2026-27 girls basketball preview: Marquette will look to find winning formula under new coach

The Marquette girls basketball team, according to new coach Stephanie Mickley, will be using the early-season games to figure out what is going to work best to produce success.“These girls really like to push the ball offensively, but we’ve talked about how, in order to do that, we are going to have to take care of the ball,” Mickley said.

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“To be honest, we are trying a little bit of everything as far as an offensive style goes. I really think we won’t find out about what fits us until we get a few games in. The defensive side is kind of the same thing, we are working on a lot of things, and those first few games will help me decide what might be the best fit.”

Mickley previously coached two seasons at St. Bede, the last in 2023-24 when the Bruins finished 29-9 and placed fourth at the Class 1A state finals. Last season the Crusaders finished 13-20 (1-5 Tri-County Conference) and earned a Class 1A regional championship under former coach Eric Price. Marquette returns a pair of starters