Scouting Hampshire Whip-Purs
Hampshire Whip-Purs
Coach Sue Ellett (7th year, 122-51)
Conference Big Northern (East)
Last year 24-5 (10-0 BN-East)
Top returners Seniors Christina Heine (6-0 F/C), Cassie Dumoulin (5-9 F), Bridget Dumoulin (5-7 F); juniors Alex Dumoulin (5-7 F)
Top newcomers Juniors Kelsey Anderson (5-3 G), Jessica Van Dorin (5-2 G), Karla Vietinghoff (5-8 G/F); sophomores Connie Ellett (5-2 G), Grace Jakubowski (5-3 G), Michelle Dumoulin (5-5 G/F)
Outlook With three starters returning in Heine, Cassie Dumoulin and Alex Dumoulin, Hampshire figures to be the team to beat in the Big Northern East again this season, as well as a top contender for another regional title. But this year, with the experience she has, Ellett is hoping to take it a step further. "We want to go one step further than last year," she said. "We want to go to a sectional final. With our three leading scorers back and with their experience, we're hoping that carries us to a sectional final. Our goals are always to win 20 games, win the conference and win a regional but this year we think we can go a step further and get to a sectional final and then let the chips fall where they may." Heine, who has signed to play at Saint Xavier, which is where her sister Jackie played, is one of the top all-around players in the area. She averaged 13 points and 6.7 rebounds per game last season. "Chrissy tore her meniscus in July and had surgery but she's been cleared for about 5-6 weeks now and looks good," said Ellett. "It's nice to have her signed. She's showing a little kid on Christmas morning excitement now that she can just play and not have the stress of the college decision to worry about." The Dumoulin sisters, Cassie and Alex, can be a force both inside and out. Cassie averaged 10.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists last season and Alex averaged 11.1 points and 7.1 rebounds. Both, along with Heine, were all-area players. "There aren't too many questions," Ellett said. "Here's our cards and I'm going to play them and see if you have better cards to beat them. I'm not holding too much under the table."