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Area trio guiding Cedarville women’s squad
CEDARVILLE — Kirk Martins understands what a 13-5 record means to his Cedarville University women’s basketball squad.
On the surface, five losses may look like a bad thing. But considering the NAIA Division II 25th-ranked Yellow Jackets have played just four teams with a losing record, it’s a really good thing.
Of the 16 teams in the AMC, only six senior starters graduated from the conference — and three were on one team. Eight of the 16 teams in the league have a winning record.
“We knew our conference was going to be loaded this year and it is,” Martin said. “There are two really good teams who won’t even make our conference tournament.”
For more from Martin on his team, click the jump.
On the season: “It’s been very gratifying, It’s so nice to have experience back. There’s no substitute for that. I’m really pleased with the steps we’ve taken to get better.”
On having three locals players starting on his team: “It’s very rewarding. Of course, I could recruit locally and if we were 5-15, you’d go ‘Well, big deal.’ We’re able to compete at our level, which is a strong level of competition and we’re doing it with three local girls who all start. We’re still young with them. There’s still lots of room for improvement. It shows the quality of basketball in Clark County.”
On Alison Lemon: “She’s having a really good year. What I like about her is that its (her third year) and if you research her statistics, every year has been better. She’s taken a step forward. This year what I’ve like about her the most is that she’s taken back some of her need for shots to make us better and she’s done exactly what I’ve asked her to do on the floor. We’re a lot more post-oriented this year. She’s giving up shots for assists. She’s coachable and she wants to win — that’s ingrained in her. She’s our leader.”
On Aubrey Siemon: “Last year, there was a health issue with her foot and this year she’s had some health problems as well. She’s obviously impacting our team. She was on the (AMC) freshmen team last year. She’s better than she was a year ago, so what more can you ask for?”
On Jenna Smith: “In the NAIA, we were very fortunate that we can redshirt. That proved to be an ideal situation for her. Everyone is totally in awe of the improvement she’s made from high school to college. As she continues to break through that freshman wall — because there is a wall there and January is when the wall arrives
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