2010-11 WBB Media Guide - College of Southern Idaho Athletics

to run players in and out of the game and not lose
our defensive intensity,” Rogers said. “We need to
be deep to be able to be successful at the type of
game we want to play.”
The Golden Eagles will have to get past defending
Region 18 champion North Idaho College and
the rest of the competitive teams in the conference if
they want to punch their ticket to the NJCAA National
Tournament.
NIC opens the 2010-2011 season ranked No. 6 in
the NJCAA pre-season poll. CSI comes in at 12th
and Salt Lake is in the 26th spot.
Colorado Northwestern is much improved and will
challenge teams in the SWAC more than it has in
awhile. Snow College and CEU are always difficult
matchups on their home courts.
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2010 Outlook
Rogers also can look to newcomers Guilhermina
El-Mir (5-8 guard from Australia), Kyler
Parai (5-7 guard from New Zealand), Mechela
Barnes (5-6 guard from Tacoma) or Tayllor
Gipson (5-7 guard from California) to bring the
ball down for the Golden Eagles.
“We have a lot of options,” Rogers said. “All
five of those players can really shoot the ball
and will be the starting point on our full-court
pressure.”
In the 2- or 3-guard position, returning Holly
Checketts (5-9 from Preston) and Kylie Hardison
(5-9 from Pocatello) will give the Golden
Eagles experience and depth.
“The strength of this team will be our ability