Coach Zareth Gray's Clarke College women's basketball team will open its 2009-10 season at home on Wednesday, Nov. 4, when the Cruasders entertain Robert Morris University, of Chicago, Illinois. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. at the Robert and Ruth Kehl Center.

Live video and audio will be available for all Clarke College home basketball games. Click here to view Wednesday's season opener.

Clarke returns four players from last year's squad, including senior forward Joquetta Rolle, of Cocoa, Fla., junior forward Molly Browning, of St. Louis, Mo., and sophomore guards Israel Coleman, of Kingwood, Texas, and Michelle Jamison, of Martham, Illinois.

Rolle ranked second nationally in NAIA Division II last winter, averaging 12.7 boards per game. She averaged 9.8 points per game.

Senior center/forward Mariah Bolin rejoins the squad after missing most of last season with an injury. Bolin averaged 13.5 points per game through 11 games.

New to this year's squad are senior transfer Casey Breitbach (5-9, G), of Dubuque, and freshmen Kayla Baker (5-11, c), of Splendora, Texas, Amanda Crawford (5-4, G), of St. Cloud, Minn., and Bailey Halvorsen, of Lake Mills, Wisconsin.

Breitbach is a transfer from St. Ambrose University.

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