Kankakee (McNamara) Girls Basketball — 2005-06 

 Kankakee (McNamara) (24-6)

 School Information
Name: McNamara High School
City: Kankakee
City Population: 27,491
County: Kankakee
Enrollment: 461 M
Nickname: Fightin' Irish
Colors: Green/White
Conference: Chicago Catholic League (Boys)
Principal: James Laurenti
Athletic Director: Richard Zinanni
Assistant Principal: Kurt Weigt
Head Coach: Jeff Bennett
Assistant Coaches: Karl Provost, Kurt Weigt, Julie Gonski
Trainer: Matt Veret
Captains: Jennifer Juergens, Claire Schmidt, Taylor Bennett
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Hope), 41-36, in Class A State Quarterfinal (forfeited to McNamara)

 Roster

Lt.  Dk.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.    Age  Yr.
  4    4  *Taylor Bennett          G      6-0     17  Sr.
  5    5  *Brittany Hasselbring    G      5-8     15  So.
 10   10  Kate Welsh               G      5-7     18  Sr.
 11   11  Annie Provost            G      5-6     17  Jr.
 12   12  Hillary Olszewski        G      5-5     14  Fr.
 13   13  *Stephanie Storer        G      5-7     17  Sr.
 14   14  Brandi Branka            G      5-8     15  So.
 21   21  Kaytlin Burczak          G      5-6     15  Fr.
 22   22  Kelly Fisher             F      5-9     17  Sr.
 23   23  *Jennifer Juergens       F      5-9     17  Sr.
 24   24  Taylor Weigt             G      5-7     14  Fr.
 32   32  *Claire Schmidt          F      6-1     18  Sr.
 33   33  Laura Schmidt            F      5-9     16  So.
 44   44  Jenna Goodrich           F      5-8     16  Jr.
 53   53  Cassie Belcher           C      6-1     15  Fr.
 54   54  Mandy Tutt               C      5-10    18  Sr.

 Statistics

Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Taylor Bennett          30   116   229     1     1    62   110   295    9.8   139   173
Brittany Hasselbring    30    52   120     1     1    20    39   125    4.2   106    61
Kate Welsh              10     3    12     0     0     0     0     6    0.6    21    13
Annie Provost           10     4    16     0     0     4     6    12    1.2     7     4
Hillary Olszewski        0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0            0     0
Stephanie Storer        23    14    32     0     0     1     7    29    1.3    24     9
Brandi Branka           19    21    42     0     0     5    12    47    2.5    18    14
Kaytlin Burczak          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0            0     0
Kelly Fisher            20    17    51     0     0     3     4    37    1.9    23    18
Jennifer Juergens       30   269   485    30    59   167   246   735   24.5   171    66
Taylor Weigt             0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0            0     0
Claire Schmidt          30   196   365     0     0    79   116   471   15.7   264    70
Laura Schmidt           10     6    11     0     0     3     5    15    1.5    12     2
Jenna Goodrich          10     2     9     0     0     0     2     4    0.4     9     3
Cassie Belcher          16    15    37     0     0     1     4    31    1.9    26     6
Mandy Tutt              10     3    11     0     0     0     0     6    0.6     7     2
TEAM TOTALS             30   718  1420    32    61   345   551  1813   60.4   832   441
OPPONENT TOTALS         30   348   871   106   427   227   365  1227   40.9   647   345
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb 11/15 Beecher W 69 20 Jennifer Juergens 24 Jennifer Juergens 10 11/17 Momence W 65 27 Jennifer Juergens 34 Jennifer Juergens 8 Richton Park (Rich South) Galaxy XXX *11/19 Plainfield (South) W 66 19 Jennifer Juergens 24 Jennifer Juergens 7 *11/21 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) W 58 25 Jennifer Juergens 27 Claire Schmidt 13 *11/22 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) W 72 54 Jennifer Juergens 40 Jennifer Juergens 7 Claire Schmidt 7 11/28 Cissna Park W 62 53 Jennifer Juergens 34 Jennifer Juergens 9 Claire Schmidt 9 12/3 Fairbury (Prairie Central) W 69 20 Claire Schmidt 25 Claire Schmidt 15 12/7 Chicago (Marist) L 57 66 Jennifer Juergens 22 Brittany Hasselbring 7 12/10 Joliet (Catholic Academy) (OT) W 56 52 Claire Schmidt 22 Claire Schmidt 15 12/17 Mundelein (Carmel) W 44 35 Jennifer Juergens 18 Claire Schmidt 10 State Farm Classic *12/27 Monmouth (M.-Roseville) W 64 22 Jennifer Juergens 23 Taylor Bennett 7 *12/28 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) W 52 44 Jennifer Juergens 23 Claire Schmidt 7 *12/29 Rock Island (Alleman) L 53 55 Jennifer Juergens 20 Brittany Hasselbring 5 *12/30 Olney (East Richland) L 60 62 Jennifer Juergens 32 Claire Schmidt 7 1/5 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) W 77 42 Taylor Bennett 26 Taylor Bennett 10 1/7 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) W 87 50 Jennifer Juergens 32 Claire Schmidt 14 1/12 Kankakee (Sr.) W 69 36 Jennifer Juergens 25 Claire Schmidt 10 1/14 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) W 62 44 Jennifer Juergens 27 Claire Schmidt 10 1/16 Teutopolis L 44 48 Jennifer Juergens 16 Claire Schmidt 6 1/21 Oak Park (Fenwick) L 43 52 Jennifer Juergens 19 Claire Schmidt 8 1/25 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 66 51 Jennifer Juergens 29 Jennifer Juergens 8 1/28 Chicago Heights (Marian) W 66 53 Claire Schmidt 27 Jennifer Juergens 8 2/2 Herscher W 66 12 Jennifer Juergens 29 Claire Schmidt 10 2/4 Lisle (Benet Academy) L 44 58 Jennifer Juergens 16 Claire Schmidt 5 2/9 Lombard (Montini) W 56 42 Taylor Bennett 17 Jennifer Juergens 8 Jennifer Juergens 17 Claire Schmidt 8 Kankakee (McNamara) Regional *2/15 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) W 64 33 Jennifer Juergens 32 Claire Schmidt 7 *2/16 Kankakee (Sr.) W 54 42 Claire Schmidt 17 Claire Schmidt 12 Normal (Community West) Sectional *2/21 Lincoln W 65 40 Jennifer Juergens 34 Claire Schmidt 13 *2/23 Bloomington (H.S.) W 64 29 Jennifer Juergens 27 Bloomington (Illinois Wesleyan) Super Sectional *2/27 Moline (H.S.) W 43 42 Claire Schmidt 14 Claire Schmidt 11

 Head Coach Jeff Bennett

Year      W-L       
Kankakee (McNamara)
2002-03   15-12     
2003-04   19-12     
2004-05   25-5      
2005-06   24-6      
4 yrs.    83-35     

 Tournament History

2004A     42   47  0-1 (19-12-0)  DNP  Jeff Bennett
      L   42   47  Carthage
2005A     36   41  0-1 (25-6)     DNP  Jeff Bennett
      L   36   41  Chicago (Hope)