AINT no cats like the BOBCATS

            

Hello my bobcat groupies,

It's Brittany #13 checking in on the old blog here. Sophomore season is underway and I must say being an upperclassman now is a lot different from the first year and I actually have a clue. Thankfully for me I have my fellow bobcats there for support. This team and coaches really are my second family and we all keep each other going through the good and the bad times. I have a very talented group of teammates and with hard work and desire we should exceed and go above all the goals we are reaching for. Let’s get it girls and show everyone what we can do!!! AHHH MAN I LOVEEE MY KITTIESSS <3 

enjoy the nature photo taken by yours truly #fallequalslove

Me and Morgan doing some off roadin #country #jeepin

Modeling the new team gear! 

Aww Yeah Bobcats Yeah

Hola Bobcat followers!
Im Morgan, #35 and a sophmore here at UPG! So far this season has been off to a good start! It's definitely a new experience being the upper classman at this level and actually having some clue of whats going on this season. Our team is becoming closer now that season has started... it may sound corny but your team really is like your family. They are your best friends: you laugh, fight, beat each other up in practice but no one outside the team understands what games are like or what conditioning and practice is like on a daily basis.

Some of the girlies

After Day 1 of 2adays (lucky we're standing) JK

 

Me and Meg getting #SWOLE

Myyy Girl Britt doin her thaaaaang

Im looking forward to the season ahead and proving people wrong. We are the Bobkitties, Hear Us MEOWW!!



Courtney DiBridge - #11

Hello everyone!

I am a sophomore here at Pitt-Greensburg and a member of the women's basketball team. I graduated from Hempfield Area High School and decided to further my education and basketball career here at Pitt-Greensburg. 

It has been an amazing start to this year. I absolutely LOVE my roommates (Amanda, Emily, and Megan) andddd all the girls on the team this year! I don't know what I would do without these girls and I am so thankful that this year is such a great group to be around. The returners and incoming freshman really seemed to hit it off and we all have become really close and are basically like a family!

Porkney, Smalls, Fat Megan and Shmanda Panda

AKA:

Amanda, Megan, Me, Emily

Coming out of last year, I have extremely high expectations not only for myself but for this basketball team. Underachieving is not an option this year. I feel that the group of girls we have are all on the same page and are just as excited as I am for this upcoming season. We will not settle for anything less than we know we can achieve. 

With that being said, it's the start of a new year for the bobkitties and things have officially kicked off with our Midnight Madness practice. Although I have been sidelined for a month now, and have been restricted to stationary activities I am still working hard to get back out there. I had to be in a walking boot and sent to rehab for 4 weeks now! Being injured has taught me how much I do appreciate the game, and not to take advantage of the time I have left to play. 

All in all it should be a great year for the bobkitties and we will show that hard work pays off!

Here We Go...

In less than two hours, we will kick-off the 2012-13 season with a little "Midnight Madness" skills, fitness, and strength challenge. The two Bobcats with the highest point total at the end of the challenge will earn all of their practice gear and team sneakers without having to get their times in our Deep 6 and Sweet Sixteen sprints at our second practice. Coach Waters and I have absolutely no predictions on who the winners will be as the challenge is varied enough for there to be a lot of so-called "favorites". As in most battles, it'll come down to who wants it more.

As always, the start of a new season begins with fresh expectations, new faces, and a lot of excitement. This beginning, however, is a little bittersweet for me as it's the first time I'll start a season without my Grandma Thompson, who passed away back in May. My Grandma was never one who loved basketball like I do. When she came to my games she often thought it was unfair that I had to dribble the ball down the court every single time (I was the PG) when there were four other girls on the floor. It seemed like a lot of work for one person, she said, and I always laughed. She honestly wouldn't have cared if I was standing at the end of the bench passing out water - I was her Granddaughter and she came to my games simply because of that.

What my Grandma did love, though, was hearing stories about my teams and our trips, and all the places my love for basketball had taken me between jobs, recruiting trips, tournaments, and conventions. Once when I was an assistant at UPJ, the team stopped at my parent's house for a team dinner before we played an exhibition at YSU, and she came over to meet everyone. She hugged all of the girls and kept saying over and over "You're all so tall and beautiful". The girls got such a kick out of my sweet, little Grandma expressing her amazement of how tall they all were (even those who were 5'7"). What they didn't understand is that my Grandma always said what she meant - that's how she saw each and every one of them - tall and beautiful.

I'm a big believer that people are at the heart of every organization, and my Grandma was one of the best people I've ever known. When I stepped to the pulpit at her funeral to give her eulogy, I was overcome with emotion - it was simply one of the hardest things I have ever done. I never thought it would be easy, but I thought I could get through it because I felt honored to have the opportunity to speak about such an amazing woman. What I didn't realize, however, was how hard it would be to speak the words that in summation meant goodbye.

As I arrived to the office tonight, I realized that the moments in which I will miss my Grandma will never cease, but I also smiled because I know how much she'd love to hear about tonight and this team. I can hear her laughing as she'd tell me how "hard" I had made the challenge. Then she'd remind me that she was sure they were all trying their very best. Throughout this season, I'll try my best to always remember that...



Freshman #3 Amanda Estok

Hello everyone my name is Amanda and I am a freshman here at UPG! I graduated from Gateway High School which is in Monroeville, PA about 40 minutes away from here. I was a four year lettermen and a captain of high school varsity team for two years! In the past year I have torn my ACL twice and am eager to get back on the court with my fellow bobkitties. I am living in University Courts with my beautiful roommates Courtney, Emily and Megan. So far my transition into college has been smooth thanks to my amazing roommates and my basketball team. I am very excited for this season to begin in four days!! We have been working so hard during preseason and have high expectations, we are hoping to have an excellent season. I am very excited for this season and cannot wait to play again!! 

Me, Emily, Megan, and Courtney

Emily Nelson, Freshman #2

Hi guys! My name is Emily Nelson and I am a freshman here at UPG. I graduated from Hempfield Area High School, which is pretty much 10 minutes away from here. I didn't think I would like being this close to home at first, but I absolutely love it! I wouldn't wanna be any farther away from my family. I live in the University Courts with Megan, Courtney and Amanda. There is never a dull moment in our house. All of my roommates, along with the rest of the team has made my first semester of college a lot of fun. The girls on the team are awesome and I am so excited for this season to start!