Down the stretch!

 It is hard to believe we only have six regular season games left before the MAC tournament begins! This season has gone by fast! I know many people had their doubts at the beginning of the season that we would be sitting in this spot (2 game lead in MAC play). I can’t say I would have guessed it either, but I knew we had the talent. The big question was, “when will it mesh?”  We didn’t give our players an easy path to get here facing quality opponents right out of the gate with Purdue, Missouri State, Dayton, etc…but the lessons we learned early on are now paying off. Our team knows the road left won’t be easy and there’s no time to sit back and enjoy it. The MAC has quality coaches and players who are more than capable of knocking us off if we don’t continue to improve. We must approach every practice and game left with the desire and work ethic that got us to this point. We are glad to be in this position, but not satisfied.

Coach Mitmesser’s big 4oth B-day is approaching next week and Jessica William’s b-day is on the 14th! Be sure to wish them both a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

The last few weeks we have had some amazing people share their thoughts and wisdom with our team.  Chrys Peterson of WTOL and her husband Tom Runnells who is an assistant coach with the Colorado Rockies, Dr. Clint Longenecker a distinguished professor of Management at UT, and Coach Tim Beckman have all spared some time to help our team stay sharp and focused.  We are extremely grateful for their time!

The generosity of our UT community simply amazes me! Our Rockets for the Cure game raised over $14,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. We are very thankful to Chrys Peterson for volunteering her time to make our event first class!  Sunday, we raised over $21,000 in our FT-A-THON that will benefit our team’s trip to Israel. Below are the scores for our players. Mark your calendar for March 27th. Their will be another event that evening sponsored by our Jewish community that will benefit our trip as well. I’ll post more info in the next blog. I will also include information about the trip if you are interested in joining us.

FT’s made out of 100 = Naama 87, Riley 95, Yolanda 53, Mariah 69, Kaneesha 69, LeCretia 76, Courtney 87, Jessica 90, Anna 97, Melissa 85, Janelle 81, Haylie 77, Kyle 90, Brianna 83, Andola 81, and Sarah 91.

Four out of our last six games left are at home. We look forward to seeing you in Savage! Come out and help us honor Jessica Williams and Melissa Goodall as they close out the senior campaigns and help us keep the MAC attendance streak alive!