Women’s end hoop year above .500

By Brodee Gillam

Sports Editor

The LCC women's basketball team concluded the season with a 65-46 loss at the hands of Muskegon CC on March 7 in the district tournament.

The Stars' ended the season with a 15-14 record.

LCC Head Coach Ervin Brunson, who is now retired, said the loss was not due to lack of effort from the Stars.

"We went in there with the energy and the urgency to just go out and play. We knew it was going to be tough up there," Brunson said. "Unfortunately, we didn't take advantage of the opportunity. We started off really slow.

"They got an opportunity to jump on us right away … We were able to claw back, but they made several runs that increased the lead in the end of the third, going into the fourth quarter. That just kind of wiped us out of getting back into the game."

Freshmen Sarah Schultz and Kelsey Finch led LCC with 16 points apiece.

Brunson said the players' effort next season with their new coach will determine the team's success.

"Hopefully they will have a different focus and want to improve in areas that they know need to be worked on," Brunson said. "That starts right away in (the) summer, so by the time the new coach comes in they will have more of a focus on what they want to do to improve."