Senior Reflections: Ashley Christie

My college experience at the Mount was so exciting!! Over the past four years I spent the majority of my time running (many times literally) from class to basketball, basketball to the library, library to the cafeteria, and then to my bed. However, those memories are mostly blurred images now, and the memories that are most vivid are those I spent with my friends. In order to give you an insight into my college experience, I’ll give you one of my top memorable and appropriate, memories of me and my friends

 

Jessie, me, Syd and Jody at this year's Team Banquet.

 It was a beautiful cloudy and muggy thirsty Thursday at a Hagerstown Suns game.  My friends and teammates, Jessie, Jody, and I had really splurged and bought the $12 VIP seats, which placed us on the front row of the third baseline.  We were enjoying heckling the other team’s third basemen and making friends with the loyal sun’s fans.   All was going smoothly until the 6^th inning, when we became the envy of the surrounding crowd by obtaining two foul balls. Jessie received the second of these foul balls and within minutes of receiving it had popcorn thrown at the back of her head.  The fighting instinct in her kicked in and she immediately started making a minor scene.  She wanted to know who threw the popcorn and why Jody and I weren’t trying to fight them for her.  Jody and I looked at her blankly and then continued to watch the game.   Jessie wasn’t giving up though, after another 5 minutes of complaining about the popcorn hitting her head so forcefully, a young lady comes and taps her on the shoulder.  As Jessie turned around the woman started apologizing immediately, saying that her 4 year old daughter had thrown the popcorn because she wanted the foul ball.  At this point Jody and I turned around and saw a small girl crying in the stands.  After the woman had left, Jody and I turned to Jessie and asked her if she wanted to beat up the little girl now or later for her.  Needless to say, Jessie said there was no need for Jody and I to beat anyone up for her now. 

This is just one of the many memories that I cherish from my college experience at the Mount. 

Senior Reflection: Sydney Henderson

My experience at The Mount has been a great five years. Long ago before I knew about this school, my mother used to tell me that I would end up at this school. I would constantly tell her, “No I'm not; I don't even know what school that is.” What do you know? I ended up here for a wonderful college career.

Me (top) with friends and teammates Jody and Jessie.

 

    Being given the opportunity to play college basketball and to be so healthy after an ACL surgery is truly a blessing. I have met many people and have made life-long friends. Everyone that has walked into my life has made an impact in some way that has helped me grow as a person. My injury has also helped me grow as a person. Seeing things, not only on the basketball court, but off the court in a different perspective has molded me into the woman I'm becoming today. Having the ability to complete two degrees (Bachelor’s Degree in  Sports Management and Master’s of Business Administration) is something that I will be forever grateful for. I want to thank Coach Whitt for giving me the opportunity to play for him and develop into the player and person I am today.

    It has begun to hit me that I'm really graduating and leaving behind a place that I called home for five years. I can say that if I had the chance to do it all over again, I would choose The Mount.

Thank you God, family, coaches and teammates for supporting me through it all.