Top Returners in the Tri-County Conference Part 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is the first time in our top returners by conference series this season that we are doing a two-part series for a specific conference. Hats off to the Tri-County Conference for having a number of fantastic players for us to talk about this season. Here is the first part of that top returners series going into the 2024-25 season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='414233' first='Alaina' last='LaMonica'] - Washington Township (2025)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LaMonica is going to be the go-to piece for Washington Township this upcoming season after a great junior campaign where she scored more than 12 points a game, the lone double-figure scorer on the team. While more attention and pressure will be put on her, she's already faced it and knows how to handle it from the point guard position. Great backcourt presence and a veteran leader now in this program.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='827087' first='Juliette' last='Mirigliani'] - Clearview (2026)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clearview has been stocked up with some incredible talent over the past several seasons, but with Ana Pellecchia having graduated in the spring, a new face needs to step up for the Pioneers. Enter junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='827087' first='Juliette' last='Mirigliani'], a do-it-all kind of player that transformed herself into a must-watch player last season. Burst onto the scene and easily became one of this conference's brightest stars.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='414394' first='Alivia' last='Mauz'] - Williamstown (2025)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Williamstown is expected to be the class of the Royal division this season despite the loss of last year's senior standout Iriona Gravley. [player_tooltip player_id='414394' first='Alivia' last='Mauz'] will be the focus piece for this team upcoming and what a fantastic campaign she put together as a junior for the Braves, scoring nearly 18 points a game with 60 threes and roughly five steals per contest. Opponents are going to have nightmares trying to defend her this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='522661' first='Nicholle' last='Green'] - Timber Creek (2025)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Timber Creek is in a fantastic position going into next season, another division title favorite and home to a fantastic senior guard in [player_tooltip player_id='522661' first='Nicholle' last='Green'] who took a considerable step forward in production as a junior. If there's anything to watch out with her going into next season, it's what she'll be able to do offensively, a juggernaut of a scorer that's finding more consistent success from the perimeter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='414350' first='Nora' last='Ausland'] - Pennsville (2025)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pennsville has a two-headed monster ready to strike as we go into next season and one of those two impact players will be [player_tooltip player_id='414350' first='Nora' last='Ausland'], potentially the lone senior in the starting lineup to begin the year. She leads by example and leads with authority, scoring at will, playing great perimeter and post defense and is a multi-dimensional scorer at that when looking at her offensive package. Inside and out, from the perimeter to the paint, she's been fantastic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='601419' first='Marley' last='Wood'] - Pennsville (2026)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The other half of Pennsville's two-headed monster is [player_tooltip player_id='601419' first='Marley' last='Wood'], an incredibly complete guard already as a sophomore with a great skillset, high competitive drive and already a track record of notable improvement. Wood can score, she can go after loose balls and rebounds and she's been consistently able to dish the ball off to teammates for baskets, not to mention of the better defensive guards in the conference coming into the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='879771' first='RaNiyah' last='Wilson'] - Penns Grove (2025)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wilson was an electric player to watch on the court this past season, someone who was able to light up the scoreboard quite a bit. When she was on, she was an unstoppable force and is going into her senior season riding a high of confidence and success. Sneaky double-double machine that just needs to keep fighting her way through the paint for boards. Also shoots the three well and can take long-range shots consistently.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='831439' first='Kezia' last='Brackett'] - Glassboro (2027)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Glassboro has the makings of potentially being the best team in the Tri-County Conference next season, returning all of its best players for this season. Atop the list is sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='831439' first='Kezia' last='Brackett'], an impact freshman in the spring who burst onto the scene, knocking down 50 threes and scoring 17 points a game in the process. One of the best defenders over the course of the year and someone who just found ways to score and produce on the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->