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!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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)
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