BISMARCK, ND – Basketball is back on the University of Mary campus as the UMary women's basketball team officially begins practice today. The Marauders first practice is to be held today, October 15 at 3 PM.
 
The 2019-20 Marauders feature 15 athletes made up of two seniors, three juniors, seven sophomores, and three freshmen.
 
Six returning Marauders saw playing time in 20 or more games last season with three of those returners being primary starters. The Marauders will also return difference maker, Lauren Rotunda who missed last season due to injury.
 
The Marauders will be led by defending NSIC Player of the Year, Cassie Askvig who proved to be a dominant force all the way around during the entirety of last season.
 
UMary returns one of the conferences top point guards in Macy Williams. The Marauders also return one of the top three ball specialists in the conference in Coral Gillette.
 
A few weeks of practice will separate the Marauders from their first competition of the season. UMary begins regular season play in Los Angeles on Friday, November 1 against MSU Billings. While in LA, the Marauders will play in a trio of games over a three-day period. After their California road trip, UMary will travel to Alva, Oklahoma for a pair of games.
 
The Marauders host their first home game of the season on Tuesday, November 12 at 6 PM against Presentation College. The game against PC will be the start of four straight non-conferences games the Marauders will host in the McDowell Activity Center.
 
UMary begins NSIC play with three straight road games, the first of which is against in-state rivals Minot State on Saturday, November 30 at 3:30 PM.
 
The Marauders host their first NSIC foe on Friday, December 13 when they welcome Minnesota State – Moorhead to town. The Marauders-Dragons matchup will get the MAC rocking with game time set for 5:30 PM.
 
This week's practice schedule
Tuesday, October 15: 3 PM
Wednesday, October 16: 5:30 PM
Thursday, October 17: 10 AM, 3 PM
Friday, October 18: 12 PM
Saturday, October 19: Off
Sunday, October 20: 5 PM

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