Ball Like A Girl

This is a funny one. Who says women's basketball is not physical? This girl got her face mashed by almost the whole team. Original photo: http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/photos/gallery/_/id/6175822/photos-week-feb-28-mar-06-2011

Georgia Tech takes out Maryland. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=310630120 I was at the game earlier in the season when Maryland beat Georgia Tech on a buzzer beater 3. It is nice that they could come back and win this one.

This is a little late, but I finally got around to reading the story today. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/columns/story?columnist=hays_graham&id=6149595 I remember a time when I could not play (I tore my ACL senior year of high school) and I remember it being one of the worst and one of the most rewarding periods of my life. You cannot play because you are hurt and all you can do is watch your team. You want to be out on the court so bad but you have to come to terms with the fact that you cannot. That rough and frustrating period that you are in is one of the most important periods in your life. It helps you grow and become a better, more mature person. You start to appreciate life and the things you are able to do. I remember my coach letting me play in the final game of the season before playoffs and my surgery. I was happy to see that Ebony Gainey would finally get to play in the game on Senior Day. #Yakira Bristol Point Guard for Ball Like A Girl

So for the past two weeks, Women's Club Basketball has been practicing and playing intramural games to get ready for the Georgia State Basketball Championship tournament this weekend at UGA. I believe that we have a solid group of girls and that we will do well in the tournament. We won our first intramural game 35-30. It was a very good game and we played well together for only practicing once. We won our second game yesterday 57-4. No that is not a typo. That was the actual score, but I have to say the other team played the best they could and could've scored a lot more had they not missed a lot of shots. We were able to work on our plays in preparation for the tournament. We have one more practice and then we head to UGA to do battle. I am excited and I cannot wait to play. #Yakira Bristol Point Guard for Ball Like A Girl

It has taken me a while, but I am finally back. Over the last year I have graduated college and moved on to graduate school. I am now a Master's student at Georgia Tech. You would think that Georgia Tech, being a good school in basketball, would have a club team on either the men's or women's side. Nope. When I arrived at Georgia Tech, neither of them existed. Let me tell you that I was frustrated. How was I going to play basketball if there was no team to play on? My solution at that time was to play pick-up every Friday at the CRC. One difference was there were no women playing. If there were women, they played earlier before I got to the gym. When I played, I was the only woman playing with guys that towered over me. This had to change. So I went to club sports and asked how I could start a women's basketball club. It was a long process. I put up flyers around campus and waited. And waited. It was a long wait, but finally towards the end of fall semester, I got enough interest to get the club official organization status. We had a meeting and over the winter break, more interest trickled in. Now we are on our way to being an official club sport. Practices just started and our first intramural game is tomorrow night. It will be interesting to see how we play after having one practice. I am confident that we will do well. It looks like we have a good group of ladies, and I am looking forward to the season. #Yakira Bristol Point Guard for Ball Like A Girl

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