Francesca Pan and Kierra Fletcher are an odd pair. Pan is a junior, Fletcher a sophomore. Pan hails from Bassano del Grappa, Italy, a town renowned for its medieval architecture. Fletcher comes from Warren, Mi., a Detroit suburb hit as hard as any by the Great Recession. Even on the court, their games are dissimilar; Pan led the team in three-point attempts last season and Fletcher did not make a single shot from beyond the arc.
But entering the 2018-19 women’s basketball season, Pan and Fletcher, the only two Tech players to start every game last season, are likely its strongest leaders.