first week

hey guys,
So i finished week one of college so far so good. Been hanging out with the team a lot having a good time with. Met a lot of other people and such. Having two roommates that are in theatre can be a little umm overwhelming at time, they're very energetic and messy!!! lol but they're not to bad. Everybody's pretty exciting and hilarious in their own ways like jenn she's really a character I think she actually surpasses katie lol. So now we're on the second week hopefully it goes by fast because it took forever to actually get to that one week mark for actually being on i felt like i was here for a month!

Olivia French

Sharpening Our Stingers!!

Hey Everyone,

This first week back has been pretty eventful. Since we have so many newcomers this year, it is even more important that we make sure we get to know each other, and that everyone feels comfortable and included. So after a few strenuous days of moving in and getting adjusted, some of the returners threw a little get together for the freshmen. We ended up having a lot of fun. Even though there is quite a wide variety of personalities on this new team (contrast Jen Calhoun's desire to dance and yell with those who enjoy just sitting back and relaxing), so far we have all gotten along really well. I think each individual will bring something beneficial and different both socially and athletically.

The froshies have also been very good about trying to get some unofficial practice in. They have thrown several spur-of-the-moment open gyms, one of which a few returners happened to stumble upon this week. We all ended up scrimmaging each other, and even though we have a lot of fundamental work ahead of us, we were impressed the new talent.

This weekend we are participating in our first team bonding retreat. I'm excited to get to know everyone better. I am also excited for sophomore guard Monica Gustin to start learning people's names so she stops calling them by their shirt colors! :)

Senior Center Ariel Brough, #45


Top: Me and freshman guard Paige "Green Shirt" Whitaker
Bottom: Some of the new freshmen on their first night hanging out with the team.

It's Here!

So the freshmen are all here and the returners are in the process of moving in. School starts on Monday! When school starts, that means it is only about 7 weeks until basketball starts, and that is exciting. I'm anxious to see if any of the returning players have gotten better. I'm also anxious to see how quickly our freshmen learn how to play at the college level. It will be here before we know it.

I expect our returning players carry on our tradition of quickly bringing the freshmen "into the fold" and making them feel a big part of everything right away. We've been blessed with a lot of great leaders who understand that the frosh are not competitors, but teammates, who are going to help us, and get to know them.

So we'll see how it goes. Keep you posted!

Wow!

I am so looking forward to coaching the young ladies that wrote these blogs. Regardless of wins or losses, we are going to work hard, get better every day, and become the best team we can be. In reading the blogs, you know we're going to have some fun too! I'm sure this season, like all seasons, will hold it's share of challenges. The key is what we learn from it!

CONGRATULATIONS go out to one of our seniors - Ariel Brough.

Ariel took the LSAT this summer in preparation for law school. She did AWESOME!!! Her score is in the 98th percentile! It's above the average score for those going to Harvard and Yale law school. Great job Ariel!!!!