Jan. 18, 2011
Hey Torero Fans!!
Happy New Year!!! For those of you who have managed to keep their New Year's Resolution after a whopping two days - I applaud you; easier said than done. After Felicia told me this week about a week long cleanse/diet that helps purify your body of toxins and makes you healthier, I figured that was a perfect way to start the New Year. So after buying fruits and vegetables in colors and shapes that I didn't know could be grown, I was excited and ready for my challenge. Oddly enough, 1.5 days later, I found myself in the In and Out drive thru!!....Ugh! I really hope the rest of you did better than me on holding to your New Year's Resolutions!! You can't do much worse than I did!
I'm afraid I don't have any funny or humiliating stories of my teammates to share this month. I know, bummer huh? (I did step in fresh dog poop in Hawaii, on my birthday, but that is a whole other story...And, well, since I am the blogger, I have full authority not to share- love how that works out!) Right now all of us girls are in intersession, and I speak for everyone when I say it is absolutely AMAZING! For those of you who aren't aware of such a thing- we are back on campus, have practice and workouts, but here is the kicker, NO SCHOOL! Pretty exciting right? I like to think so. Time where we can just focus on basketball and get a good solid night's sleep-- what could be better?! Don't get me wrong I surprisingly am excited for school to start back up and expand my educational horizons (being totally serious) but this break is much needed. Girls on our team are even pulling out novels left and right. Coach should be so proud. Izzy is practically reading a book a day, and they say I am the nerd.
With this break from school that also means more time for team boding. Just last week Coach Fisher had us all over for a Christmas dinner at her house. Olive Garden was provided and I was in absolute heaven. However, what made the night so special was that our alumni players were invited over as well. Morgan Henderson and Amanda Rego returned from playing professional basketball overseas in Germany and Kiva Herman was also in attendance for she just came back from playing in Portugal. I speak for everyone when I say it was sooooo nice seeing everyone. They and the rest of the Alumni have been greatly missed!! It is so hard to go from seeing someone everyday because of basketball to trying to figure out the time difference to know when to get on Skype. You should see the sheer joy that comes across my roommates faces when we hear them calling us on Skype!! It's like Christmas time for a 5 year old.
Just to recap all that has been going on on the basketball court for you; we finished 8-3 heading into the Holiday Break and came back December 26th to defend our title in the Maggie Dixon Surf and Slam. After beating Hofstra in OT, (yes I almost had an anxiety attack and broke one of my heals from jumping up and down) we pulled out a great win! Unfortunately, two days later, we lost to #23 ranked Texas in the Championship Game. However, shout-out to Dominique Connors for her All-Tournament Team for the second-year in a row!! We are so proud of you girl! Now with our overall record to 9-4 we are psyched for our Conference Games that lie ahead. With Pepperdine and LMU later this week we are ready to defend our home court and send a message to those who picked us 6th in pre-season Conference polls. Conference is going to be a tough road but with the New Year brings new goals, and winning the Conference Tournament is one New Year's Resolution we will not be breaking.
I hope you all had a great holiday season!! If you want to see pictures of Hawaii or dinner at Coach's house you can befriend "Torero Wbb Diego" on Facebook. Can't wait to talk to you all soon!!
Keep hoopin, Britt ☺
