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2008-2009 Warrior Journal
January 5, 2009
In the midst of strapping on
ankle braces and tightening
shoelaces this morning
before practice, I took a
minute to review our
calendar that is filed in
the front of our team
binders. I have always been
the type of person who
crosses off days that have
been completed—it helps me
remember what we have
already accomplished, but
also reminds me to never be
satisfied with the triumphs
of yesterday. When I looked
at our calendar this
morning, I realized that I
had not crossed off a single
day since December 11th.
I feel that this is fairly
symbolic of how our team’s
journey has been moving
along lately. Time has been
flying by, and there is so
much to tell!
We have traveled near and
far—after a tournament in
Bellingham, WA we headed
back home for the Staples
Classic in Lewiston. Over
Thanksgiving break we were
in a tournament in Walla
Walla, WA. From there we
headed to Helena, Montana to
face two foes from our
conference and then,
finally, made it back home
for the Wells Fargo
Invitational. Some of the
highlights include beating
Rocky Mountain College and
Carroll College in Helena
and beating Point Loma
Nazarene at home, when they
were ranked three places
above us in the national
poll. We have only had a
couple losses so far this
season, but the one with the
most significance came in
early November when we lost
Madison Mendezona to a
season-ending knee injury.
Although it was a terrible
thing, we were all inspired
by Madison’s optimistic
outlook and her dedication
to remaining an integral
part of our Warrior family.
As we headed into finals
week and the beginning of
our winter break, we had
compiled a 10-3 record and
were on an eight game
winning streak!
Winter break provided us all
with the wonderful
opportunity to get home and
spend some quality time with
family and friends. We had
the most days off—12 to be
exact—that I have ever had
in my career at LCSC!
However, with so much time
off came the constantly
looming thoughts and fears
about getting out of game
shape. As much as I tried,
I could not convince myself
that chasing my puppy
through the snow counted as
a workout! So when it came
time to battle the weather
and return to Lewiston, I
think everyone was itching
to get back on the floor.
We had five practices in
before we hit the road once
more, this time heading to
Seattle, WA to play Seattle
University. Although it was
one of the most exciting
games of the season thus
far, we were defeated in
overtime 67-63. There were
so many players that stepped
up and made huge plays in a
game that saw nine ties and
ten lead changes in the
second half alone. It was a
great experience for all of
us and an important step
forward as we head into
conference action this week.
On Thursday we will leave
for Great Falls, Montana
where we begin Frontier
Conference competition.
After Saturday’s loss, Coach
Orr took a marker and wrote
0-0 on the whiteboard for
all of us to see. He
explained that our true test
begins now, and that every
team in our league is
sitting at 0-0. What we
have achieved up to this
point has been in
preparation for these next
few months. You can bet
that with that in mind we
will be practicing harder
than ever this week, and
head into our first
conference game with the
heart of a champion and the
poise of a Warrior.
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