago, including a perfect 17-0 in league play.
2013-14 NACC Preseason Coaches’ and SIDs’ Poll
1. Wisconsin Lutheran (18), 281
7. Concordia Chicago, 169
2. Concordia Wisconsin (6), 264
8. Marian, 104
3. Benedictine, 226
9. Rockford, 97
4. Lakeland, 190
10. Aurora, 74
5. Alverno, 186
11. MSOE, 62
6. Edgewood, 174
12. Dominican, 45
Marian University Athletic Communications • Sadoff Gymnasium • 45 S. National Ave. • Fond du Lac, WI • 54935
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GAME 8: CONCORDIA CHI.
2013-14 Season Preview
he 2013-14 season presents a fresh start for the Marian
University women’s basketball team as a host of
veteran returners look to guide a team loaded with nine
newcomers eager to get the program back to the Northern
Athletics Collegiate Conference tournament for the third time
in four years.
Head Coach Bill Peters, who enters his fourth season
at the helm, was accustomed to making the postseason
after averaging 14 wins in his first two seasons at his alma
mater. Last year was a different story, however, as the Sabres
stumbled to a four-win campaign with a squad that lacked size
and depth.
This year, those issues have been addressed and there’s an
added motivation to get back to where Peters and his leaders
believe the program belongs.
“I expect to get back to the conference tournament, Peters
”
said. “To be .500 and battling for one of the top-eight seeds is
our baseline goal.
”
Three players that started all 25 games last year return to a
lineup that now features more size, depth and overall balance
that the squad lacked. Senior Dan H \