2020-21 Previews: DM North, DM Roosevelt, Diagonal

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Des Moines North Polar Bears</strong> 8-15 last year 43.3 points scored, 52.3 points against 13 returning players</p> The Polar Bears are coming off an eight-win campaign, which marked their most victories in a single-season this decade. Junior Nya Mach is back after posting a team-high in point scored, shooting over 34 percent from the field and nearly 30 percent from the three-point line. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id="160574" first="Elizabeth" last="Puot"] is also back after recording 180 rebounds at over eight per night. Junior [player_tooltip player_id="63638" first="Laphina" last="Campbell"] looks to build upon her 4.4 assist-per-night average last year. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">[player_tooltip player_id="63638" first="Laphina" last="Campbell"] - 12.8 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 4.4 APG, 3.3 SPG [player_tooltip player_id="160574" first="Elizabeth" last="Puot"] - 9.4 PPG, 8.2 RPG [player_tooltip player_id="131223" first="Ihari" last="Oromo"] - 13.3 PPG, 8.1 RPG Nya Mach - 10.1 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.2 SPG</p> &nbsp; <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Des Moines Roosevelt Roughriders</strong> 13-10 last year 57.1 points scored, 50.1 points against 8 returning players</p> Thanks to a perfect 10-0 run through the CIML Metro Conference, the Roughriders will begin 2020 as defending league champions. Roosevelt finished with 13 wins overall and features its top scorer, rebounder and assist player. Junior [player_tooltip player_id="129008" first="Amaya" last="Davison"] posted 13.5 points and three assists a game last year and is joined by sophomore [player_tooltip player_id="13959" first="Arianna" last="Jackson"], who had 112 total rebounds and 5.6 a night. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">[player_tooltip player_id="129009" first="Trinity" last="Cheatom"] - 10.1 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.0 APG, 1.6 SPG [player_tooltip player_id="13959" first="Arianna" last="Jackson"] - 13.5 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.5 APG [player_tooltip player_id="63042" first="Ke’Ayla" last="Madiso"]n - 8.5 PPG, 2.8 APG [player_tooltip player_id="129008" first="Amaya" last="Davison"] - 13.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.0 APG, 2.5 SPG</p> &nbsp; <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Diagonal Maroons</strong> 9-13 last year 42.0 points scored, 47.2 points against xx returning players</p> A nice little stretch late in the season helped the Maroons finish with nine wins, but that was well down from their run of four consecutive seasons with a winning record. Diagonal will look to get back to form with four returning starters who were all freshmen a year ago. Leading scorer [player_tooltip player_id="133922" first="Erin" last="Sobotka"] has moved on, but Anna Newton averaged 10 points and five rebounds a night last year. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Anna Newton - 10.1 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.9 APG Taylor Lumbard - 8.3 PPG, 10.5 RPG Alaina Whittington - 6.1 PPG, 4.7 RPG</p> &nbsp; <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"></p>