2008 Woodie Awards
Women's basketball loses three, keeps winning record
Deena Zaru
Issue date: 1/25/08 Section: Sports
"Even though we may not have come out on top on the scoreboard, we certainly left it all out there," said women's basketball Head Coach Stephanie Flamini. "Sometimes things don't go your way, but I feel these kids left it all out there this weekend and just didn't get the win. So my evaluation of the weekend was positive."
The Quakers fell to the Lynchburg College Hornets (57-65) on Tuesday, Jan. 22, the Eastern Mennonite Royals (48-57) on Friday, Jan. 25, and Bridgewater College (68-77) on Saturday, Jan. 26.
"We have to improve on being a better second half team and finishing games strong," said sophomore Jasmine Wood. "We've been great at hanging with most teams we play, but lately we haven't been able to close out games."
Despite hitting a rough patch, the Quakers look ahead with optimism, boasting a strong 9-5 record.
"We have to stay optimistic, because games are so close together," said junior Shevon Hacket. "We can't let the emotion from one game carry over, especially if it is a loss, because we need to focus on the upcoming game."
The team's greatest strength this season has consistently been their defense.
"(Defense) is something that we have really worked on since last season and I think that we really pride ourselves on it," said junior Brittany Bumgarner.
Defense played a major role in two of the team's biggest victories of the season, a 67-51 win over conference leaders Virginia Wesleyan, and a 63-52 win over Greensboro College.
"The highlight of the season for me would have to be the (Jan. 12) win over Virginia Wesleyan at Virginia Wesleyan," said junior Jessica Casto. "They were ranked number one in the conference and were also undefeated in conference (games), and we beat them by 16 points."
Others agree the 67-51 victory was a highpoint of their season, so far.
"We played 40 minutes of confident, intense team basketball," said coach Flamini. "It was great to see the determination and heart that everyone showed for the entire game."
The Quakers fell to the Lynchburg College Hornets (57-65) on Tuesday, Jan. 22, the Eastern Mennonite Royals (48-57) on Friday, Jan. 25, and Bridgewater College (68-77) on Saturday, Jan. 26.
"We have to improve on being a better second half team and finishing games strong," said sophomore Jasmine Wood. "We've been great at hanging with most teams we play, but lately we haven't been able to close out games."
Despite hitting a rough patch, the Quakers look ahead with optimism, boasting a strong 9-5 record.
"We have to stay optimistic, because games are so close together," said junior Shevon Hacket. "We can't let the emotion from one game carry over, especially if it is a loss, because we need to focus on the upcoming game."
The team's greatest strength this season has consistently been their defense.
"(Defense) is something that we have really worked on since last season and I think that we really pride ourselves on it," said junior Brittany Bumgarner.
Defense played a major role in two of the team's biggest victories of the season, a 67-51 win over conference leaders Virginia Wesleyan, and a 63-52 win over Greensboro College.
"The highlight of the season for me would have to be the (Jan. 12) win over Virginia Wesleyan at Virginia Wesleyan," said junior Jessica Casto. "They were ranked number one in the conference and were also undefeated in conference (games), and we beat them by 16 points."
Others agree the 67-51 victory was a highpoint of their season, so far.
"We played 40 minutes of confident, intense team basketball," said coach Flamini. "It was great to see the determination and heart that everyone showed for the entire game."
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