I’D LIKE TO THANK RAUL PLACERES WHO IS THE HEAD COACH FOR THE MARYVILLE COLLEGE SCOTS IN MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE IN THE CCS IN NCAA DIII FOR SHARING HIS THOUGHTS ON 2022-23 CAMPAIGN WITH THE CANNON NETWORK. HE SHARED, “EIGHT OF OUR 13 NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS MADE THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT LAST SEASON. TWO OF THOSE OPPONENTS MADE THE FINAL 4 AND ONE OF THEM WON IT ALL. WE RETURN OUR ALL CONFERENCE, ALL REGION, AND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN OUR CONFERENCE IN MYLES RASNICK. WE ALSO HAVE FOUR PIVOTAL PLAYERS OFF OUR BACK TO BACK REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS COMING BACK: DARYL RICE, KORDELL KAH, CHASE RIDENOUR, AND MYLES RASNICK. WE HAVE ADDED AN ALL-CONFERENCE TRANSFER IN CHARLIE COCHRAN AND REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR INCOMING FRESHMEN CLASS. “OUR GOAL IN CREATING A SCHEDULE LIKE THIS WAS TO TEST OUR TEAM WHILE DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND GROW. “THIS ONE HAS MORE THAN ITS FAIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES, BUT MY HOPE IS THAT BY SEASON’S END, WE ARE PREPARED TO PLAY ANYONE AND FACE ANYTHING A TEAM TRIES TO THROW AT US.”