The Seton Hill University (SHU) women’s basketball team will look to rebound this season after posting an overall record of 12-15 last season, with a West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) record of 8-12.
Last season, the Griffins had trouble winning on the road, which is certainly an area where they hope to improve in their 2008 campaign.
By Steve Meredith
Senior Staff Writer
The Seton Hill University (SHU) women’s basketball team will look to rebound this season after posting an overall record of 12-15 last season, with a West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) record of 8-12.
Last season, the Griffins had trouble winning on the road, which is certainly an area where they hope to improve in their 2008 campaign.
To help do this, the Griffins return junior forward Katie Lintner, who has proven to be a major scoring threat for the Griffins in past seasons. Lintner was named to the All-WVIAC second team last season and in doing so, became the first SHU women’s basketball player to be honored by the WVIAC as a second team selection. Lintner finished last season averaging 15.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
The Griffins also return some dynamic players in sophomore guard Jordan Burkes and junior guards Erika Haitz and Orit Farchi.
Burkes, Haitz, and Farchi all proved that they can be valuable players to have on the court in big games. Last season, all three players helped lift the Griffins to a huge win over then number 10 ranked Charleston. Haitz had 14 points in that game, while Farchi contributed 10 points. Burkes helped seal the victory with a lay-up and a free throw in the game’s final 30 seconds.
I’m really looking forward to this year’s version of the SHU women’s basketball program, for some very exciting reasons. Although the Griffins had trouble winning on the road last season, they also proved that they can perform well in big games.
The biggest challenge for the women’s basketball team this year will be finishing games. The Griffins lost by 10 points or less on seven different occasions last season, and if they had won those seven games, they would have finished the season with a very impressive 19-8 record, good for a top 10 ranking in the WVIAC.
With an extremely talented crop of returning players, coupled with a freshmen recruiting class that includes the second tallest person on the team at 6’1”, forward Lindsy Muchnock, I look for the Griffins to be better at finishing games this season.
I would not be surprised if this year; the SHU women’s basketball team finishes as one of the top 10 squads in their conference, and joins the ranks as one of the WVIAC’s elite teams.