Navy women's basketball back on winning track

Navy's Stefanie Pemper speaks with her team during a timeout against North Carolina A&T in the Navy Classic. (Joshua McKerrow / Capital Gazette)Head coach Stefanie Pemper has displayed an uncanny ability to develop winning women’s basketball teams out of whatever personnel is available in a particular season.

Pemper, in her 11th season at the helm, seems well on the way to doing so again as a rather young, inexperienced group of Midshipmen are getting better with each passing game.

Since starting the season 1-3, Navy has won five of its last seven to move above .500. The Midshipmen are developing an identity after graduating their top two players (Taylor Dunham, Hannah Fenske) and losing a…