Sweet 16 Girls Basketball Countdown: No. 9 Charlotte Catholic

No. 9 Charlotte Catholic Cougars

Head Coach: Bobby Conrad (9th year as Charlotte Catholic head coach)

2014-15 Notes: Finished 18-8 overall, including 9-5 in SoMeck8 conference play to take third in the league; Advanced to the second round of the 4A playoffs, before falling to Northwest Guilford, 51-43.

Returning Starters: Maggie Dupre (5-8, G, So.); Carrie Eberle (6-1, F, Sr.); Hannah Samuelson (5-5, G, Jr.); Kristal Mainsah (5-7, G, Jr.); Melissa Roulier (6-0, F, Sr.)

Key Newcomers: Lorelei Roper (6-1, F, So.)

Why Them?: The Cougars will look to challenge Ardrey Kell for conference supremacy and go deeper into the playoffs. They have all five starters back – led by senior forward, Carrie Eberle (12.5 ppg, 9 rpg), and sophomore, Maggie Dupre (9 ppg) – to help make a run.

--JAY EDWARDS

This story was originally published November 6, 2015 at 3:07 PM with the headline "Sweet 16 Girls Basketball Countdown: No. 9 Charlotte Catholic."