By Matt Browning
The Beloit girls basketball program has a new coach, Keith Kresin, this season and that has returning starter Cassandra Thompson excited about what that means for the team’s prospects.
“I think he is going to really help our whole team get in shape and become the best version of ourselves as players and as people,” Thompson said. “I am also excited to get closer with my teammates and put the work in to be better as a team.”
Over the summer, Thompson played with a travel team that helped enhance Thompson’s skills.
“I played on a travel team with Todd Clover this past summer and I learned a lot of knew knowledge and skills through him and the other girls on my team,” Thompson said. “When playing on the Lakers team I learned how to connect with new people. Some of the games were more stressful and I worked on being more supportive to my teammates and not getting worked up over any calls or fouls that I didn’t agree with.”
Going the extra mile and showing her dedication to her team is one thing Thompson wants to implement so that it pays off in March.
“My individual goals are to stay in the gym after practice to put extra work in and encourage my teammates to do the same,” Thompson said. “As a team my goal for us would be getting to state. I think with the talent we have this year as a whole and the teamwork everyone shows it is a reachable goal.”
