Doing It With Defense
McDaniel allowed an opponent to reach 60 points just once in the final 10 games of the season last year. The last 10 opponents averaged just 46.7 points per game. However, the offense was limited to 53 or fewer points seven times during that same stretch.
Livin’ It Up
Liv Storer returns to anchor the offense in 2018-19. She averaged a team-best 11.6 points per game during her sophomore campaign, starting all 25 games. She reached double figures in all but seven contests last season, including a pair of 20-point performances. Storer will be the go-to option early as the only returner among the top four scorers from last season.
THIS WEEK'S FOES
11/10: McDaniel at Wesley, 2:00
The Wolverines (0-0) open this season off a 5-20 campaign a year ago. Wesley has not reached double-digit wins since an 11-14 campaign in 2014-15. Monshea Newsome-Murray returns after leading the squad in scoring last season at 12.0 points per game. The Wolverines return three of their top four scorers from 2017-18. Stacey O’Neale averaged 10.8 ppg while Shelby Johnson netted 8.9 ppg in her rookie season.
• Series Record: McDaniel leads, 1-0
• First Meeting: 2012 (MCD 73, WC 32)
• Last Meeting: 2012 (MCD 73, WC 32)
• Streak: McDaniel +1
• Last Wesley Win: N/A
11/13: York (Pa.) at McDaniel, 7:30
The Spartans (0-0) opens the season with road games at Messiah and McDaniel sandwiched around a home game with Johns Hopkins, playing three games in the first six days of the season. York comes off an 18-9 season that ended with a 93-69 loss to Christopher Newport in the CAC semifinals. The Spartans return leading scorer rebounder Katie McGowan (13.5 ppg, 7.3 rpg) but will have to replace the rest of its starting lineup. The other four starters combined to average 37.3 points. McGowan was a second-team All-CAC performer last season.
• Series Record: McDaniel leads, 30-20
• First Meeting: 1974 (WMC 45, YCP 28)
• Last Meeting: 2017 (YCP 67, MCD 61)
• Streak: York +3
• Last McDaniel Win: 2014 (64-40)
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David Sinclair