Road Warriors

It was a long weekend of traveling to Ithaca, New York for the Lady Highlanders. We left Radford last Thursday morning at 5am and finally made it back yesterday afternoon. We came back 1-1 in the tournament after losing a tough one to Duquesne on Friday night and then beat tournament host Cornell on Saturday afternoon in the consolation game. The girls (especially Johnette) complained about the dinner we ordered on Friday after the game and then were commenting during the game on Saturday that since we were winning, maybe they would get to eat good on Saturday night. They said they have to work hard for their meals. They did play very well on Saturday against Cornell and it was very apparent that defense was the focus. Some of our defenses looked as good as we've seen them look all year. It's great as a coach to watch a team have so much fun playing defense. I hope that continues! We had a good dinner on Saturday night and as always, we were the life of the entire restaurant. When you get all of us sitting at one table, it always seems to get loud and we can tell that everyone else is jealous that they can't be included in our fun! The girls sang happy birthday to a complete stranger and I think a few of them were flirting with our waiter. It was a good way to end our trip. Today, we will get on the bus to go to Nashville, Tennessee to play Belmont University tomorrow night. It is about a 5 1/2 hour trip and I'm hoping the DVD player on the bus works so we can pass the time watching movies. Belmont is a great team who won their conference last year, and beating them on the road would be a big win for us. My Dad is bringing my grandmother and great aunt to the game so I'm very excited! I hope to write again on Wednesday when we make it back to RU. After that, no more road games until the 20th...we'll be glad to sleep in our own beds for a while.

The top left picture is Becca (our manager), Coach T, and Corrie at dinner Saturday night. The top right picture is Shavon, Meagan, Bebe, and Becca chillin in their hotel room.

JRA