After advancing to the Sweet 16 last season and the Elite 8 the year before, Dixon boasts as much experience this season as it has in a long time.

Five seniors and a pair of juniors return to the main rotation for the Duchesses , and the roster has a total of 10 upperclassmen. It means a lot of veteran leadership and team chemistry in addition to talent.

“We’ve been playing together since first grade, so that team chemistry has definitely helped,” senior Addy Lohse said. “We all know how to work with each other, what our strengths are and what we can do to help our team.”

“We’ve got a lot of kids that have spent a lot of time on the court with one another and know what’s expected of them and what we expect day in and day out,” coach Luke Ravlin said. “So we’re in a good spot in terms

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