We have a couple of weeks under our belts. Everyone is doing well and getting adjusted to the new year. Our spirits and expectations are hi. The coaches are looking forward to working with a great group of experienced and talented players.
Next week marks the beginning of team workouts. We will do a fitness test and get started in the weight room. We also get to work with our players in small groups on the court. This is an important time of year to start establishing our team identity, every year and every team is different no matter how many returning players we have. Everyone is eager and anxious to show what they can do.
Stay tuned for updates on our fitness test!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Back to School!
The new school year is upon us. We have seen many of our team members already in the gym working on their game and of course, their fitness.
We welcome 3 new players to the team. Kendahl Avery from WY, Kari Ameling from Greeley and Brandi Collins from Co. Springs. Be sure to check out their bios on our website.
Coach and I have spent many hours this summer working on our plans for the new year and believe we have many positive and exciting changes ready to put into place.
We are also working hard to bring in several high quality recruits for visits, soon. We are super excited about some of the prospects we have seen and had a chance to visit with. Our number one priority is to bring great people into our program. Unlike many other programs, we do not just throw scholarship offers around and hope one sticks. We believe strongly in trying to get to know a person before we invite her to be a part of RUWBB. Regis is a special place and being part of our team an honor and privilege.
I hope to keep the posts rolling as much will be happening. We are looking forward to an awesome year, as we believe our team is comprised of very special and gifted people.
Feel free to leave a comment!
We welcome 3 new players to the team. Kendahl Avery from WY, Kari Ameling from Greeley and Brandi Collins from Co. Springs. Be sure to check out their bios on our website.
Coach and I have spent many hours this summer working on our plans for the new year and believe we have many positive and exciting changes ready to put into place.
We are also working hard to bring in several high quality recruits for visits, soon. We are super excited about some of the prospects we have seen and had a chance to visit with. Our number one priority is to bring great people into our program. Unlike many other programs, we do not just throw scholarship offers around and hope one sticks. We believe strongly in trying to get to know a person before we invite her to be a part of RUWBB. Regis is a special place and being part of our team an honor and privilege.
I hope to keep the posts rolling as much will be happening. We are looking forward to an awesome year, as we believe our team is comprised of very special and gifted people.
Feel free to leave a comment!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Smart Girls
The following is an email to our team from Coach Raunig:
Hi Everyone!
Just wanted to let you know that I received a press release from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association regarding this past years Honor Roll. Congratulations – we were #7 in the nation at the Div II level for team gpa with a 3.534. We were just .198 from the #1 team. I am very proud of you especially considering we had eight new players on our roster last season!
Congrats to Kendahl as well as her junior college team was #1 in their division for team gpa.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks,
Coach
Just wanted to let you know that I received a press release from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association regarding this past years Honor Roll. Congratulations – we were #7 in the nation at the Div II level for team gpa with a 3.534. We were just .198 from the #1 team. I am very proud of you especially considering we had eight new players on our roster last season!
Congrats to Kendahl as well as her junior college team was #1 in their division for team gpa.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks,
Coach
Monday, May 3, 2010
Senior Farewell
During my experience with Regis Womens bball, I learned a lot of life lessons that I will be able to take with me. I learned about work ethic through the hundreds of practices, I learned about teamwork as well as leadership as we grew together as a team, and also about determination and perserverance as I battled through injury. I loved being a part of the team. There is something about being with your teammates everyday as you endure hardship, success, conditioning, and and simply practice. This type of realtionship is like no other, and while you may not always be the best of friends with every person on your team, you have an inexplainable bond with them for life.
Through each year I became a different part of the team, and I grew with each new role that was put before me. My college bball experince as a Ranger shaped me into the person I am and the values I keep. For me, the past 4 years have been filled with laughter and tears, frustrations and success, and most of all growth. My coaches and teammates have helped me become the person I am and I cannot thank them enough for that. I can't say I loved every second, for instance the early morning preseason conditioning was not a highlight, however overall I wouldn't change the experience for anything. :)
Ashley Pope
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Thanks Em!
Miss Emily Kuipers,
Emily is the other of the two seniors that we are saying farewells to (in the basketball sense J). She has been a part of the Lady Rangers for 5 years (indicating she is a senior and above). Emily’s commitment to this team was more than just being there and working hard. Her time commitment through the last 3 seasons has been two fold compared to everyone else's. Having to be in the training room before hand to warm up and do exercises so that she could be ready to go by the time practice started is just one account of her time commitment. The other major thing she did was continually working on her shot in the gym. If you have ever had the pleasure of watching Emily when she is on “fire”, you know there isn’t much that you have seen that outdoes that. One game that will always stick out in my mind is the UCCS game at their gym (which was packed to the max) when Emily went 10-12 from the floor and looked like she couldn’t miss.
Although I didn’t have the opportunity to be with Emily her freshman year, I have been with her ever since and what a joy it has been. I do know, however, that Emily went through some major awakenings when she got to college, and she had the help of teammates through that transition. Now she is as crazy as ever; in the sense that she is fun to hang out with and is down to do whatever. She was definitely the quiet type, but that only meant that she was a good listener. Anyone could be in a bad mood before seeing Emily, and immediately, with comment about something or just laugh at something you said, would have you in a better mood.
Due to injuries of the knees, Emily and I really became close. I will never forget that year because she helped me recover just as much as I helped her. On road trips that we were allowed to go on, Coaches always roomed us together. This made our friendship stronger than ever. Emily is one of those people that will do anything for a friend and I know we all appreciate that.
Emily, like any other player, had her ups and downs throughout her career. It’s how she rebounded that was so amazing. Before her knee injury Emily was one of the fastest people on the team, and could do things she couldn’t do now. But the overwhelming presence of a smarter player is what the team needed and that is what she gave us after her recovery. She is a player that, in women’s basketball, comes around once in a lifetime. Emily we will all miss playing with you.
LOVE YA
Jax
Emily is the other of the two seniors that we are saying farewells to (in the basketball sense J). She has been a part of the Lady Rangers for 5 years (indicating she is a senior and above). Emily’s commitment to this team was more than just being there and working hard. Her time commitment through the last 3 seasons has been two fold compared to everyone else's. Having to be in the training room before hand to warm up and do exercises so that she could be ready to go by the time practice started is just one account of her time commitment. The other major thing she did was continually working on her shot in the gym. If you have ever had the pleasure of watching Emily when she is on “fire”, you know there isn’t much that you have seen that outdoes that. One game that will always stick out in my mind is the UCCS game at their gym (which was packed to the max) when Emily went 10-12 from the floor and looked like she couldn’t miss.
Although I didn’t have the opportunity to be with Emily her freshman year, I have been with her ever since and what a joy it has been. I do know, however, that Emily went through some major awakenings when she got to college, and she had the help of teammates through that transition. Now she is as crazy as ever; in the sense that she is fun to hang out with and is down to do whatever. She was definitely the quiet type, but that only meant that she was a good listener. Anyone could be in a bad mood before seeing Emily, and immediately, with comment about something or just laugh at something you said, would have you in a better mood.
Due to injuries of the knees, Emily and I really became close. I will never forget that year because she helped me recover just as much as I helped her. On road trips that we were allowed to go on, Coaches always roomed us together. This made our friendship stronger than ever. Emily is one of those people that will do anything for a friend and I know we all appreciate that.
Emily, like any other player, had her ups and downs throughout her career. It’s how she rebounded that was so amazing. Before her knee injury Emily was one of the fastest people on the team, and could do things she couldn’t do now. But the overwhelming presence of a smarter player is what the team needed and that is what she gave us after her recovery. She is a player that, in women’s basketball, comes around once in a lifetime. Emily we will all miss playing with you.
LOVE YA
Jax
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