High expectations set for seasoned women's team
Michael Tardiff
Issue date: 11/17/08 Section: Sports
If the Huskies have one major weakness it's their depth. Running seven or eight players deep, McDevitt conceded that he'd like to see his bench extended to nine or ten players.
"It's going to be a challenge. I don't think we're as deep as we've been in years past," McDevitt said.
The Huskies should fare well against most of the LEC. Their biggest tests will come when they play Eastern and Western Connecticut.
Their early non-conference game against Bowdoin should serve as a good measuring stick for the 2008 squad. Ranked 15th in the country, Bowdoin is a perennial powerhouse and nationally recognized program. If the Huskies play well against Bowdoin, it could be a good sign of things to come.
USM will also gauge its program when they play in the Alamo Shootout in San Antonio, TX. The Huskies will square off against Mary Hardin Baylor, a powerhouse on the men's side, and Trinity (TX) a nationally regarded program that garnered votes in the D3hoops.com pre-season poll for 2008-09.
The Huskies open their season on Nov. 18 against local rival University of New England in a game that could shed some light on this year's team.
"Right from the start with UNE we'll get a chance to see where we stand," McDevitt said.
"It's going to be a challenge. I don't think we're as deep as we've been in years past," McDevitt said.
The Huskies should fare well against most of the LEC. Their biggest tests will come when they play Eastern and Western Connecticut.
Their early non-conference game against Bowdoin should serve as a good measuring stick for the 2008 squad. Ranked 15th in the country, Bowdoin is a perennial powerhouse and nationally recognized program. If the Huskies play well against Bowdoin, it could be a good sign of things to come.
USM will also gauge its program when they play in the Alamo Shootout in San Antonio, TX. The Huskies will square off against Mary Hardin Baylor, a powerhouse on the men's side, and Trinity (TX) a nationally regarded program that garnered votes in the D3hoops.com pre-season poll for 2008-09.
The Huskies open their season on Nov. 18 against local rival University of New England in a game that could shed some light on this year's team.
"Right from the start with UNE we'll get a chance to see where we stand," McDevitt said.
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