Who’s in the starting five?
Now-senior guard Tyasha Harris is locked into one spot moving forward, and senior guard Te’a Cooper almost certainly has another. In addition, senior forward Mikiah Herbert Harrigan will very likely continue in her stretch-four role in the frontcourt, though she was in and out of the lineup this past year due to inconsistency and must prove to Staley she’s put that issue behind her to be an everyday player.
“This is it; this is it for them,” coach Dawn Staley said of that trio after losing to Baylor in the Sweet 16.