Lori Kerans
Lori Kerans
Lori Kerans has been Millikin University's Women's Basketball head coach since 1986. In 2013, she celebrated her 500th career win. Her teams were in Division 3 NCAA playoffs eleven times and won the 2005 NCAA Division III national championship...
ball engine kept tonight
She's awesome. That's going to make us a better ball club. I thought she was the sparkplug tonight that really kept the Wheaton engine revved up.
chemistry comfort fit team zones
One of the things we're really working on is chemistry and comfort and how things fit together, especially when a team zones us.
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When you win by 20 or lose by 20, it never affords you the opportunity of playing in close games. This is huge growth in terms of an opportunity to gain confidence.
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I knew that when she led us at Calvin - where she grew up and in front of her grandfather - that she was going to be golden the rest of the way.
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You hope to have capable backups, but the comfort level or familiarity of the team with each other is usually just not there. I remember telling Lindsay 'Just do your best.' I had no idea that she would be the kind of kid that would lead us to a title.
balance double figures four kids sharing
Four kids in double figures - I like that a lot. That balance and that sharing is important.
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That's what we've got to get them to do. They're going to have to carry some of the heavy water until we find some rhythm in the perimeter game.
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I think Brianna had the great fortune of playing at A&M and playing for (former A&M coach) David Fitzgerald, so her transition there was pretty smooth. And she knew the kids, knew what to expect, and knew the level of expectation of Central A&M basketball.
basketball continue kid people surround
If you were to write a template of the kind of kid you want, it's Joanna Conner and Lindsey Koehn. They are the kind of people that I want to surround myself with as I continue my basketball career.