Originally posted on Dec. 2, 2008
Hey, this is Molly again, and I am going to give you an update on how the Lady Flames performed this past weekend. We just finished up the George Washington Thanksgiving Classic, where we played Hartford on Friday and South Alabama on Saturday. We came into the tournament with a 1-2 record, but lost both games this weekend. However, I feel like our team is simply going through some growing pains right now.
Even though we have six seniors on the team, only two of them played this weekend. This forces the younger players to step up and play right away against tough competition, which I feel will only make us better in the long run. We played against two very good teams without our leading scorer, and it was neat to see others step up! I am excited to see what will happen when we get her back on the court!
We had two girls who are on staff with Athletes in Action do our pre-game devotionals at the tournament. The first one talked about the importance of being a window on the court rather than a wall. By being a window, we are reflecting the attitude of Christ! It was so neat to hear some of the girls remind each other before the game to be windows and not walls.
The second devotion was about realizing that when we play for the Lord, we can lay all the pressure that is easy to put on ourselves aside, because the Lord loves us, no matter what. It can be rather intimidating as a freshman to step out on the court among upperclassmen, but having going through it myself, and now being a senior, I have realized that all you are asked to do is to go out and play your best!
A lot of the girls' families came for the tournament. We had parents from Texas, Ohio, Georgia and Virginia in attendance. It was nice to have families here during the Thanksgiving holiday. We left for the tournament on Thursday, which was Thanksgiving Day! However, we had a tournament banquet, where they served us turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie.
We will only be in Lynchburg for a day and a half before we hit the road again, to play James Madison. It is hard to believe we have only one last week of classes before finals. Then, Christmas break begins. It was nice having this last week off from school. I think all of the girls really needed it, and hopefully, we will come back refreshed and ready for finals.
Thanks for reading, and please come out and support the Lady Flames at our next home game against Auburn on December 7th at 3 p.m.! Until next time, God Bless!
P.S. Check out this USA Today article if you get a chance: "Guided by unique unity, triplets help Liberty rule the Big South."
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