The pre-season conditioning is finished and the pre-season practices are done. When the West Virginia University Potomac State College women’s basketball team travels to CCBC Catonsville on Saturday, Nov. 9 for a 3 p.m. match up with the Cardinals, the 2019-20 season will officially open for the Catamounts.

Saturday’s game will mark the beginning of Larry Kruk’s term at the helm of the Potomac State women’s team. Kruk and the team are anxious to get the season started. “Pre-season went very well, we’re happy with the progress we made and with our level of preparedness. We are anxious to get the season under way.”

The Catamounts start the season with a new look and youthful roster. One sophomore returns from last year’s squad and nine freshmen look forward to starting their collegiate careers on Saturday. “We are young, but we consider that neither an obstacle nor an excuse,” stated Kruk. “We’re happy with our talent level. We’ll discover our true potential once we start the season.”

Last season the Lady Catamounts finished 19-6 overall and 4-1 in the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference. Coach Kruk hopes the trend will continue. “We’re working to be successful, first in the WPCC and next in Region XX overall,” said Kruk. “Our competition is always fierce. We need to focus on each game and be competitive in every game to put ourselves in a position to be successful.”

Once started, the beginning of the season is busy for the Lady Catamounts. They have five November games and five December games, all before the holiday break starts on Dec. 14. The holiday break equals 29 days without a game. They’ll return to action on Jan. 13 with a total of seven January games and finish the regular season playing eight games in February.

The 2019-20 Region XX Division II Championship Tournament is scheduled for Mar. 5-8, 2020 at Frederick Community College.