BY MARCUS HENRY
No Kia Wright? No problem, for now. The Red Storm got off to a good start without Kia Wright in their 72-58 win at Army. Monique McLean picked up where she left off last season with 21 points. More importantly, newcomers McManmon (13 points) and Kristin Moore (11) got in on the act in the win.
Freshman Sky Lindsay scored 7 points and added four assists in the win. Recee Mitchell had nine points and Angel Tate had eight points.
You're probably asking the significance of all of this. Last year the Red Storm dressed seven players most nights for the first six week of the season. Against Army, Mitchell, Tate and Moore all came off the bench. If the Red Storm can get solid production from the bench on a consistent basis, they have a chance to get back to where they were in 2005-2006 when they went 22-8 and earned a NCAA at-large bid.
In the Red Storm's 83-74 win over the Traveling All Star's, McLean had 21 and Sky led the team with 22 points (8-for-16 shooting) off the bench.
Wright's absence the first couple of weeks of the season will allow Lindsay, Moore and McManmon to gain the experience necessary to take on a tough Big East schedule.
It's early, but things are beginning to heat up for the Storm. Yeah, I know that was an awful pun. Deal with it!