Team Previews: BCLUW, Beckman, Bedford
BCLUW Comets 15-9 last year 46.9 points scored, 39.9 points against 8 returning players The BCLUW defense was scary-good in 2019-20, holding opponents to under 40 points per game in going 15-9 overall. The Comets will need to replace…
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BCLUW Comets
15-9 last year
46.9 points scored, 39.9 points against
8 returning players
The BCLUW defense was scary-good in 2019-20, holding opponents to under 40 points per game in going 15-9 overall. The Comets will need to replace three seniors, but four players who started at least 14 games return led by juniors Allison Engle Allison Engle 5'10" | SF BCLUW | 2022 State IA and Chloe Walters Chloe Walters 5'9" | C BCLUW | 2022 State IA . Last year, Engle averaged 11 points and almost six rebounds per game, shooting 35 percent from the field and 36 percent from the three-point line. Walters, meanwhile, recorded almost 12 points and over seven boards a night, shooting nearly 64 percent from the floor.
Notable returners:
Allison Engle
Allison
Engle
5'10" | SF
BCLUW | 2022
State
IA
– 11.0 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 3.2 APG, 2.6 SPG
Chloe Walters
Chloe
Walters
5'9" | C
BCLUW | 2022
State
IA
– 11.7 PPG, 7.2 RPG
Betula Messerly – 5.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 2.4 APG
Lizzie Garber – 3.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG
Beckman Trailblazers
9-14 last year
49.6 points scored, 53.6 points against
7 returning players
To post a winning record this season, Beckman will need some younger players to step into bigger roles. The Trailblazers graduated four seniors, with three of them holding down key spots a year ago. Junior Lauren Osterhaus returns along with senior Kennedy Arens to lead the way. Osterhaus scored 10.5 points with over five rebounds and almost three steals a game last year with Arens adding 13 points and nearly five boards a night. Arens and Osterhaus made 37 three-pointers a year ago, with Arens also getting to the free throw line 163 times to lead the team.
Notable returners:
Lauren Osterhaus – 10.5 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2.9 SPG, 2.7 APG
Kennedy Arens – 13.3 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.6 SPG, 2.1 APG
Keeley Schmitt – 2.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG
Bedford Bulldogs
6-16 last year
37.0 points scored, 47.9 points against
10 returning players
Scoring was at a premium for Bedford last year, as the Bulldogs averaged just 37 points per game. However, they return 10 players, losing just three seniors from that group. Among those set to return are leading scorer Kennedy Weed Kennedy Weed 5'5" | PG Bedford | 2021 State IA , as the senior posted 12 points per game last year. Darcy Davis Darcy Davis 5'7" | SF Bedford | 2021 State IA , Macie Sefrit, Kelly Weed and Emily Baker were all between four-and-five points a night. Baker also recorded a team-leading eight rebounds a game.
Notable returners:
Kennedy Weed
Kennedy
Weed
5'5" | PG
Bedford | 2021
State
IA
– 12.0 PPG
Emily Baker – 5.4 PPG, 8.2 RPG