Mar. 8—When most programs graduate their all-time leading scorer and a future NJCAA Region XIII MVP, they are going to struggle re-stocking the cupboard with talent.
Don't say that to Austin head girls basketball coach Eric Zoske as his Packers have defied the odds this winter. Austin not only graduated Hope Dudycha, the program's top scorer, but they also lost her twin sister Hope Dudycha and Reana Schmitt, the team's defensive anchor last year.
All three of those players played in college this season with the Dudycha's at University of Minnesota Crookston and Schmitt playing a huge role for the NJCAA Division III National Tournament bound Blue Devils.