Ariel Brough

Me and sophomore guard Monica Gustin. Representin the 614 (Columbus)

Senior
Political Science major

History, English Literature and Criminal Justice minors

From Powell, Ohio; Olentangy Liberty High School

#45

Center

I can't believe I am getting ready to go into my senior year already. It's amazing how fast three years go by and how much everything changes. I am really excited to get to know our large number of incoming freshmen. For the first time since I've been here returners will be outnumbered, but that's OK because it is always fun to meet new teammates.

I chose to come to BW not only because I knew it was an excellent program, but also because when I visited I noticed how close the team was. All the girls were so welcoming and they had so much fun together. As much as I love basketball, I don't know if I would have survived three years if it weren't for the fact that our team gets along so well. While many of my favorite memories include big plays and great wins, most of them come from my experiences off the court. Here are a few...

-Katie Heinlen breaking into our room in the middle of the night in Texas and scaring Rachael so bad she dove off her bed in terror.

-Dancing at Panini's

-Monica's dad dressing up in a Yellow Jacket costume and surprising us before the OAC Championship game last year

-Rachael playing almost a whole season with an eye patch

-Most of the ridiculous stories that come out of Katie Heinlen's mouth

-April Reign

-All of the cheers that our bench came up with..."Bzzzzz" " Sting 'em!" "You got Schroedered!" "Courtney Downtown Ritzler" "Ka-tie Hein-len clap clap clap clap clap." "RQ for Twoooo!" "Mondie Mondie Mondie... Mondaaaaaaaaaaaaay!"

-Official and Unofficial team bonding

-Being treated like superstars by the elementary school we visited

-ugly Christmas sweaters

-doing Monica's make up

-ridiculous Halloween costumes: Rachael's wedgie costume; 80's jazzercise instructors, Buddy the Elf

-Dick's restaurant in San Antonio

-Obstacle course and dance party on the bus

Those are only a few I could think of off the top of my head! I'm sure there will be many more to come!

Ariel Brough

GREAT video

At Baldwin-Wallace we love to win - games and championships. But more importantly, we want to do it with character and class. This video isn't about basketball, but it is about character and class. I would hope that our team would react this same way if put into a similar situation in a basketball game. Check it out - be sure to have a tissue!!!!
http://www.coachingtoolbox.net/videos/attitude/sportsmanship-from-softball.html

Season is Over

Wow, what a season. I am SOOO proud of this team. One of our pre-season goals was to bounce back from adversity...and did they! We had our season-ending banquet just over a week ago. It's late in the school year, but yet it is kind of a neat way to wrap up the year. It's always so heart-warming to listen to the juniors talk about how they feel about the seniors. Even better is listening to the seniors talk about their teammates, their experiences at B-W and their families. It's almost impossible not to shed any tears at our banquet! We will miss our seniors - their leadership and commitment was really key for us this year. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!!!



Going into the summer, we have 2 keys for next year. One, is our returning players must make a bigger commitment than ever to improve and get stronger. Secondly, we will really be counting on some freshmen to come in and contribute right away - so we need them to work hard to be ready. Only time will tell what the future holds for our team. We do know is that we will always be challenged not only in our league, but in our non-league schedule. Our goals don't change - win the OAC and a National Championship!