By: Isaiah Shim
Sports Editor
  Second year head coach Chad Murray had a lot to consider during tryouts this season, as a result, it ended with 12 out of the 16 members of the team being underclassmen. For him, it was all about success on and off the court. “The players that ended up being on the roster after tryouts were the ones who I thought gave us the best chance to move the program forward in a positive way both on and off the court.”
    With such a young team, it seems the leadership would fall greatly onto the upperclassmen, but according to junior Conor Geiger that is not entirely the case.
    “I give a lot of credit to the younger guys for their leadership. All have stepped up and have played very important roles to help our team achieve what we want. It all starts at practice too. We wouldn’t be the team we are right now if the younger guys didn’t practice as hard as they do right now. Just the effort level alone that they give off makes everyone around them better.”
    Sitting in sixth place in the conference with an overall record of 6-10, the Lutes have their work cut out for them heading into the second half of the season. Geiger believes that this team can do great things.
    “We really want this team to turn some heads by the end of the season. We are more than capable of playing with anyone in our league, and if anything is holding us back is ourselves. This is a very talented hard-working group of guys. This team will do great things in the near future.”
