Lisa Kukoda

Manasquan's seniors led the way on both ends of the floor to give the Warriors their second NJSIAA Group II title in three years.

Girls Basketball Shore Conference Tournament Final Preview and Prediction between No. 2 St. John Vianney and No. 5 Manasquan

Manasquan withstood a second-half rally by Red Bank Catholic and knocked off the top-seeded Caseys to earn a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament final.

St. John Vianney's 63-game, five-year run of dominance within the Shore Conference ended Thursday at the hands of hot-shooting Hope Masonius and No. 3 Manasquan.

Unbeaten St. John Vianney ascends to No. 1; Red Bank, Marlboro moving up and Neptune moving in to the latest SSN Girls Basketball Top 10

Relatable to each player, diligent in preparation and a champion from her playing days to her current position, Lisa Kukoda is the SSN Coach of the Year

TRENTON - A valiant effort by St. Rose, a seesaw game that came down to the final minute on Monday night, it was all a prelude to a simple, immutable fact: Marina Mabrey was not going to let Manasquan be denied an NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title...

TOMS RIVER - For most girls basketball teams, reaching the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions final is an accomplishment to savor. For Manasquan star Marina Mabrey, the celebration can wait. The McDonald's All-American and Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year has drilled it into her teammates' heads all season that there is only one goal...

Shore Conference Tournament Bracket BRICK – The last time Manasquan junior Marina Mabrey played on the losing end of a Shore Conference Tournament game, she scored 33 of her team’s 54 points while her then-teammate Katelyn Flaherty scored the other 21...

Manasquan had already shown under second-year coach Lisa Kukoda that it was a team to be respected, so the next step entailed getting over the hump against a perennial Shore Conference power.

*Follow Managing Editor Scott Stump on Twitter* TOMS RIVER - In her initial year at the helm of Manasquan’s girls basketball team last season, Lisa Kukoda’s first order of business was making sure the Warriors’ program didn’t go off a cliff...