2020-21 Previews: Carlisle, Carroll, Cascade
Carlisle Wildcats 11-12 last year 51.7 points scored, 49.3 points against 12 returning players While Carlisle must replace three key seniors, they do return experienced starters Aubrey Furnal and Sydney Berg Sydney Berg 5'10" | SF Carlisle | 2021 State…
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11-12 last year
51.7 points scored, 49.3 points against
12 returning players
While Carlisle must replace three key seniors, they do return experienced starters Aubrey Furnal and Sydney Berg Sydney Berg 5'10" | SF Carlisle | 2021 State IA along with a handful of others. Berg accounted for 173 points with 144 rebounds and 30 steals, as Furnal added 71 points, 31 rebounds, 25 assists and 19 steals. The Wildcats recorded 238 steals and made 103 three-pointers last season.
Notable returners:
Sydney Berg
Sydney
Berg
5'10" | SF
Carlisle | 2021
State
IA
– 7.5 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.3 SPG
Isbelle Noring – 7.7 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.0 APG
Katie Keeney
Katie
Keeney
5'9" | SF
Carlisle | 2023
State
IA
– 6.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG
Aubrey Furnal – 3.1 PPG, 1.1 APG
Carroll Tigers
12-10 last year
56.2 points scored, 47.9 points against
11 returning players
Just one senior departs from Carroll’s program, as the Tigers won 12 games a year ago. Laura Sweeney Laura Sweeney 5'4" | PG Carroll | 2021 State IA , Kennedy Lein Kennedy Lein 5'9" | SF Carroll | 2021 State IA , Ella Collison Ella Collison 5'8" | SF Carroll | 2021 State IA and Gabriella Hammer are all back as starters with several others seeing playing time. Collison and Lein each scored over 200 points, with Collison also grabbing 109 rebounds. Sweeney led the team with 66 assists and 46 steals. Hammer, Sweeney and Reicks combined for 89 made three-pointers.
Notable returners:
Laura Sweeney
Laura
Sweeney
5'4" | PG
Carroll | 2021
State
IA
– 8.4 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.0 APG, 2.1 SPG
Kennedy Lein
Kennedy
Lein
5'9" | SF
Carroll | 2021
State
IA
– 9.6 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.6 SPG
Ella Collison
Ella
Collison
5'8" | SF
Carroll | 2021
State
IA
– 11.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.4 APG, 2.3 SPG
Gabriella Hammer – 7.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG
Cascade Cougars
26-1 last year
59.7 points scored, 30.9 points against
8 returning players
Following an unbeaten regular season that included winning the River Valley Conference North division title, Cascade was stunned in the Class 2A semifinals by Osage. The Cougars will need to replace leading scorer Nicole McDermott Nicole McDermott 5'5" | PG Cascade | 2020 State IA and a talented group of seniors. Junior starter Ally Hoffman Ally Hoffman 5'6" | PG Cascade | 2022 State IA is back along with Faith Bower, Alyssa Lux, Taryn Hofman, Megan Smith, Devin Simon, Sydney Weber and Elizabeth Gibbs. Hoffman scored 213 points, shooting almost 42 percent from the field with 29 made three-pointers.
Notable returners:
Ally Hoffman
Ally
Hoffman
5'6" | PG
Cascade | 2022
State
IA
– 8.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.6 APG, 2.3 SPG
Alyssa Lux – 4.3 PPG, 1.2 RPG
Faith Bower – 2.1 PPG, 1.4 APG, 1.1 SPG