2022-23 Twister Sisters Season Thread

[acoustimac]

OK...media day has arrived. I'm pulling the trigger and creating the season thread. Had to beat Boxter for once on this one. Watching the Coach Fen presser is so worthwhile! Especially when he compares this team to the 2000 Frese/Welle/Taylor team. Great comments on Soares, Donarski, and Fritz. Let's get this thing going!

 

[wesley_w]

some photos from media day

https://winterinkphotography.smugmug.com/WBB/20221010MediaDay/

 

[Acylum]

I must’ve slept longer than I thought.

 

[cyclone13]

some photos from media day

https://winterinkphotography.smugmug.com/WBB/20221010MediaDay/

Thanks for posting! Always appreciate and enjoy your pictures

 

[stormchaser2014]

OK...media day has arrived. I'm pulling the trigger and creating the season thread. Had to beat Boxter for once on this one. Watching the Coach Fen presser is so worthwhile! Especially when he compares this team to the 2000 Frese/Welle/Taylor team. Great comments on Soares, Donarski, and Fritz. Let's get this thing going!

I think you beat him by plenty.

 

[GT25Ump]

Wanna highly recommend everyone to watch some of the interviews of this year's team. It was good to hear their thoughts, as well as from Coach. It's gonna be a great season!

https://www.youtube.com/user/CycloneFanaticTV

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

man if only I didn't live 5 hours away.....I'd be there for every home game...still going to try and make it back for a few games because this team is going to be so fun to watch

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

 

[nfrine]

Is the thread title correct or did I do a Rip Van Winkle?

 

[Proton]

Is the thread title correct or did I do a Rip Van Winkle?

Yeah I’m too old to be skipping years and such.

 

[cykadelic2]

OK...media day has arrived. I'm puTlling the trigger and creating the season thread. Had to beat Boxter for once on this one. Watching the Coach Fen presser is so worthwhile! Especially when he compares this team to the 2000 Frese/Welle/Taylor team. Great comments on Soares, Donarski, and Fritz. Let's get this thing going!

This team will win the conference if Ashley J's ppg decrease by 2 and her apg increase by at least two.

 

[mred]

Injury news. Good thing we have a lot of post depth. This is a solid opportunity for Zingaro to get some minutes.

 

[cymac2408]

Enough of the innuendo’s. Someone might want to be blunt and just say it. Hey @acoustimac, you’re off by a year.

 

[acoustimac]

what? It all looks good to me!

 

[StClone]

Scheming way to make sure they are paying attention acoustimac.

 

[mred]

Poster has been released, which makes sense with games starting tonight.



The five players on the poster are the five seniors, although Kane and Espenmiller-McGraw both have an option to return for one more year:

Three super-seniors:
Joens: playing season #5 at ISU.
Jordao: playing season #2 at ISU following three seasons at USF -- she played in 12 games her freshman year before a season-ending injury, which was a few games past the cutoff for a medical hardship.
Soares: playing season #1 at ISU following three seasons (plus a medical hardship season) at TMU -- her medical hardship season at TMU was the "free" 2020-21 season, so she doesn't get an extra year beyond that.

Two regular seniors:
Kane: playing season #4 (plus a redshirt season) at ISU. I would be very happy to have her back, but she might be ready to move on after five seasons at ISU.
Espenmiller-McGraw: playing season #4 at ISU. Given her stress injury issues the past couple years, it feels like she's been cheated out of some of her playing career, so that might be incentive to return. I'd definitely be happy to have her back for an extra season as well.

 

[Jkclone15]

Poster has been released, which makes sense with games starting tonight.



The five players on the poster are the five seniors, although Kane and Espenmiller-McGraw both have an option to return for one more year:

Three super-seniors:
Joens: playing season #5 at ISU.
Jordao: playing season #2 at ISU following three seasons at USF -- she played in 12 games her freshman year before a season-ending injury, which was a few games past the cutoff for a medical hardship.
Soares: playing season #1 at ISU following three seasons (plus a medical hardship season) at TMU -- her medical hardship season at TMU was the "free" 2020-21 season, so she doesn't get an extra year beyond that.

Two regular seniors:
Kane: playing season #4 (plus a redshirt season) at ISU. I would be very happy to have her back, but she might be ready to move on after five seasons at ISU.
Espenmiller-McGraw: playing season #4 at ISU. Given her stress injury issues the past couple years, it feels like she's been cheated out of some of her playing career, so that might be incentive to return. I'd definitely be happy to have her back for an extra season as well.

Kane did an interview with Wide Right a few weeks ago and said she wasn't planning on taking the COVID year. Seemed pretty set in her decision, but who knows if she'll change her mind.

 

[Three4Cy]

Kane did an interview with Wide Right a few weeks ago and said she wasn't planning on taking the COVID year. Seemed pretty set in her decision, but who knows if she'll change her mind.

I can't blame her for being ready to move on. I don't see her playing at the next level (I could be wrong), so why not graduate and take the next step in your life?

 

[mred]

Kane did an interview with Wide Right a few weeks ago and said she wasn't planning on taking the COVID year. Seemed pretty set in her decision, but who knows if she'll change her mind.

I'm assuming she's graduating this year. If she decides to go for a grad degree, it likely makes sense to go elsewhere -- that's the usual recommendation for students looking to get a masters. Perhaps she'll go the Wise/Frederick route and play a year elsewhere while doing that.

 

[theshadow]

Joens and Kane are only the 2nd and 3rd players in the Fennelly era to be on the roster for 5 years. Nobody's ever done 6.