The Racquette

Issue date: 3/7/08 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Felicia Neahr

Media Credit: Felicia Neahr

This season, a sophomore from Moira, NY, has helped put Potsdam into winning fashion. As a freshman here at Potsdam last year, she averaged 12.9 points per game and improved the team right away. The season prior, the Bears won a total of two games.

Cortney Poirier broke out this year scoring 16.7 points per game. She led the Bears with 3.7 steals per game and 2.8 assists per game. Poirier should be on her way to the 1,000 point milestone next season as she is already over 750 in her career at Potsdam.

Poirier attributes her ability to get to the rim to her quick first step. Most of her preparation begins during the summer months by playing in a summer league near Plattsburgh. However, she remains humble about her athleticism.

She and teammate Hannah Fairchild have been playing together since high school, which contributes to her ability to communicate on offense. The team has begun to set higher goals for themselves, and having a player of her caliber is a good start.

On Monday, Poirier was named to the SUNYAC All Conference second team, which is a phenomenal accomplishment for any player, let alone a sophomore.

The Lady Bears Basketball team lost their first round SUNYAC Playoff game at New Paltz last week, 70-61.

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