When George Fox’s lone senior Kristen Shielee is asked what she thought upon first meeting her team’s 10 first year players, she doesn’t hesitate: “They’re loud,” she says with a smile. By contrast Shielee seems quiet, though her play speaks volume. The recently named West Region Player of the Year is the 6-foot-4 anchor for the Bruins’ stingy zone defense and her 10 blocks thwarted Hope in the sectional finals. And, along with youthful exuberance, the freshmen bring a ton of talent that has fueled this unexpected, undefeated run to the national semifinals. We caught up Shielee, Coach Scott Rueck and first year guard Keisha Gordon after the Bruins’ sectional final victory.
Daily Archives: March 17, 2009
Hoopsville Podcast: March 15th
—UPDATE: Previous file problems that caused people not to hear the show have been solved – though we had to rewrite the entire post to fix them. I apologize for the mistake.—
There are only eight teams remaining to battle it out for two national championships. There are certainly some surprises; there are some teams making return trips after years out of the national scene; one school is looking for two titles in the same season; and others are looking to remain perfect. On Hoopsville we took a look back at some of the more exciting sectional games and quickly look forward at what should be two memoriable Final Fours.
Guests included:
– Wash U Women’s Coach Nancy Fahey
– Wash U Men’s Coach Mark Edwards
– Amherst Women’s Coach G.P. Gromacki
We also hread from Chris “Coach C” Pesotski on what he saw as Richard Stockton advanced, what Bob Quillman thought as he watched the Wash U men advance, Mark Simon’s opinion to Amherst tourney run, and Pat Coleman joined us as well.