There’s always a new prospect who emerges at the Breslin Center every year, and Mara was one of those players yesterday. She has a solid frame, length, skill, and makes a multidimensional impact at the guard spot. Mara came sprinting into the paint like she was shot out of a cannon to secure an offensive rebound, then finished with a reverse. She boxed out hard to corral a weakside rebound and made one of the plays of the day. Mara applied aggressive perimeter pressure, poked the ball out, dove, secured the steal, flipped, and fired a lead pass up the court in stride to Kauffman for an assist. She handled the ball well with both hands, got to two feet on her drives, got to the free-throw line, and knocked them down. Mara caused a jump ball in the trap and used an effective euro-step with long strides to score a stretch finish. She scanned the court with her eyes up in transition and jumped way up to high point a defensive rebound. Mara scored nine points for the Bucks to go with four rebounds.

There’s always a new prospect who emerges at the Breslin Center every year, and Mara was one of those players yesterday. She has a solid frame, length, skill, and makes a multidimensional impact at the guard spot. Mara came sprinting into the paint like she was shot out of a cannon to secure an offensive rebound, then finished with a reverse. She boxed out hard to corral a weakside rebound and made one of the plays of the day. Mara applied aggressive perimeter pressure, poked the ball out, dove, secured the steal, flipped, and fired a lead pass up the court in stride to Kauffman for an assist. She handled the ball well with both hands, got to two feet on her drives, got to the free-throw line, and knocked them down. Mara caused a jump ball in the trap and used an effective euro-step with long strides to score a stretch finish. She scanned the court with her eyes up in transition and jumped way up to high point a defensive rebound. Mara scored nine points for the Bucks to go with four rebounds.