spring break

Spring break starts on tuesday- hard to believe it will be mid-march when we return. I'm excited to finally go home and relax with my family, and maybe try and make a little bit of money. I also plan on looking for a summer job over break, whether it be lifeguarding or working at a day camp for kids. It will be nice to get a rest from basketball, which is over on saturday. I might even go to florida to my teammate's house for a few days to enjoy the warm weather!

pitt basketball

i hope to see pitt panthers basketball team make it to the ncaa march madness tournament this spring. they have lost three consecutive games and are struggling. they have been playing without an injured levance fields, who is now returning from a broken foot. they also lost experienced guard mike cook for the year with an acl injury. it would be a shame to see the panthers not advance into march, as so many panther fans have been accustomed to.

white out night

last night's white out night against IUP was definitely a successful marketing campaign by slippery rock's public relation's team. the first 250 students in attendace recieved free "white out" t shirts,which was definitely a big reason for such a turnout. the women's team cut a 15 point deficit to 6 with under 3 minutes to go against the tenth ranked team in the nation, but lost by 7. the boys won and moved one game away from the playoffs. overall, about three quarters of the feildhouse was filled with fans, which was a nice turnout.

sru vs edinboro

last night, sru women's basketball team lost to edinboro by 4 in a heartbreaker. the rock and the fighting scotties battled back and forth until the final 8 seconds when sru commited an errant turnover with the possesion down 2 points. it was my first game back since i broke my hand and i played alot more than i expected! we have a bye game this saturday before hosting white out night vs iup next wednesday. hope to see everyone there!

touch i pod

i saw the new touch i pod last week and i found it very intresting. its almost as big, if not bigger than a regular phone. it has no buttons, and clearly everything is touch activated. the new touch i pod has wireless internet capabilities, so you can go on youtube or facebook. these websites are vital for every college student. this ipod holds thousands of songs and can store pictures that you can put onto your computer also, which is very convenient.

intramural sports

the start of intramural basketball at the arc has begun! i think it is awesome that there are numberous divisons based on the talent of your team, for both girls and boys. Intramural basketball is a good way to keep everyday college students active. hopefully this will occur more than one or two days a week. intramurals encourages teamwork and promotes fun for college students and thier peers no matter what their skill level.

Sru vs Cal women's basketball

If you missed out on the Slippery Rock women's basketball team taking on the number one team in the region, California University, you didn't miss much. The Rock came out the gate sluggish, which led to a 14 -4 Vulcan lead six minutes into the half. A surge led by Amanda Nero kept the Rock within 7 at the half. But the second half belong to the powerhouse Cal. After consecutive driving layups off steals, Slippery Rock had to call a time out to stop the bleeding. Cal pushed its lead out to ten, and the Rock couldn't recover. Kellyann Staudinger was a bright spot for the Rock, leading scorers with 17.