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6 CAMPUS SPORTS Basketball team faces rival Peace College tonight AMANDA SMITH Staff Writer The Meredith basketball team will face cross-town rival Peace College tonight at 7:00 p.m. in Weatherspoon Gym. "Playing Peace is always a big game for both schools and the students as well. Last year we each had big, loud, supportive fans attending. It definitely makes for a great atmos phere," commented Head Coach Carl Hatchell. Meredith is currently 3-2 with a big win over Greensboro College and close losses to Methodist College and Averett University. In both losses Meredith was either tied or in the lead with minutes remaining in the game. This year's team is young with only two seniors and one junior and also lacks physical size, which the team has had in the past. "To compensate for the experience and size, we have really emphasized our defense and will be trying to pres sure our opponents into turnovers; hopefully that will result in some easy baskets for us," stated Coach Hatchell. The team's two sen iors and co-captains Tina Harkness and Ruth Stephenson con tinue to be dominant forces on the court. They provide the experience and leader* ship that this young team needs. Peace has produced a strong start, standing 6-3 overall and 2-3 in the USA South Conference. "Peace is having their best season ever this year The 2003-2004 Meredith Collage Basketball Team. photo courtesy of www.meredith.edu/athletics and we will have to be ready to play when the game begins. They are a veteran team with their leading scorers back from last year," states Coach Hatchell. The game will bring about excitement and fim for not only the players but also the fans. The Bathtub Ring will start off the activ ities by singing the National Anthem. The soc cer team is spon soring a halftime free-throw contest where partici pants have the chance to win free Ben and Jerry's ice cream coupons. Fans will also have the oppor tunity to register to win door prizes drawn at halftime. The Residence Life Board has challenged each residence hall to create a spirit banner, which will be displayed in the gym at the game. The banners will be judged before the game and winners will be announced during halftime. There will also be a prize for the resi dence hall that has the most people in attendance at the game. "We're really trying to get students and faculty involved in the athletic pro gram. As a student athlete I know firsthand the diffi culties of balancing school work with practice sched ules and games. It is important to know that my fellow students support my hard work and it is even better when there is a large crowd to help cheer on my team," said soccer team captain Ashley Ellis. For more infoimation about the basketball team and,Meredith’s athletic pro gram check out the websitt at www.meredith.edu/ath- letics. "I can promise our fans this. If they come watch our team play, they wilj ge' to see a team that play^ as hard as it can regardless of the outcome," said Coach Hatchell. Everyone is encouraged to come out Wednesday and show your Meredith spirit! Synchronized swim team gives stunning performance JENNIFER LEIGH JONES Contributing Writer Angels have descended on the campus of Meredith College. These angels are not the traditional heavenly beings, but are instead the synchronized swimming team members of Meredith College, the Aqua Angels. Descending into the depths of the Weatherspoon pool, this performing group pre sented its annual fall per formance "Diving Through the Decades" at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 20, 2003. Featuring eight tal ented team members, Ashley Arnold, Amy Beattie, Meredith Burdock, Catherine Maher, Stephanie Nantz, Meredith Robertson, Holly Schmidt and Katherine Weaver, and ably coached by instructor Carol Brown. This swim team presented their originally choreographed routines to a variety of music of the past century fi’om the musical Chicago to television themes to Sir Mix-a-lot. Combining colorful swim costumes, a wide range of musical selections from the Roaring Twenties to the present, and varied choreography, this produc tion featured seven differ ent routines. The show opened with a pair of duets, followed by a trio, a small group performance, another pair of duets and closed with a team finale. Short segments of narration pro vided by Taylor Newbeny describing the historical highlights of each era between performances effectively set the mood of the period and attempted to provide a smooth transition from one routine to another since the program was not presented in a chronologi cal sequence of musical selections. Combining acrobatic movements with artistic presentation to selected music, Meredith's synchro nized swimming team delivered an outstanding performance in both execu tion and style. The open ing "Roaring Twenties" routine featured a strong duet performance by Charleston-kicking flappers Stephanie Nantz and Katherine Weaver. As four year swim team veterans, these swimmers displayed an effective blend of athlet ic ability and artistry. The small group "Psychedelic Sixties" performance and the "Heading for the Holidays" fmale provided well-choreographed rou tines showcasing group skills and the skills of the team as a whole. The cho reography of these routines allowed for a greater degree of intricate forma tions which featured swim mers in a flower formation and a Christmas tree forma tion among others. The trio who performed the "Fugitive Fifties" routine was a favorite with the audience. Continued on Page 7 See Swim
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