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‘Jammin’ at the Justice’ connects basketball and community ^
By Rory Kelly
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UNCA basketball fans can only
hope Winlhrop recniited players
over five feet tall after a team full
of youngsters last Friday competed
against a mix of men’s and
women’s UNCA basketball play
ers and won by two points.
The UNCA athletic department
hosted their first “Jammin’ at the
Justice” on Oct. 14 to commemo
rate the first men’s and women’s
basketball practice of the season
with the promi.se for two lucky
fans to possibly win .$10,(KX).
"In athletics I feel like we are the
main extension of the university,”
said Eddie Biedenbach, men’s bas
ketball head coach. “We need to
interact in the community to build
the university.”
Five kids from the Asheville
community beat both UNCA bas
ketball teams by two points with
several steals by the fast young
sters.
CJ Walker, junior center, called a
fair game while al.so helping out
the shorter players.
Walker lifted one of the under
four-feet kids to the rim to make a
smashing dunk which would have
won, by a long shot, in the dunk
contest.
“It is fun to watch the kids shoot
ing hoops, trying on shoes and Jer
seys,” said Janet Cone, director of
athletics.
Many people unaffiliated with
the university came out to
“Jammin’ at the Justice” to see
their hometown team.
Kids from two-years-old to their
teens came out due to the athletes
involvement in a non-profit organ-
I ve always believed
everything in your life is
connected. If you want to be
great on the court then you
have to give back and serve
other people.
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ization called Big Brothers and
Sisters.
“All of the athletes and coaches
have embraced the concept of
going into the community for serv
ice projects,” Cone said. “We are
working with two groups in partic
ular, Zest Quest and Big Brothers
and Sisters.”
Zest Quest involves UNCA ath
letes as tutors to third graders in
local elementary schools in the
area.
“I’ve always believed everything
in your life is connected,” said
Betsy Blose, women’s basketball
head coach. “If you want on be
great on the court, then you have to
give back and serve other people.”
Both teams rebounded for the
kids when they shot baskets while
wearing size 15 shoes.
Although the kids trying on
those jerseys were still mostly in
elementary school, Biedenbach
still believes it is an opportunity to
recruit future players for UNCA.
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CJ Walker, junior center, officiates the game where five talented kids from the community challenged the men’s and women’s basketball teams,
The kids came away with a two-point victory. “Jammin’ at the Justice” commemorated the first practice of the year and brought the communi
ty out to meet their hometown college team and gave two fans the chance to win $10,000.
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The women’s soccer team fought
through strong winds for a 3-0 win
against Radford University on Oct.
15.
“The game had a different feel to
it from our other games because
the: wind was a huge factor,” said
Michelle Mattos, senior goalkeep
er.
Playing against the wind and
with the' wind caused frustration,
according to Hilary McKay, senior
forward.
“In the first half we were going
against the wind and we had to cut
down on our through balls to the
forwards because the wind was
just blowing the ball right back at
us,” Mattos said.
The team discussed the impor
tance of scoring against the wind
in the first half, according to
Michele Cornish, women’s soccer
head coach.
“We thought it would be easier
to score with the wind, but the
wind was so strong that the balls
that we would play through would
just run out of bounds,” Cornish
said. “We were fortunate that we
did score those two goals in the
first half.”
The first goal of the game came
in the 12th minute on a rebounded
shot by McKay, McKay’s shot
rebounded off of Radford goalie
Tara Olertchick, and Stephanie
Feltis, senior midfielder, headed
the ball into the goal.
In the 26th minute, Robyn
Busha, freshman forward, passed
the ball over the Radford defense
to McKay for her team-leading
11th goal of the year.
Emily Langill, senior defender,
scored off a free kick in the second
half to put the Bulldogs up 3-0.
Langill’s goal sealed the game
for the Bulldogs, according to
Cornish.
“The fact that three different
people scored for us says a lot
about how deep our team is,”
Mattos said.
Mattos recorded six saves in the
game and recorded her sixth
shutout of the season.
Mattos came up with a number
of good saves to preserve the
shutout, according to Cornish.
“Radford had a chance to score
with 45 seconds left on a one-on-
one breakaway and she came up
huge and got it,” Cornish said.
“She has got a lot to be proud of in
that game.”
The defense played another great
game, according to Mattos.
“I credit them with our sixth
shutout of the season,” Mattos
said. “We had some close calls, but
the composure of our back four is
what kept Radford from scoring.”
The Bulldogs turned their season
around since their last loss, accord
ing to McKay.
“I think if we keep having good
practices and really focusing we
can do well,” McKay said. “It is all
about effort and hard work and
how much heart we have the day
of the game.”
The team must stay consistent to
maintain the Bulldog’s standing in
the conference, according to
Mattos.
‘This team is capable of tumingl
an already great season into ai
even better one,” Mattos said.
The team focuses on the upcom
ing game and does not look too far
ahead on the schedule, according
to Cornish.
“If you start thinking about the
next three games, it becomes over
whelming and there is no point in
that,” Cornish said. “You think
about it when the game is immi
nent.”
The team wants to finish at the
top of the conference, but that is
not the motivating factor when
playing, according to Cornish.
“The motivating factor is to win
games, period,” Cornish said.
“You win games by preparing for
them the week before and hope
you are doing everything right at
practice and getting everyone to
work hard at practice.”
The team does well preparing for
games, but can always find room
for improvement, according to
Cornish.
Ultimately, the team wants to
win a conference championship,
according to Mattos.
For the last three years, the team
fell short of that goal, according to
McKay.
“My freshman year we lost in
the finals, my sophomore year
we lost in the finals and my jun
ior year we lost in the semifinals
after winning the regular sea
son,” McKay said. “We have
been close every year, but I think
this is the best year that we have
had since I’ve been on the
team.”
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