Agreed with the comment.
I saw the recent add for male practice players, is this new or have they always had some? I know its not uncommon, especially at larger schools to have a male scrimmage team as part of a women's program.
I saw the recent add for male practice players, is this new or have they always had some? I know its not uncommon, especially at larger schools to have a male scrimmage team as part of a women's program.
This has long been a practice at Valparaiso. I wrote about this for the NWI Times in 2006. I know at least two former women's players who eventually married men's practice players.
The Women's Basketball players will also frequent open gym sessions with the general student body, whenever allowed to do so. I had to guard Amber Schober quite a few times, and quickly learned that she wasn't there to just have fun. I also had to guard Phil Wille for a few games, and that must have been humorous to see the 5'10" guy guarding 6'10"
The losing streak is officially over at 35 games.
It may have been a win over an NAIA opponent, but the post-game with Coach Boyd and three players revealed just what it meant to win. They came oh-so-close against Detroit-Mercy but couldn't convert 3s or FT attempts. Today they showed up and won easily.
Talk about a lesson in dealing with adversity. Cheers and bravo especially to Coach Boyd for her monumental resilience and character, coming off of last season, showing up to various events and programs during the off-season, while knowing that the first win had yet to be posted. I hope they get many more this season.