The upperclassmen know what to expect this weekend, pressure wise
since we have been in the same situation before. The last two seasons we have ended the year
in second place and two years ago we lost the final regular-season game by two
points to take the title away from us.
The underclassmen don't know what that feeling is yet so this situation
will be new to them.
We have five seniors this year and this season has meant a lot to
all of us. Winning the OVC Tournament
last year was a big stepping stone for us, so this season we felt like we had
to play just as well to prove ourselves.
I think that is what we have done - we have proven that Murray State is
a dominate team and they come to compete every time that we step on the court.
The excitement for the week hasn't just been on the court. On Monday the team and the Guffey sisters
were surprised with some of the highest honors that a Racer women's basketball
player has earned. During half time of
the men's game, after our win over UT Martin, it was announced that both Amber
and Paige had earned Academic All-America First Team honors and that Amber had
been named the Academic All-America of the Year for women's basketball.
Both Amber and Paige have worked hard both on and off the court
throughout their careers at Murray State.
These awards are not only great recognition for them, but it helps show
the freshman that you can not only be a great athlete on the court, but you can
excel in the classroom as well. The underclassmen are already doing great jobs
in the classroom, so this will help encourage them to keep that up through
their career's here at Murray State.
