Women's Basketball Sophomore Lindsay King lead the team last season in scoring, rebounding and assists.

The Caltech Women’s basketball program is coming off one of the best seasons on record for the young program. Women took the court for the first time in collegiate competition in 1997 at Caltech and in 2001 the team became a full SCIAC member. With such a short history, many names and teams have opportunities to impact program records, and no team has seized that opportunity like the 2004-2005 roster. With 8 team records, seven records for play against SCIAC schools, and six individuals records set last season, the program ushers in a new light for its future. As students return to campus for the 2005-2006 year, one can only wonder what the next improvement will be.

“We have great momentum coming into this season. Last year was such a awakening for our players. They got a taste of what is possible, and now with seasoned veterans, and our incoming freshman class, I think we can build on foundation and keep that momentum moving in the right direction,” said Caltech Head Coach, Sandra Marbut.

The graduation of four seniors would have appeared to have left a big gap on the team. “We will miss our senior class, but I have great confidence in the ladies who are back with us and you will see them all grow into their expanded roles. It won’t take long for those new roles to feel like an old hat…comfortable and familiar,” says Marbut.

The leadership will come to the team in the Captains Trio of senior Shelby Montague, junior Lisa Tran and sophomore Lindsay King. “Shelby has shown great leadership and intensity already in the off season working with her younger teammates to remind them the hard work happens when you aren’t on campus during the summer months,” commented Marbut. “Shelby will do a great job setting the tone early in our preseason.” Montague will likely break the record for the most games played, set a year ago by former teammate Andrea Kung, if she has even part of the season she has had over the last three years. She will be the second four year player to graduate in the last two years, marking great progress and consistency for the program. Tran, coming off one of her best offensive seasons, will have an increased role this year and be asked to blend her abilities even more into the team scoring punch. Lindsay King, the team’s leading scorer in 04-05, returns with more game experience than any other player in the SCIAC. King lead the conference in minutes played at the conclusion of the 04-05 season, and that time on the floor will serve her well.

Rounding out the returners will be senior Angela Magee, Junior Diana Lin and Sophomores Rene Davis, Meghan Kelleher, and Raquel Martinez. Magee and Lin return for their second and third years on the team respectively and both will likely find great improvement in what they can contribute to the team. Kelleher comes back to the team after a surprising season her first year. “Meghan shocked the Caltech scene with her ability to shoot the three and to play in the reserve point position. Injuries put her in a place where she had to handle the ball, be our go to person, and she did a great job,” mentions Coach Marbut. Watch for that hands on experience to help Meghan this year. Raquel Martinez also found she would be in a bigger role than she first expected. “When Raquel joined us, she wasn’t sure what was ahead, and neither were we. Big smiles crossed all of our faces when we saw the raw talent and potential Raquel had and gained over the course of the season,” said Marbut. “Both Meghan and Raquel can expect their roles to expand this year because they have earned it!” However the biggest gain was made by Rene Davis. Sidelined with an injury early in the season for more than eight weeks, Rene was only able to return to the roster late in January. And return she did…burning up the conference with her shooting and skill with the ball. “I don’t think we have even begun to see what Rene is capable of and I am excited to see what she will accomplish this year. She is going to play a very big role in what we do this year, and I think shock a lot of people,” comments Coach Marbut.

Newcomers to the team help fill vacancies created by the graduating seniors. Freshman Natalie Vernia from Calabasas, CA will help add both rebounding power and shooting touch to the Caltech arsenal. “I have watched Natalie play through her senior year, and I think she is another young lady who will blossom in the college game. I think we will see good things and versatility from Natalie this year,” said Coach Marbut. Along side Natalie, fans will find Lea Kunesh of Oceanside, CA. Lea played on the fierce Carlsbad High School squad, a team who won San Diego Section of CIF and advanced two rounds in Division I State playoffs before falling to eventual State Runner up Canyon Springs. “Lea brings us added attack on the perimeter, and will play a big role in what we accomplish this year. It is going to be great to have a player with Lea’s playoff experience on the team, and I see great things for her in her first year of college ball.” Finally, newcomer Marie Giron added to the program. “We are excited to see what Marie will bring to the team. We have had such great additions (Kelleher and Martinez in recently history) to the team who we did not know about until just before school started. I fully expect Marie to be just as pleasant an addition to the program as other players have been,” said Marbut.

The team begins its season with three scrimmages, hoping to use the practice games to prepare for the tough season ahead. With its first completely NCAA Division III schedule in program history, the team is ambitious in its goals. Caltech opens on the road at the University of Puget Sound Tournament tip off weekend on November 18th with tough UPS as its first contender. The ladies follow that game with Northwest opponent Linfield College. “These are great games to start with as they really will show us what we have to get done to be ready in January for our conference. We’ll play UPS and LC in November and then again a month later in December, so it gives us a chance to see our growth over the four weeks. We’ll have another mark in January when we start SCIAC play, and we will have been well versed in what it takes when the conference schedule arrives,” outlines Coach Marbut. Caltech’s home opener will begin with its Annual Thanksgiving Tournament and hosting Cal Maritime Academy, along with Rose Hulman Institute of Indiana and Worcester Polytechnic Institute from Massachusetts.

Women's Basketball (clockwise from top left) Graduating Seniors Penny Gunterman, Sue Ann Hong, Andrea Kung and Joanne Yim.

March 8th, 2005
Women's Basketball: Year in Review

The Caltech Women's Basketball team improved by leaps and bounds this past season., boosted by the best recruiting class in the program's history,

Team scoring shot up an astronomical 128%. Team shooting rose from 15% to 25%. Team assists more than tripled to 161. Total steals increased 60%. The team's total blocks shot upward from 11 in 2003-2004 to 71. That improvement helped lead to opposing field goal percentages falling from 46% to 41%.

The team set several season records for points scored, most field goals made, most three-pointers made, total rebounds, total assists and total blocks.

With a talented core of now-seasoned Freshman and with more recruits on the way, the future of Women's Basketball program at Caltech is extremely promising.

March 1st, 2005
Women's Basketball wraps up season; Honors graduating Seniors

The Caltech Women's Basketball team finished its season this past week with losses to Redlands (by a score of 42-82) and to Cal Lutheran (29-80).

Freshman Lindsay King was the top performer for the week, averaging 13 points, five rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. King finishes the season as Caltech's leader in scoring (12.0 ppg), rebounding (7.0 rpg), total assists (44), total blocks (30) and total minutes (940).

Freshman Jessica Roberts finished the season second on the team in scoring (10.9 ppg). She led the team in shooting percentage, three-point shooting and free-throw percentage.

After missing several games due to injury, Freshman Rene Davis emerged as one of the team's top contributors, averaging 8.3 points a game. Despite her injuries, she led the team with 40 steals, and had several impressive games down the stretch both rebounding the ball and passing to her teammates.

Prior to Wednesday's home finale against Cal Lutheran, the team's four seniors were honored in a pre-game ceremony.

Senior Andrea Kung played for the team for all four of her years at Caltech. She graduates holding the record for most games played in the program's history, and served as team captain the past two seasons.

Despite only playing two seasons, Senior Penny Gunterman quickly became a fan favorite, giving the team a regular dose of energy and hustle off the bench.

Senior Sue Ann Hong came to the team as a novice in Basketball before last season. Hong's smile and presence on the bench were welcome contributions to the team.

Senior Joanne Yim, a four-year contributor to the Women's Tennis program, decided to try her hand at Basketball this season. Her hard work in practice to improve her game helped inspire her teammates throughout the year.

Congratulations to the whole team on the completion of their season.

Caltech Basketball Freshman Jessica Roberts shoots a 3-pointer against Whittier.

February 21st, 2005
Roberts leads Women's Basketball against Whittier

Freshman Jessica Roberts led Caltech to one of its best games ever on Tuesday night, with a 52-69 loss to Whittier.

Caltech stayed with Whittier the entire first half, leading by four early on and going into halftime tied 33-33. It was the first time in the program's history they have been tied with a SCIAC opponent at halftime.

Roberts lead the team with 20 points and six rebounds. Freshman Lindsay King had 11 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Freshman Rene Davis had eight points, a career-high 14 rebounds, five assists and four steals.

On Saturday the team lost to Occidental, 36-86. Davis led Caltech with 14 points; Roberts added 11.

The team will play its next game Monday night at Redlands. They'll finish the season this Wednesday at home against Cal Lutheran. Graduating Seniors Penny Gunterman, Sue Ann Hong, Andrea Kung and Joanne Yim will be honored during a pre-game ceremony. Tip-off will be at 7:30 PM.

Caltech Basketball Freshman Rene Davis

February 14th, 2005
Davis leads Women's Basketball against Claremont, Pomona

The Caltech Women's Basketball team showed continued progress this past week in conference games against Claremont Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer.

The team lost to Claremont,, 38-70. Freshman Rene Davis was the high-scorer of the game with 16 points. She also had two blocks and a career-high six steals.

Against Pomona-Pitzer, the team lost 43-68, the 25-point margin representing one of the program's closest efforts ever against a SCIAC opponent. Jessica Roberts lead the team in scoring with 15 points, adding six rebounds and four steals.

After cracking double digits in scoring in only two of her first ten games, Davis has scored 12 or more points in three consecutive games, giving her a 7.7 points-per-game average on the season.

The team plays its next game this Tuesday night at home against Whittier College. Tip-off is at 7:30 PM.

February 7th, 2005
Davis, Women's Basketball, play tough 2nd Half against La Verne

Freshman Rene Davis broke out of her scoring slump to lead Caltech with 13 points against La Verne, as the team lost 28-62.

After going into halftime down 35-5, Caltech's play improved dramatically in the second half, with the team shooting 32 percent from the field.

Along with her 13 points, Davis collected seven rebounds, three steals and two assists. She also played impressive defense with an astonishing four blocks, three of which were within the first five minutes of the game. Near the end of the game, she stole the ball and took it the other way for a lay up, bringing some excitement to the Caltech faithful.

Freshman Lindsay King added 12 points, nine rebounds and two assists.

Earlier in the week, the team lost to Cal Lutheran, 51-89. King lead the team with 20 points and seven rebounds.

The team plays its next game this Thursday night at Claremont Mudd-Scripps. Their next home game comes this Saturday against Pomona-Pitzer. Tip-off is at 5:00 PM.

Caltech Basketball Senior Andrea Kung

January 31st, 2005
Student-Athlete Spotlight:
Women's Basketball's Andrea Kung

Senior Forward Andrea Kung has been a key member of the Caltech Women's Basketball team since joining up her Sophomore year.

A Chemistry major from Edison, New Jersey, Kung attended Caltech largely because of the superior education and greater array of career options that would be available to her upon graduation.

Kung describes her experience with the team as “a good place to take out your frustrations. [The team is] probably why I stayed at Caltech.”

For her career, Kung has appeared in 63 Women's Basketball games and averages 2.9 points and 2.5 rebounds a game. Kung's contributions to the program extend far beyond mere numbers. Head Coach Sandra Marbut comments:

“A year ago, Andrea was the driving force behind Caltech even having a team. Since my first day was October 1st and practice started 14 days later,

Andrea really spearheaded the efforts over the summer. Without her hard word

and persistence, some of the ladies may not have come out for the team. I credit Andrea with keeping the Women's Basketball program on track through a number of staffing changes.”

Kung will graduate with her class this June. She plans on taking some time off after graduation before pursuing her career.

January 31st, 2005
Women's Basketball hangs tough in loss to Redlands

For the first 18 minutes of their game against Redlands this past Saturday, the Caltech Women's Basketball team enjoyed a glimpse into a competitive future.

Freshman Lindsay King converted a Rene Davis pass into a three-pointer with 1:49 left in the first half as the team tied the game at 26.

Though Redlands would rally to eventually win by a score of 41-74, good efforts were given by Freshmen King, Davis and Jessica Roberts, and Junior Shelby Montague, who had eight rebounds and three steals.

King led the team in scoring with 15 points. She added six rebounds, two steals and two assists. Davis had a career-high six assists to go along with her six rebounds and three steals. Roberts added 14 points on five-for-eleven shooting.

Earlier in the week, the team lost to Occidental College, 35-78. Roberts, assuming the role of sixth man for the game, came off the bench to score a team-high 14 points and six rebounds.

For the week, Roberts led the team in scoring with 14 points-per-game and a 39% shooting average from beyond the arc. King averaged 11 points and shot 42% from the three-point arc. Davis lead the team in assists (7) steals (6) and was second in rebounding (5.0 rebounds per game).

The team plays its next game this Thursday evening at Cal Lutheran University. Their next home game is this Saturday night against the University of La Verne. Tip-off is at 5:00 PM.

Caltech Basketball Junior Shelby Montague

January 24th, 2005
Women's Basketball loses to Pomona; Whittier

The Caltech Women's Basketball team lost two tough games against Pomona-Pitzer, 34-77, and Whittier College, 23-82 this past week.

Freshman Lindsay King lead the team in scoring for the week, averaging 10.5 points-per-game, and 9.0 rebounds-per-game while tallying three blocks.

Junior Shelby Montague totaled eleven points and seven rebounds to go along with two blocks of her own for both games.

Freshman Jessica Roberts had a team high 13 points and five rebounds in the Pomona-Pitzer game. The team plays next this Thursday at home against Occidental. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 PM.

Caltech Basketball Freshman Jessica Roberts

January 17th, 2005
Women's Basketball struggles at La Verne, narrows gap against Claremont Mudd-Scripps

After struggling against LaVerne the Caltech Women's Basketball team showed considerable improvement in Saturday's night's game against Claremont Mudd-Scripps.

After getting blown out the first half, the team outscored Claremont in the second half, 28-23, and lost by a score of 42-61. It was the closest SCIAC game of Head Coach Sandra Marbut's tenure.

Freshman Lindsay King filled her stat line, with a game-high 18 points, five steals, four rebounds, four assists and two blocks, while shooting 8 of 19 from the floor.

Freshman Jessica Roberts had 14 points, three assists and three rebounds. Both Roberts and King played all 40 minutes of the game, as did Junior Shelby Montague, who had a team-high six rebounds and added five points.

Earlier in the week, the team took a 10-74 loss at the hands of La Verne. King had eight points and six rebounds in that game. Montague added eight rebounds.

King currently leads the team in scoring, rebounding, steals and blocked shots. Roberts is second in scoring, and leads the team in assists. Montague is second on the team in rebounding.

The team eagerly awaits the return of Freshman Rene Davis, who's been out several weeks with an injury. At the time of her injury, Davis was third on the team in scoring and was averaging over two steals a game.

The team plays next this Thursday night on the road at Pomona-Pitzer. Their next home game is January 27 against Occidental College.

Caltech Basketball Freshman Lindsay King was named Athlete of the Week after scoring a school-record 33 points.

January 10th, 2005
Athlete of the Week: Women's Basketball's Lindsay King

The Freshman Forward from Bedford, New Hampshire set the school's single-game record with 33 points against Southwestern College on Friday night. King shot 12 of 20 from the field with six three-pointers; also a school record. She also had 11 rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block as Caltech snapped a six game losing streak going into conference play.

For the week, King average 15.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game to go along with five blocks and four assists. For the season, she is Caltech's leading scorer and rebounder at 13.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. She also leads the team in blocks with 13, and is tied for the lead in assists and steals.

King will now lead Caltech into SCIAC play, beginning with this Thursday's game at La Verne.

January 10th, 2005
King's record 33 points leads Women's Basketball past Southwestern

Freshman Lindsay King scored a team-record 33 points in Caltech's 64-44 win over Southwestern on Friday night at the Braun Gym.

Freshman Jessica Roberts also had a tremendous stat line, with 20 points, seven rebounds, six steals, five assists and three blocks. Her 20 points and five assists were both career highs.

Junior Shelby Montague continued to provide tremendous rebounding (11 rebounds) and defense (three steals). Freshman Meghan Kelleher added six rebounds.

It was Caltech's second win of this season, with both victories coming over the Eagles of Southwestern.

Earlier in the week, the team had suffered tough home losses to New Jersey City University and Stevens Tech.

For the week, Roberts averaged 11.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, with her seven steals, seven assists and five blocks all team highs. Montague averaged 8.3 rebounds with four steals. Sophomore Wing Ning thrilled her teammates and Caltech basketball fans when she scored her first career point off a free throw in the closing seconds against NJCU.

The team now begins its SCIAC Conference schedule. Their first game Their conference opener will be on the road at the University of La Verne this Thursday. Their next home game will be this Saturday against Claremont Mudd-Scripps. Tip-off is at 5:00 PM.

Women's Basketball Freshman Lindsay King leads the team in rebounding, assists and blocks, and is second in scoring and steals.

January 3rd, 2005
Season so far - Women's Basketball: Freshmen form core of team's future improvements across the board

The Women's Basketball team, led by a trio of Freshmen, has taken a huge step forward towards becoming a competitive program this season.

Freshmen Jessica Roberts, Lindsay King and Rene Davis are each ranked 1-2-3 on the team in scoring. That boost has helped the team's overall scoring improve a whopping 126 percent over last season's average, and the team's field goal shooting has improved by 43 percent. With players attacking the basket more aggressively, free-throw attempts are up 60 percent. And just a third of the way into the season, the team has nearly tripled the total number of three-point field goals made for all of last year.

The team has improved on defense as well. Opponents field-goal shooting has fallen 14 percent, and overall opponent scoring has fallen nine percent. Steals are up 56 percent with King and Davis accounting for 55 percent of the team's total. The team is recording more than five times the number of blocks they were averaging over last year, lead by King's average on one block per game.

The team's ball-handling has improved, with turnovers down 31 percent, and assists per game have more than tripled.

Women's Basketball faces a busy week with home games on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, beginning with Tuesday night's game against New Jersey City University. After this Friday's game against Southwestern College who Caltech defeated earlier this season, the team will begin its 14 game SCIAC Conference schedule.

December 27, 2004
Women's Basketball hosts Holiday Invitational

The Women's Basketball team hosted the 2004-2005 Caltech Holiday Invitational on December 17th and 18th, with teams from Atlanta Christian, Wilson College and Chapman University all participating.

Caltech lost its first game to Wilson College, 26-63. Freshman Lindsay King led Caltech with 19 points and six rebounds.

Caltech lost its second game of the Invitational to Atlanta Christian College by a score of 21-72. King led the team with nine points and four steals. Junior Shelby Montague had six points and five rebounds.

The team plays next Tuesday, January 4th at home against New Jersey City University.

Women's Basketball Junior Shelby Montague

December 6, 2004
Women's Basketball falls short against La Sierra

Caltech's Women's Basketball team took a tough loss to La Sierra University this past Saturday night, losing by a score of 32-91.

Freshman Jessica Roberts led the way, scoring 12 points with 12 rebounds and 2 assists. Freshman Lindsay King had 12 points and eight rebounds.

Junior Shelby Montague came up big on the boards with five rebounds. Freshman Rene Davis had three steals, running her season total to a team-high 13.

For the season, Roberts leads the team in scoring (12.8 points-per-game). Her 37.9 percent three-point shooting and her 11 three-pointers are both team highs.

King leads the team in rebounding with an average of 7.8, and is second on the team in scoring with 12.0. She also leads the team with six blocks.

King and Davis are tied for the team lead in assists with 11 each.

The team plays next at its Holiday Invitational, a four-team tournament December 17-18. Chapman, Atlanta Christian, and Wilson College will all be attending the event.

Women's Basketball Freshman Lindsay King

November 29, 2004
Women's Basketball hosts Thanksgiving Tournament; claims 3rd place

Caltech's Women's Basketball team snapped a 41 game losing streak at their 2004 Thanksgiving Tournament this past weekend. The team defeated Southwestern College by a score of 53-44 in the Tournament's Consolation game on Saturday.

The win came after Friday night's 38-75 loss to Emerson College in the opening round. Emerson eventually made it to the Championship Game where they lost to Simpson University by just five points.

In addition to Freshman Lindsay King repeating as Caltech Athlete of the Week, several players had standout performances. Freshman Jessica Roberts tied for the team lead in scoring with a 13.5 average despite missing all but 16 minutes of the Southwestern game with an injury. Freshman Rene Davis averaged 10.5 points and 3.0 rebounds with seven assists and six steals. Junior Shelby Montague averaged 5.5 rebounds and 3 steals.

The program's last win dates back to January 8th, 2003 and was also against Southwestern College.

Women's Basketball plays next Wednesday night at Chapman University. Their next home game is Saturday, December 4th at home against La Sierra University. The game begins at 7:30 PM.

November 22, 2004
Women's Basketball plays well at Stevens Tech Invitational

The Caltech Women's Basketball opened its regular season this past weekend with an away tournament at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. Despite losing both games of the tournament, the team showed dramatic improvement over last year's squad, with improved experience among the veterans and the skills of several incoming Freshmen.

In addition to Freshman Lindsay King's Athlete of the Week performance, Freshman Jessica Roberts had a tremendous weekend, leading the team in scoring with 13.5 points per game and chipping in 6.0 rebounds.

Junior Forward Shelby Montague, last year's MVP, was the top returner for Caltech. Montague averaged seven rebounds a game and currently leads the team in assists with five. Freshman Rene Davis also played well, averaging nine points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

The team lost to host Stevens Tech, and then lost a heart-breaker to John Jay College. Caltech was up by four at halftime before falling behind in the second half.

The team has made 11 three-pointers this season, already tying last season's total made over the course of 24 games.

The team will host the 2004 Thanksgiving Invitational this Friday and Saturday at the Braun Gym. They'll play Game 2 of the tournament on Friday at 8:00 PM against Southwestern College. The Consolation and Championship Games are on Saturday at 12 and 2, respectively.

Women's Basketball Caltech Athlete of the Week Freshman Jessica Roberts

The Caltech Women's Basketball team put on an impressive performance at their 2004 Alumni game this past Saturday. Freshmen Lindsay King, Jessica Roberts and Rene Davis each scored in double-digits for the varsity, with Lindsay King coming up with a game-high 22 points in a 71-72 loss in double-overtime to the Alumni.

Junior Shelby Montague also came up strong, with a ten rebound, five point effort.

Ada Yu of the Class of 2002, and currently an Assistant Coach for the team, dominated for the Alumni team, coming up with 17 points, 15 rebounds and five steals. Yu is the program's all-time leading scorer and two-time Most Valuable Player.

The team will kick off its 2004-2005 regular season campaign this weekend at the Stevens Tech Tournament. The team begins its home schedule next week as it hosts the 2004 Caltech Thanksgiving Invitational, with teams from Emerson, Simpson and Southwestern. The first game will be at 6:00 PM on Friday, November 26th with Simpson and Southwestern. Caltech will play Emerson College at 8:00 PM, with Consolation and Championship games to follow on Saturday at 12:00 and 2:00 PM respectively.

2004-2005 Season Preview
As the ladies of the Caltech Women's Basketball contemplate the season to come, they know it is full of firsts. The 2004-2005 season is marked with a couple of historical milestones hoping to ignite a new tradition for the team.
To start the year, seven Caltech players are returning to the program from the previous season. In the nine previous seasons, the women's team has never had more than 3-4 players return from the previous campaign. With seven coming back, the Caltech ladies experience a new phenomenon - they aren't starting from scratch! "This is key in creating a program where we can build a tradition. It is really tough to start new with new faces every year, and my hat goes off to the Caltech coaches before me who were able to start with such a small core each year," says current Caltech Head Coach, Sandra Marbut.

Another first to add to returners is the addition of five student athletes who will enter Caltech knowing they plan to play on the team. "To say we recruited these young ladies is almost accurate…no one comes to Caltech for anything other than an education. However, we worked hard to introduce Caltech to these young ladies, and explore their options to play. Once they were admitted on their academic talents, we were happy to confirm they intend to be a big part of our team," commented Marbut. Only one player prior to this season had been "recruited" in the Caltech sense. Ada Yu was the last impact player who chose Caltech for the academic programs but also knew she wanted to play ball before she arrived on campus. Often this resulted in a high percentage of the team either learning to play in college or returning to play after a long absence. "This year, we are very fortunate three young ladies knew they wanted to play as they were exploring Caltech, and two more were admitted and discovered the team after admission. All five have previous playing experience which really adds a great second layer to our core returning from last season," notes Coach Marbut.

Finally, the third element the team will be experiencing for the first time is a growth in the number of players on campus filling the roster to the brim. With the addition of four players joining the team from the Caltech community, the team will actually use all the uniforms Tech has. "So many times last season it was tough to have practice because we finished the year with eight players. If even one person was sick or had too much schoolwork to come to practice…we couldn't even scrimmage. To have so many young ladies ready to play and interested in making the commitment to the team…well, it is a great step forward for us," said Coach Marbut.

With all the big gains the team has made, the year looks bright. "What exactly a bright future will translate into is still unknown. Our team goals revolve around winning a game or two, becoming more competitive, and continuing to build on what we have begun. Those are the signs of a good year for us.

Anything above that…well, it is icing on the cake," said Marbut.