Women’s Basketball looks to carry momentum into 2022-23 season

Under the direction of first-year head coach Kelly Broderick, the Muskingum women's basketball team looks to carry last season's momentum into the 2022-23 campaign. With five returning letter winners and a solid incoming class, the Muskies will look to combine experience and talent to make some noise in the OAC this upcoming season.

The Coach: Muskingum will be led by first-year head coach Kelly Broderick. Broderick arrives in New Concord after serving the past four seasons as the women's basketball head coach at Medaille College in Buffalo, New York. Under Broderick's guidance, 17 student-athletes earned academic all-conference honors, while several of her players earned all-conference accolades. She coached several players who ended their careers ranked in the top 10 at Medaille in scoring, assists, and rebounds.

Last season, the Muskies posted their first 10-win season since the 2016-17 campaign. Along with that, Muskingum earned its first OAC Tournament win against Heidelberg, marking the program's first OAC Tournament win since the 2012-13 season. The campaign also highlighted regular season milestones such as setting school records for most three-points made (18) and assists (30) in a game against Mt. St. Joseph, and sweeping OAC opponents Capital and Heidelberg.

Coach Broderick will have five returning letterwinners to help guide the Muskie squad – sophomore guard Halle Morehead, sophomore guard Kenzie Bicking, senior guard Casey Smith, junior guard Taylor DeMassimo, and sophomore guard/forward Caitlyn DeMassimo

Morehead played in all 25 games for the Muskies last season, averaging 5.3 points per game. She also registered 2.2 rebounds per game and 2.3 assists per contest.

Bicking returns for her sophomore season after tallying 3.7 points per game last season. Bicking registered a 35% three-point percentage and looks to make a presence outside of the arc for the Muskies this season.

Smith played in all 25 games with seven starts for the Muskies last season, averaging 7.4 points per game and also registered 4.4 rebounds per contest.

Taylor DeMassimo earned Second Team All-OAC honors last year and led the team in scoring with 12.0 points per game. She also averaged 36% from three-point range and snagged a team-high 144 rebounds averaging 5.8 per contest.  

Caitlyn DeMassimo looks to build on a solid season she turned in last year. Averaging 11.0 points per game, and 4.4 rebounds per contest, DeMassimo will play a huge role in the paint for Muskingum this season.

The Schedule

The 2022-23 schedule features seven non-conference games and 18 Ohio Athletic Conference games with a total of 12 to be played at home inside the Anne C. Steele Center. Muskingum opens up their season on Friday, November 11, when they travel to take on Bethany for a 7 PM tipoff. The Muskies host Earlham on Saturday, November 12, at 6:00 p.m. for their home opener. Muskingum will open OAC action on Saturday, December 10, when they host Otterbein for their Hoops for Hunger game. The game is slated for a 4:00 p.m. start and fans will gain free admission with any canned food, non-perishable item, or cash donation.

Tickets

• Fans can secure their tickets ahead of the game or on-site by purchasing them online at the Fighting Muskies' official ticketing page found at fightingmuskies.com/athletics/tickets or via the HomeTown Ticketing mobile app available through the App Store or Google Play. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students, and children 5-and-under are free

All home games will be played inside the Anne C. Steele Center and will feature an HD video stream accessible through the OAC TV app and on fightingmuskies.com