She was a Mideast region honorable mention last season and was freshman of the year runner up in the region as well. Tribble said she is “the one who has the keys to the car. Other major contributors to this year’s team include sophomore Jaiden Douthit. Look for her to play on the wing and in the post where she can create mismatches and average 22 points a game,” said Tribble.

“As a senior, she knows what it takes to win. Senior Oriona Woods returns as the Mideast’s leading scorer. She is coming off her best year rebounding and lead the conference in offensive rebounds. Senior Makala Smith, who stands 6 foot, 2 inches, plays center. He looks for her to average a double-double with rebounds. Tribble is counting on her to score off the dribble and pressure the ball for the Pioneers. Nia Sheckles is a senior point guard from Louisville. The Lady Pioneers return five seniors, three of which start and Tribble feels their leadership will be something the team leans on. Our off season workouts have been grueling and have helped us bond and really see that we have all the components needed to win a title in our conference,” said Tribble. Our second goal is to be in the final four and our third goal, of course, is to win a national title. We have been to the Mideast regional championship game for the past two seasons, this year the lessons learned will be our foundation. Our number one goal is to win our region. We truly feel like this is the best team we have assembled in four years. “From a basketball perspective, we are after a national title this season in the NCCAA.

Why not a region championship? Why not a NCCAA National Championship? The Lady Pioneers, in their fourth year of the program, now have their original freshmen as experienced leaders and expect a winning season and their longest run in post season play. The Lady Pioneers have just one question to ask: “why not us?” That is the challenge Lady Pioneers Head Coach Brian Tribble has given his team this season.

CU-Harrodsburg Lady Pioneers Head Coach Brian Tribble

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