"We swept the weekend!"

Regis opened the 2009-10 season hosting the first annual Catholic Schools Tournament. The initial game against Newman was filled with all the first game excitement you would expect. Everyone played and contributed as our 6 freshman saw their first action as college basketball players! Starting forwards Chelsea Porter and Emily Kuipers lead the way from downtown, connecting on 7-11 3-point shots.

Rockhurst provided a different challenge as they had a deep bench and many talented inside players. Our defense did the job in the second half, holding the Hawks to just 1 bucket during a 5 minute stretch. Salina Kuiper provided the offense punch, scoring 26 points in 24 minutes.

Next up, CSU - DH and Ft. Hays State as we travel to the School of Mines, Nov. 27 & 28th.

Full game stories: http://www.regisrangers.com/sports/wbkb/index

Darth Vader!

Kaitie, aka Darth Vader, is a spunky energetic little ball of fire. She came to us this year from a little town back in the mountains by the name of Almont, Colorado. Kaitie is a little shy when it comes to talking about herself, somewhat like a little minx. However, those of you reading this today get a privileged insight into the life of Kaitie Vader.
Her favorite thing about basketball is getting to play with people that are great at what they do. While that may be true, she once let slip the real reason she comes to practice ecstatic everyday. She absolutely loves getting put in timeout by Coach Raunig. In a private interview she stated that there was no other way she would rather spend her evenings than in the back of the line in timeout.
Now if this information alone doesn't make you see why we love having Kaitie on our team, perhaps a little talk about her muscles will. Not only can Kaitie bench the most weight on our team, but she can also lift the most during shoulder press, lat pulls, bent rows, and dead lifts. Now, some of her power has been attributed to her farm girl upbringing, however, it is also believed that she was built to be a protector.
We keep her around on the streets in case any trouble comes our way, not only for natural strength, but her retaliation effort has been unmatched. Unknowing that she was being recorded, Kaitie said once she almost set her brother on fire with a sparkler! Clearly, not even family will get in the way of Kaitie's desire to protect those around her, which is a quality we love. Any team would be grateful to have this hustler on their roster, however, we snatched her up and are never letting her leave!

By Kara Larson

Update

After two Division I exhibition games, our team has learned a lot about itself. These opportunities have given us a taste of the intensity and speed of the college game.

We have two more weeks of practice to improve on some things and really come together as a team. Our spirits are high as we come to practice everyday with a determined and focused attitude.

On a lighter note: Our team had a great time at the Halloween Volleyball game. Everyone really got into it as you can see. Kara and I volunteered for a relay race. I feel confident we would have won had the other teams not cheated!

A Long Week of Practice but Now Its Game Time!

Today we will play our first exhibition game against the University of Northern Colorado. We are all very excited as it has been a long road to our first outside competition.

Although the weeks of practice have been hard, we have put in several aspects of our game and have only a few more things still to learn. Some days were a little overwhelming for our new people since they were both physically and mentally exhausting. The coaches are very pleased, however, with the progress and effort of all the players.

Now it’s time to test our new skills against a different team. Its game time baby! -Bri #20

Game Day!