Northwestern University Athletics
Combs Announces 2007-08 Team Captains
10/31/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Oct. 31, 2007
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Senior Sara Stutz (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) and sophomores Beth Marshall (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) and Jenny Eckhart (Libertyville, Ill./Carmel/Syracuse) have been named the 2007-08 team captains, head coach Beth Combs announced today.
"All three young women bring something different to this team and all three will have a major impact in their own way," Combs said. "We are excited to see them lead this team."
Stutz has started 80 out of 88 games in her collegiate career, taking a leadership role on the floor from an array of positions throughout her years at NU. She is the team's leading returning scorer, averaging 11.0 ppg and 4.5 rpg last season. She has also amassed 200 assists in three years and is a career 72.5 percent free throw shooter. The 6-0 guard from Glenview, Ill. is a learning and organizational change major who also is minoring in business institutions.
"Stutz is a leader by her experience and phenomenal work ethic," Combs said. "She has a sense of urgency her senior year and has earned the respect of everyone in the program."
"As a coach, it is always important to have your point guards be your right arm out on the floor," Combs said. "Both Beth and Jenny will be major contributors for this program and have become an extension of what we want for our team."
Marshall started at the point guard position the last 11 games of her freshman campaign while seeing action in all 30 contests. The 5-5 guard from Fishers, Ind., was the floor general throughout the season, frequently providing a spark by means of a steal or key three-pointer in clutch situations.
While Eckhart is a new face on the floor, she is no stranger to the Wildcat program. The 5-8 sophomore transferred from Syracuse and has sat out the past year due to NCAA transfer rules. In that time, however, the Libertyville native has earned the respect of her teammates and will continue leading the squad from the point position once her year-in-residence is completed. Eckhart averaged 9.9 ppg her freshman year at Syracuse and led the team in three-pointers made (37) and three-point percentage (33.9).
