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Girls Basketball State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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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 
 
 
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.
 
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                                                                          
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
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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