Sacred Heart Saints senior girls鈥� head coach Chris Hansen believes that the 2014/15 Lady Saints are one of the strongest teams that he has had in recent years.
鈥淚鈥檓 really confident with some of our younger girls this year because we鈥檝e got a couple grade 10 girls that are real athletic and really keen,鈥� offered the head coach. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think we鈥檒l have any superstars, I think we鈥檒l have 11 pretty solid players that on any given day will be good.鈥�
But while he doesn鈥檛 believe the team will have any superstars, Hansen does expect a few girls to burst out of the pack and take control of the team. 鈥淭aneisha Roussin is a grade 12 girl that will be a good leader, so is Hailey (Vitkauskas). I think they鈥檒l be good,鈥� suggested Hansen, adding that Roussin will most likely be looked upon to provide a little more offence than the rest.
Hansen also expects speed to play a big role on the Lady Saints this season; and with the combination of Kendra Varjassy and Justine Zarowny, the latter also a track star, speed will not be hard to find. 鈥淲e鈥檝e got to have the drives to the hoop from both Kendra (Varjassy) and Justine (Zarowny),鈥� mentioned Hansen, continuing, 鈥淛ustine will probably be our point guard bringing the ball down the court but Kendra will most likely settle in to be our other guard so we definitely have speed there.鈥�
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Hansen believes that if the speed of Zarowny and Varjassy can jell with the offensive prowess of Roussin and Vitkauskas, the Lady Saints will be hard to beat. And at the perfect time too, because after a strong season last year where the Lady Saints made it to the Regional playoffs, Hansen expects his girls to do even better. 鈥淲e had a nice finish last year and graduated three players. This year we鈥檙e graduating four,鈥� mentioned Hansen. 鈥淎t some point you鈥檝e got to stop saying it鈥檚 for the future because it has to start happening.鈥�
