Jill Casper This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. Brainerd Dispatch: Sports | Brainerd, MN

   www.brainerddispatch.com/stori - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/18/2005   Last Visited: 2/18/2005

   Inductees: Anthony Bonsante, John Olsen, Tim Veith, Carl Hendrickson; The 1996 CLC women's basketball team of Nikki (Iverson) Mallak, Tally Jo Satterlee, Tina (Bosch) Sarff, Amber (Thyen) Erickson, Jill Casper, Tiffany (Nelson) Krueger, Angie (Evenson) Tizzano, Jodi (Wikelius) Christenson, Jaclyn (Klinker) Fitzwater, Angela Klockman, Nicole Stephens, Carolyn Kotaska, Susan Beaulieu, assistant coach Jill Nelson and head coach Dennis Eastman.
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   Raiders guard and Isle native Jill Casper was named the tournament MVP and a first team All-American. She was second on the team in scoring with a 15.6 points-per-game average.
   
   Casper pointed to team chemistry as a big reason why the Raiders were successful.
   
   "We weren't all awesome, big-time players," said Casper. "We were just a bunch of small town girls that wanted to play ball. Anyone could come into the game and replace someone. We understood our roles."
   
   In the semifinal game against Illinois Valley, an 89-87 CLC overtime victory, Casper tied a then-record by hitting six 3-pointers and scoring 22 points. Casper made 12 3-pointers in the tournament.
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   "That was a very intense game," Casper said.
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   Said Klockman: "Jill was hot that game and we knew who we had to get the ball to.