Unlike everyone else, the women’s basketball team didn’t spend their winter break watching Netflix. Instead they went to Puerto Rico for the week. The lady Cavs have been planning this trip for two years and participated in a basketball tournament.
During the tournament in Puerto Rico the women’s basketball team played some highly ranked teams including Thomas More College and Ithaca College. According to D3Hoops.com Thomas More college is ranked second. During this game the women said that they played really hard. According to senior early education and special education major Megan Decker, “We tried to slow them down and we really focused on staying together as a team.”
At the beginning of the second half of the Cavs were beating Thomas More. The game ended in a loss for the women. The game ended with a close score of 56-55. Decker said that the outcome of the game really set the tone for the team.
The second game against Ithaca College during the tournament resulted in a win for the lady Cavs. After the result of the close end of the Thomas More game, the team was ready for a win. “We came out pissed off from the other game, so we did what we had to do and got the win,” said junior criminology and sociology major Kristina Startare.
In between games and practices the women experienced different aspects of Puerto Rico. More than half of the players’ families were able to journey to Puerto Rico with them.
Parasailing, banana boat rides, jet skiing and horseback riding were just a few of the activities that the girls did over the winter break. According to junior exercise science and health promotions major, Lucia Neuber, the daily 87 degree weather in Puerto Rico was a great part of the trip.
The team also ventured around the city of San Juan. Decker said that city was amazing and that she and some of her teammates visited an old fort in the city that was on the water. The team said that it was a culture shock and they learned a lot from their visit.
“It was a great bonding experience for the whole team and we are really excited for the rest of our season,” said junior early education major and special education, Dana Peterson.
