Baltimore, Md. -- On November 6, Chesapeake defeated Hagerstown 90-54 to tipoff Maryland Juco Athletic Conference play began for women's basketball. One week later, Hagerstown lost in overtime to Howard 72-70.
Conference play begins to heat up tomorrow with three Maryland Juco games slated: Allegany at CCBC Catonsville, Prince George's at Frederick and Howard at Anne Arundel.
Prior to the season, the 15 conference head coaches voted on the 2019-2020 preseason poll, with CCBC Essex receiving seven first place votes to snag the top spot.
Montgomery, Chesapeake, CCBC Catonsville and Harford round out the top five.
Six teams are represented in spots 6-10.
Frederick is in at number six, narrowly beating out Cecil and Hagerstown who are tied for seventh. College of Southern Maryland, Howard an Anne Arundel finish up the top 10.
Prince George's missed out on the top 10 by just two points and are followed by Garrett who sits at 12. Allegany and Baltimore City came in at 13 and 14, respectively.
Below is the list of "Players to Watch," as submitted by the schools' head coaches.
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Players to Watch: |
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College |
Name |
Class |
Description/Notes (more the better) |
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Frederick |
Amiah Banks |
So |
Amiah averaged 17 points a game last year and expectations are she will increase her scoring output |
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Frederick |
Monet Wade |
So |
Monet is expected to provide double-double action between points and rebounds. Leader on the court |
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Chesapeake |
Shaniyah Grace |
So |
PG/SG that can handle the ball and is impactful offensively |
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Chesapeake |
Jayla Irving |
Fr |
PG/SG that can handle the ball and is impactful offensively |
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Essex |
Aislinn Flynn |
So |
6'3 Forward, long and athletic…D1 Transfer |
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Essex |
Kasey Gagan |
So |
5'7 guard can shoot it and defend at a high level…D1 transfer |
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Essex |
Mya Moye |
So |
5'7 guard can score it at all three levels…D1 transfer |
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Garrett |
Sharatia jefferson |
So |
all-around player |
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Garrett |
Teira Johnson |
Fr |
PG that is smart and can find ways to score |
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Cecil |
Kayla Thompson |
So |
Dynamic slasher, good jumper, full of energy point guard and shooting guard |
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Howard |
Mia McCormick |
So |
Mia is an Athletic guard that can defend, shoot the 3 and get out in transition. She will look to have an even bigger role as a team leader this season. |
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Howard |
Brianna Jones |
So |
Brianna Jones is a combo guard that can handle the ball, shoot off the dribble and defend bigger players. She possess a high basketball IQ within her game. |
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Prince Georges |
Kori People |
Fr |
Kori is a quick and crafty guard with good court vision and knows how to get her team involved. She attacks the basket well and has a nice shot. |
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Prince Georges |
Trinity Workman |
Fr |
Trinity has good basketball IQ, along with a nice jump shot. She knows how to get to the basket and draw the foul. |
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Hagerstown |
Alexis Harris |
So |
All-around skilled player with scoring ability |
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Anne Arundel |
Sarah Healy |
So |
2nd leading rebounder in Md Juco last year 16.4 and had 12.3 ppg. Sarah is an athletic center at 6'2 and working to build her scoring production this year and fine tune her defensive presence |
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CSMD |
Amaya Yancey |
So |
Returning starting PG for CSM |
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CSMD |
Virgina "Joy" Houston |
Fr |
Solid all-around player |
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Montgomery |
Jordan Odom |
So |
5'7 guard averaged 17 point per game last year |
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Montgomery |
Nusaibah Rashad |
So |
5'11 forward averaged 18 points and 16 rebounds per game last year |
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Harford |
Aislynn Riggs |
Fr |
6' Forward |
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Harford |
Aquria McIntyre |
So |
5'11 Forward |
