On Saturday, September 17, our team, along with the men's team, participated in the annual University Heights Basketball Clinic held on UB's South Campus. There were about 25 campers who worked on their shooting, defense, passing, and ball handling. At the end, the kids had an opportunity to challenge a coach to a game of 1 on 1. Free lunch for all was at stakes should a camper win. Long story short, the kids won their lunch, but it wasn't thanks to Brittany or anyone else...
Ask Reggie Witherspoon what happened... :)
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Happy Birthday, Britt!
Nothing says Happy Birthday from Mom and Dad than this:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRITT :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRITT :)
Nicki's Internship with the Bisons
"This summer I had the privilege of working for the Buffalo Bisons, the triple A affiliate of the New York Mets. As a marketing and promotions intern, I had a wide variety of responsibilities. During the pregame, we organized and lined up first pitches and ceremonies. Then, during the g ame the other interns and I selected people from the crowd to participate in promotions in the stands or on the field throughout the game. We also pumped up the crowd during inning breaks with t-shirt tosses and dugout dances. Let's just say we had to break out of our shells a little.
My experience this summer also involved a lot of behind the scenes work. I went into the office to get things prepared for every game. Some of my office responsibilities included creating game scripts for the press box, which showed what order and which inning break promotions and ads would run, along with putting the PA book together for the announcer, which included the reads for these events. I created several pregame, in-game, and post-game reads for this book and for the announcer. On top of all this, I called and scheduled the National Anthem singers. I had several other little responsibilites as well. Overall, my internship experience was amazing, where I learned a lot, made numerous connections, and made many friends. I am so happy I got to be a part of the Bisons organization this summer.
....O and did I mention I was a mascot sometimes too??" ~ Nicki # 5
My experience this summer also involved a lot of behind the scenes work. I went into the office to get things prepared for every game. Some of my office responsibilities included creating game scripts for the press box, which showed what order and which inning break promotions and ads would run, along with putting the PA book together for the announcer, which included the reads for these events. I created several pregame, in-game, and post-game reads for this book and for the announcer. On top of all this, I called and scheduled the National Anthem singers. I had several other little responsibilites as well. Overall, my internship experience was amazing, where I learned a lot, made numerous connections, and made many friends. I am so happy I got to be a part of the Bisons organization this summer.
....O and did I mention I was a mascot sometimes too??" ~ Nicki # 5
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Team Picnic
The team headed to Coach Mac's house a few weeks ago to kick off the new season with our annual picnic. As always, it was a blast (potluck lunch, team bonding, bonfire, s'mores, etc.) 
It was tough to compete with last year's orienteering activity, but this year's "minute to win it" activity was up there. The players were split into seven pairs. The competitions were challenging - lots of rubber band shooting, dice balancing on popsickle sticks, bananas hanging on a string from waist, bouncing pencils into glasses, building can pyraminds with shared pasta noodles... Without further ado, Hail to the Champions - Margeaux & Coach Mac!
It was tough to compete with last year's orienteering activity, but this year's "minute to win it" activity was up there. The players were split into seven pairs. The competitions were challenging - lots of rubber band shooting, dice balancing on popsickle sticks, bananas hanging on a string from waist, bouncing pencils into glasses, building can pyraminds with shared pasta noodles... Without further ado, Hail to the Champions - Margeaux & Coach Mac!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Inspirational Song of the Week: Ain't No Stopping Us Now
As we end the regular season and begin to prepare for the MAC tournament, Coach Pearson's inspirational song is appropriate. Listen to Ain't No Stopping Us Now by McFadden and Whitehead!
What She Said....The TIME is NOW!
The TIME is NOW!!! Post season is right around the corner with our first round MAC championships game on Saturday, March 5th at Alumni Arena. Being a freshman and experiencing this for the first time is extremely exiting!! Everything before this tournament is meant to be lessons for the greatest prize of being MAC champions. I like to think of going into MACs as a whole new season. Everyone is given an equal chance to keep their season alive. We must stay focused together as a team on what we want to accomplish. I believe in our coaches to prepare us to our finest for each and every game and I believe in us as a team to execute the way we are told. It is going to take a lot of heart and determination in order to be the best next week. This season has been extremely memorable with Kourtney Brown and Ashley Zuber breaking school records. Jessica Fortman becoming a 1000 point scorer and countless players breaking their own career highs. To really top what everyone has individually accomplished would be winning the MAC championship. We have a long road ahead of us but as long as we believe in what we can do and play OUR game we have the ability to be an unstoppable force. Consistency is key in this final stretch of the 2010-2011 season.
On Saturday, February 26th Kourtney Brown, Jessica Fortman, Bridgette Kendricks, and Ashley Zuber were all recognized for their endless hours in the gym and contribution to the program here at UB. It was their senior night that was capped off with a 70-65 win over Ohio University. Bridgette Kendricks recorded a career high 12 rebounds, while Ashley Zuber also recorded a career high 8 rebounds (Zuber is 5’4’’). Kourtney Brown rejected a career high 9 blocks and Nicki Hopkins scored a career high 17 points. I guess you can say it was quite the career night for the team on Saturday. I’m so grateful to have been able to be on the same team as the four seniors this season. They set the bar each day in practice and lead by example. They give us underclassmen big shoes to fill! But they have showed us that hard work pays off and the possibilities are endless. There isn’t another group of seniors that I could imagine that can lead a team to a MAC championship. Let’s get it!! Good Luck Seniors in the years to come!! I’m going to miss all of you!!
Come out and support us on March 5th at 7pm in Alumni Arena as we begin our road to the championship!!
~Sharkey ('14)
Monday, February 21, 2011
Inspirational Song of the Week: I Believe
I Believe by Yolanda Adams is the song that inspires Nicki Hopkins ('13). Listen to it below...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WDY_xr0koM
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