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The first game against Lebanon Valley was a success. After a few "first-round"jitters, we got going and started to play like we are used to playing! After a solid defensive effort, we ended the 40 minutes of playing victorious with a final score of 66-48.After the game, and after everyone showered up, we stuck around to watch the first half of the York/LaRoche game to see who we would have to battle against on Saturday. After watching a few minutes, I knew we would have our hands full if York would win, and they did.
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After shoot around in the morning, everyone was pretty excited to go out there and play. After all, we were the under dogs, the team that was suppose to lose, being 21-6 and playing at #10 York's home court, no one believed in us. But we did; and that's all that mattered on Saturday.
When the game started, we soon realized that the fouls weren't going how we "thought" they should be and we quickly had to gather ourselves and remind ourselves to be mentally tough. With just under 3 minutes to go, Larry went to the line to shoot foul shots and Aud and I stood back and just smiled... and realized if we did what we do for the last 2:55 of the game, we would be heading to the Sweet 16! With a crazy and scary ending to the game, and another solid team defensive performance (minus bow girl going off in the first half) we ended victorious with the final score of 67-52!
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Facing the undefeated Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday is our next step. It's going to be a battle; we know that. Playing on their home court leaves us as the under dogs again and I couldn't be more excited that all of our dreams are coming true!
I don't know what the future hold for this team; but what I do know, is that Baldwin Wallace is one of 16 teams left in the nation and no one on the outside believes that we can keep going...
That's what makes this journey all the more SWEET!
Never underestimate the heart of an underdog #RiseAbove
I hope that you all can tune in on Friday to watch/listen to us play and hopefully advance to the Elite 8! I want to thank everyone for their endless support throughout this entire season and I hope that we keep on putting on a good show for y'all!!
God Bless,
Shari Mangas #20
