The Silver Lake College women’s basketball team got on the bus yesterday and headed for The USCAA National Tournament in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The Lady Lakers (21-&-7)take a 13-game winning streak into the 8-school tourney…which begins on Wednesday. Before the players boarded the bus on campus…Coach Mike Flentje addressed those attending a sendoff rally in the cafeteria.
Hailee Kotche, a junior forward from Manitowoc Lincoln, on the fact that this team was only at the .500 mark…around Christmastime.
Coach Mike Flentje, who is in his 11th season, gives a scouting report on first round opponent, Dean College, of Massachusetts.
Lady Lakers’ senior guard Danielle Byrum from Sheboygan Lutheran on their frame of mind entering the national tournament.
Danelle Buck…Kotche and Byrum are team tri-captains. Kotche on the heavy season travel schedule and fact they have ‘6’ Academic All-Americans on the roster.
(Danielle) Byrum on the key to the team’s success…this year.
The Silver Lake-‘Dean’ College contest is due to tip off at 11:00 our time Wednesday morning. The semifinals are on Friday in a 4-to-5-thousand seat arena in Uniontown.
