A week ago Friday, I finally received my Holy Cross men's and women's basketball media guides for the 2005-06 season. I devour these things when they arrive each year.
The women's media guide is much more entertaining and creative than the men's guide. I enjoy reading both, but the women's guide gives you a taste of the players' personalities, with the "Off the Court With..." features. The women's guide also contains a couple of interesting posed team photos, shown above. Can you imagine the guys taking a team picture like either of those? I can't.
Here are some highlights from the "Off the Court" player profiles:
- Jess Conte's favorite song is "The Best of What's Around" by Dave Matthews Band. This is a great song from one of the best 90's rock albums, in my opinion. Good choice, Jess! And her craziest ambition is to go skydiving, something I'd like to do, too.
- Kaitlin Foley's favorite Coach Gibbonsism is "Simonize your watches!" That's priceless, Foles! And her favorite team tradition is "Helping out at the Mercy Centre."
- Brittany "Spider" Keil says she chose #33 "because Anna Kinne is my idol."
- Laura Aloisi's favorite professional sports team is the Boston Red Sox. A fine choice.
- Shannon Bush had never heard of "bubblas" before coming to Holy Cross. Really? She can drink from the bubbler after eating a grinder then a dessert of ice cream topped with jimmies. Don't you love these local expressions? So don't I.
- A handful of the girls like to have team singalongs on the team bus trips, although Brittany likes to "listen to my teammates sing." Shy? Can't hold a tune?
- Asked why they chose HC, almost all the players answered, unsurprisingly, that HC offers an excellent combination of academics and athletics. Several also mentioned something about a "family atmosphere." I think I've heard that mentioned once or twice before.
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