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Lower Merion Girls Basketball
Commit. Compete. Be a Champion.
Lower Merion Girls Basketball
Commit. Compete. Be a Champion.
2024-2025 Media
Lower Merion's Natalia Kasmer is the Main Line Girls Athlete of the Week (Feb. 10-16)
The 5-foot-3 freshman guard has a wide range of skills, averaging 10.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.1 apg and 1.0 spg for the Aces (14-10 and ranked 20th in the PIAA District 1 6A Girls Basketball Power Rankings as of Feb. 10). Last month, she scored a program-record 28 points against Penncrest. Lower Merion girls basketball head coach Erin Laney said, “Natalia is a consistent level-headed contributor on the floor and is the reason we are 14-10, in the Central League playoffs for the first time since 2011-12, and are headed to districts.” A three-sport athlete at Lower Merion, Kasmer also plays field hockey and lacrosse for the Aces, and off the court she is a member of Student Council. Her cousin, Carson Kasmer, is a standout for the Lower Merion boys’ basketball team (and was Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week for Jan. 6-12), and her grandfather, Gary Kasmer, played basketball for Upper Darby High School and Temple University in the early 1960s.
It was Natalia who broke open what had been a close Central League playoff game at Radnor Thursday night with an early fourth-quarter bucket and a great look inside for an assist that led to another crucial basket in the Aces’ 37-28 victory.
Lower Merion improves to 14-9, and will now face Central League regular-season champ Garnet Valley, which beat the Aces twice this season, Friday night at Garnet Valley, while Radnor fell to 15-8 and look like its secured the No. 2 seed in the PIAA District 1 Class 5A. The Raptors entered Thursday night’s contest seeded No. 2 in the Class 5A behind Gwynedd Mercy, while Lower Merion was ranked No. 20 in Class 6A; playoff games do not affect District 1 seeding.
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It’ll be tough for Radnor (15-7, 11-5), Lower Merion (13-9, 9-7) and Springfield (Delco.) (12-10, 8-8) to break through that group to win a league title but all three have had good seasons. Radnor’s junior guard Nyah Yao is one of the top scorers in the league, Lower Merion has a quality backcourt combo in freshman Natalia Kasmer and junior Alexa Braslow plus senior center Megan Walters, and Springfield (Delco.) plays Ky McNichol’s typical brand of defense while junior Lil DiTrolio and seniors Molly Clifford and Alyssa Estep lead them offensively. None have beaten any of the top three yet, so to see any of them in the championship game would mean at least one or two major upsets.
City of Basketball Love - Lower Merion Playoff-Bound
A little lower down the rankings but also postseason bound are the Aces, who at No. 19 in the rankings look likely to go on the road in the opening round of the tournament. Lower Merion’s also going to be the No. 5 seed in the Central League playoffs if it takes out Upper Darby on Tuesday, having already done so 60-32 in their first meeting a month prior.
That’s a major accomplishment for a program that hasn’t made the postseason in any way, shape or form since 2011-12, when it lost in the opening round of the district tournament. The Aces haven’t been to the league playoffs since a 25-6 (18-0) league championship season in 2010-11, with current Haverford High coach Lauren Pellicane in charge.
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Lower Merion has a big week this week, with games at Radnor (Jan. 14) and at home against Harriton (Jan. 16), and a couple wins would put the Aces in great position to earn a postseason bid.
City of Basketball Love - Prepping for Preps
The Lower Merion girls basketball team has been building for the 2024-2025 season. The Aces were close last year, finishing one spot out of the District 1 6A field. This season they are ready to break that door down under head coach Erin Laney.
“I am really optimistic,” Laney said. “Last season we finished 10-12. We lost a good amount of minutes in our graduating seniors. But this year, everyone is united in competitiveness. There’s an absolute fire to prove Lower Merion is not a gimme game. Teams are going to have to really earn it to beat us. They are feeling a nice competitive energy this season. Over .500 would be a bar that’s not unrealistic, hopefully making it to league playoffs and certainly districts.”
Our Program
We are a public high school basketball program dedicated to developing elite, IQ-forward, and footwork-oriented players who become impact-makers on the court wearing the Aces uniform and in life upon graduation.
Our History
The Aces program dates back to the 1921-1922 season. Over the last century, LMGB saw five Conference Championships and several District I and PIAA State Tournament appearances, showcased six 1,000+ point scorers and one All-American, and placed over 20 athletes on All-Conference rosters.
Our Culture
Notching the best record in school history in over a decade, LMGB's current upward progress is evident of a prosperous future. Our players are committed to the program and its well-being, they compete with intensity and passion, and, both on and off the court, they excel with a championship mindset.
SPRING CLINIC & SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Spring Little Future Aces Clinic (K-4th)
Spring Future Ace Academy (5th-8th)
Summer Camp, Week 1 (June 23-26)
Summer Camp, Week 2 (July 14-18)