Koerper powered North Penn

Senior center did it all as Knights reached state final

Adversity forces a team to see what it has inside.

North Penn had Lizzy Koerper. Said Knights coach Jason Grubb: “Lizzy was our primary center and provided great leadership, balance, and stability throughout the season.”

Chosen as Athlete of the Year for Girls Water Polo, Koerper provided a fitting climax to her Knights career.

“Her strength and awareness provides the team with a great balance between the center and perimeter game,” Grubb pointed out. “Lizzy has a strong all around game and was a contributor on the defense and counter attack.”

A First-Team All-State player, Koerper led the Knights all the way back to the state final this year.

“Looking back on the season, I’m extremely happy with how everything turned out,” she said. “At first, not even knowing if we would have a season, to making the state final game, this season was the most unpredictable but exciting for everyone.

“This year, we were only able to play a short amount of 10 conference games,” she said. “We were lucky enough to win all of them and head into the state tournament 10-0. Due to restrictions, we weren’t able to have any tournaments and play teams outside our conference.”

North Penn was still able to raise its level of play.

“We had won two games in the state tournament to make it to the final,” Koerper said. “Unfortunately, we lost 16-15 to a buzzerbeater shot but it was a really good game (against Cumberland Valley). It’s hard playing against a team for the first time with a state championship on the line but my team really stepped up and made