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  Girls Basketball State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Lisle (Benet) (29-4)

 School Information
Name: Benet Academy
City: Lisle
City Population: 19,600
County: DuPage
Enrollment: 1238
Nickname: Redwings
Colors: Red/White
Conference: East Suburban Catholic
President: Fr. Jude Randall, O.S.B.
Principal: Ernest Stark
Athletic Director: Gary Goforth
Head Coach: Peter Paul
Assistant Coaches: Sue Lesters, Mary Margaret Eraci, Holly Van Rossem
Captains: Jill Veselik, Colleen McMahon
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Wheaton (W. Warrenville South), 58-53 (OT), in Sectional Final

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.    Age  Yr.
 10  Colleen McMahon          G      5-2     17  Sr.
 11  Katie Riordan            G      5-6     16  Jr.
 12  Megan Gallagher          G      5-8     17  Sr.
 15  *Bridget Berg            C      6-1     17  Sr.
 20  Julie Rath               G      5-5     18  Sr.
 21  Amy Meell                G      5-2     17  Jr.
 23  *Vanessa Lichon          G      5-6     16  Jr.
 24  Beth Davis               G      5-5     16  Jr.
 31  *Jill Veselik            F      5-8     17  Sr.
 34  *Sarah Kelley            F      5-8     17  Sr.
 40  *Mary Ellen Schaefer     F      5-8     17  Jr.
 42  Michelle Desmaretz       F      5-8     16  Jr.
 50  Laura Vichick            F      5-7     16  So.
 51  Natalie Desmaretz        C      5-10    14  Fr.
 Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast Bridget Berg 33 95 216 0 0 33 48 223 6.8 128 18 Beth Davis 17 6 24 0 1 3 4 15 0.9 14 7 Michelle Desmaretz 29 41 88 0 1 19 29 101 3.5 46 15 Natalie Desmaretz 33 55 101 0 0 36 67 146 4.4 112 16 Megan Gallagher 21 28 79 0 0 6 12 62 3.0 22 15 Sarah Kelley 31 55 132 0 0 36 67 146 4.7 83 29 Vanessa Lichon 32 122 251 2 2 54 84 300 9.4 79 68 Colleen McMahon 18 6 14 0 0 4 9 16 0.9 15 8 Amy Meell 20 14 31 0 0 4 7 32 1.6 8 17 Julie Rath 27 23 72 0 1 10 27 56 2.1 12 27 Katie Riordan 16 15 37 0 0 1 3 31 1.9 5 5 Mary Ellen Schaefer 33 153 305 4 5 93 142 403 12.2 72 75 Jill Veselik 29 93 146 17 50 46 57 249 8.6 153 48 Laura Vichick
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb 11/18 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 56 16 Mary Ellen Schaefer 13 Natalie Desmaretz 7 11/21 Hillside (Proviso West) W 63 39 Mary Ellen Schaefer 15 Jill Veselik 5 Bridget Berg/Natalie Desmaretz 5 11/22 Aurora (East) W 65 22 Mary Ellen Schaefer 12 Jill Veselik 9 11/25 Orland Park (Sandburg) L 36 45 Mary Ellen Schaefer 10 Jill Veselik 4 11/28 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 36 28 Mary Ellen Schaefer 10 Jill Veselik 7 11/29 Naperville (Central) W 45 29 Bridget Berg 11 Jill Veselik 10 12/4 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) W 49 30 Vanessa Lichon 10 Jill Veselik 7 Mary Ellen Schaefer 10 12/8 Wheaton (North) W 53 39 Mary Ellen Schaefer 17 Jill Veselik 8 12/11 Chicago Heights (Marian) W 55 46 Vanessa Lichon 16 Bridget Berg 5 12/18 Joliet (Catholic) W 69 38 Vanessa Lichon 15 Jill Veselik 5 12/20 St. Charles (H.S.) W 62 21 Vanessa Lichon 10 Bridget Berg 8 Natalie Demaretz 10 12/22 Aurora (East) W 70 13 Mary Ellen Schaefer 14 Bridget Berg 6 12/23 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) W 55 51 Mary Ellen Schaefer 16 Natalie Desmaretz 7 12/29 Joliet (Twp.) L 60 63 Jill Veselik 19 Bridget Berg 7 12/30 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) L 45 46 Mary Ellen Schaefer 14 Jill Veselik 7 1/6 River Grove (Guerin) W 64 42 Jill Veselik 15 Jill Veselik 7 1/10 Mundelein (Carmel) W 58 38 Mary Ellen Schaefer 16 Bridget Berg 6 1/15 Oak Park (Fenwick) L 44 61 Vanessa Lichon 9 Bridget Berg 4 Sarah Kelley 9 1/17 Rolling Meadows W 55 45 Vanessa Lichon 14 Jill Veselik 4 1/20 Wheaton (St. Francis) W 60 38 Jill Veselik 15 Jill Veselik 6 Bridget Berg 6 1/22 Downers Grove (North) W 66 22 Natalie Desmaretz 14 Jill Veselik 6 1/24 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) W 56 22 Mary Ellen Schaefer 14 Jill Veselik 7 1/28 Downers Grove (South) W 57 48 Mary Ellen Schaefer 16 Jill Veselik 5 Vanessa Lichon 16 Bridget Berg/Vanessa Lichon 5 1/29 Chicago Heights (Marian) W 56 39 Vanessa Lichon 16 Jill Veselik 5 Bridget Berg/Natalie Desmaretz 5 2/3 Joliet (Catholic) W 54 37 Mary Ellen Schaefer 19 Bridget Berg 9 2/8 Mundelein (Carmel) W 64 39 Mary Ellen Schaefer 13 Natalie Desmaretz 4 2/10 New Lenox (Providence) W 48 40 Vanessa Lichon 10 Jill Veselik 5 Sarah Kelley 10 2/12 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 44 30 Mary Ellen Schaefer 16 Jill Veselik 3 Bridget Berg/Sarah Kelley 3 Naperville (North) Sectional Complex *2/17 Geneva W 67 35 Mary Ellen Schaefer 18 Jill Veselik 5 Vanessa Lichon 5 *2/19 Naperville (Central) W 43 37 Jill Veselik 16 Jill Veselik 8 *2/23 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) W 46 37 Jill Veselik 15 Jill Veselik 8 *2/26 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 39 36 Vanessa Lichon 11 Jill Veselik 8 Aurora (East) Super-Sectional *3/2 Palatine (Fremd) W 40 38 Mary Ellen Schaefer 17 Mary Ellen Schaefer 7
 Head Coach Peter Paul
Year W-L 1986 17-8 1987 15-10 1988 11-14 1989 13-13 1990 20-9 1991 24-6 1992 20-10 1993 23-7 1994 22-9 1995 21-9 1996 19-11 1997 26-6 1998 29-4 School Years No. W-L At Lisle (Benet) 1986-98 13 260-116 Total 13 260-116
For Lisle (Benet)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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