Guilford College Women's Basketball

Back to Reality

Hey guys, sorry it's been so long since my last post.  I've been getting reacquainted with my life as a student-athlete after a very much needed break from school although I spent the majority of my time at practice or doing something team affiliated. I'm not complaining though, if I could just play basketball everyday life would be a breeze. But this week consisted of pretty much readjusting to my schedule...spent a lot of time doing homework and getting ready for two big tests this upcoming week. Also, when it comes to Guilford there is no doubt I have a paper due this week. Thank goodness for Sunday off and time change! We gain an hour tonight!

Enough about my school work, onto the good stuff. Basketball practice has been really intense. We've been working extra hard in practice and it has really been paying off. Two-a-days were two-a-days...running, defense, running, and a little more defense. I did manage to get some three pointers in, which is always really fun for me. But more importantly, our team looks great and we are having a lot of fun. But, we still have a lot of stuff that we are working on to get ready for the season. We have a scrimmage in a week and hopefully our hard work will really pay off.

In lew of all our hard work on the basketball court, we did get to take a break from practice and go to the State Fair as a team. We had a lot of fun. Our freshmen decided they wanted to ride all the rides while the rest of us chose all the food instead! Ha, and it was money well spent if you ask me! There is nothing better than cotton candy, funnel cakes, and hot dogs. I'm still a little upset I didn't get my funnel cake, but it's ok. It was a good time and good team bonding for all of us. It's fun to see how the different personalities on our team blend together so well off the court. I'm not sure I've ever been on a team that has so much fun together.

 

I'll try to do a better job of keeping you guys up to date with all the goods of women's basketball.

- Lauren

"Champions keep playing until they get it right" - Billie Jean King

 

Two days down...

So, we finished up our first two days of practice on Friday and it went really well considering how many people were out with the flu. With all the newcomers, everyone is getting acquainted with how things work, but all-in-all I felt like practice went really well.

With it being fall break, coach was feeling a little generous and gave us a few days off to go home and rest up. With all the sickness going around, it was probably a really good decision...not to mention I have a nine year old brother who LOVES for his big sister to come home and spend time with him! Being home has been great! I have a big family unit and I like to spend as much time with them as possible. Yesterday, I carved pumpkins with the whole family and today Dad and I are watching the Packers game. Looks like the Pack is going to take home the win, it's always a good day in our household when that happens! Oh yea, the home-cooked food is ALWAYS a plus too! 

I'll be heading back to GC on Tuesday evening and it'll be time to get back to business. Wednesday starts two-a-days and on Friday we are going to the State Fair as a team after practice which should be a good time. And somewhere in the middle of all that hoopla, I'll have to find some time to do some serious homework.

Have a good rest of the weekend and I'll keep you guys updated on two-a-days...

Midnight Madness, Midterm Week, and the Flu.

I'm Lauren LeFevers, and for those of you who don't know me, I'm a junior at Guilford College where I play women's basketball. Both of which have been the best decisions I've made thus far in my life. I love it here and my teammates have become my second family. This is my first blog and I'm excited to give you guys an inside view on my life as a student-athlete.  

So, today is October 15th, the first official day of basketball practice and something a little different, it's also midterm week. My week has consisted of two midterms, a 12-page paper, and a 7-page paper. Needless to say, being stressed is an understatement. Not to mention six girls from the team are sick with either the swine flu, the flu, or symptoms of the flu. Luckily I'm not one of them. But nonetheless, we are very excited about this afternoon's practice and the season altogether. It's a new season, the last for some, the first for others, and we want to make the best out of it.

This preseason has been really successful, the best I've had in my time here. We've been working really hard to get in better shape than we were at this time last year. We've been doing a lot more strength and conditioning work and it seems to be paying off.  Our seniors have really stepped up this fall to show their leadership and desire to make their last season at Guilford their best season. Also, our freshmen class is really fitting in well with our team. We have alot of young talent this year and we are excited to see how the mix between veterans and rookies will help our team be more competitive in conference. Our team chemistry, both on and off the court, is great. We play really well together and we have a lot of fun together as well. We're excited about the season and can't wait to get started.

For any of the fans, our schedule is available here. Hope to see you guys at some of our games!