After losing four starters and a head coach from last season, the Sinclair Community College women’s basketball team had work to do and shoes to fill.
Assistant men’s Basketball Coach Marcus Stewart was promoted to women’s head coach to fill the void left by 10-year veteran Jeff Dillon, and although he has taken a different approach to coaching the team, the transition has been seamless.
“My goal going into the season was to expand the program in the community, develop my players and compete within the conference,” Stewart said.
The Lady Tartans to date have registered a 7-8 record overall, including two losses to nationally ranked teams.
Over the semester break, the team competed twice and broke even at 1-1, facing additional adversity with cancelled games and the temporary loss of sophomore guard Ashley Morrow.
“Ashley is our overall best player … even so, one of our strengths is our depth on the wings, where we have four players averaging 15 points per game,” Stewart said.
Freshman guard JeNae Curtiss leads the team in scoring and rebounding at 16.8 ppg and 7.8 rpg respectively, and Osha’ Owens the assist leader with 3.7 apg.
“If we continue to improve, I like the direction this team is headed,” Stewart said.