AACC women ready to hurdle any obstacle

John Wardell has high hopes for the Anne Arundel Community College women's basketball team - both on and off the court.

Last year's AACC team played only eight games - losing all of them - before terminating the season due to a lack of players. A combination of injuries and academic issues depleted an already thin roster.

Wardell, in his fifth season as head coach, says this year's roster is better capable of handling whatever obstacles develop.

"The difference this year is the players are not only better student-athletes, but we have more numbers,'' Wardell said before last night's victory...