NY State of Mind

Last weekend we traveled to NYC to play against Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus and Saint Francis College of New York. We went 1-1. Our team has some NY flavor. Tara Lonergan is from Rockville Center, NY and Kelly Guerriero is from Floral Park, NY. Junior Captain Tara Lonergan talks about the trip.

Some of the players braved the cold weather to catch the Manhattan Skyline after dinner Sunday night.

Hi, I'm Tara Lonergan a junior here on the Women's Basketball Team and I am from Rockville Centre, NY. Staying in Brooklyn last weekend was awesome. I just love being in New York City even though it wasn't my hometown. Everyone says I have a strong New York accent.I love being around people who sound like me or have even stronger accents. My favorite part of the tip was being able to eat pizza. Pizza is hands down made best in New York. I always look forward to playing in New York, because I am able to see my family and friends when they come to the games.

At LIU, my whole family came except my sister Megan who plays on the Queens College basketball team. She had a game the same day. At St. Francis my dad, sister, friend and her father came to the game to see us get a W. Playing in front of my family is exciting, because they get to watch me do what I love and its always fun seeing familiar faces in the crowd.

Our first game of the weekend at LIU started out great. We were hitting a majority of our shots and found a strong rhythm with each other. However, LIU made a comeback and took the lead and we weren't able to come back. Our game at St. Francis started the opposite of LIU, we weren't making shots and we were looking for a spark. Being down 9 at halftime we came out strong, tied up the game, and eventually took the lead.

This weekend we are traveling up to Conneticut to play Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac and are hoping to get two W's. Being 4-4 in conference and tied for 4th with four other teams, every game is important to get into playoffs. The rest of our schedule will be tough, but there's no doubt in my mind we can keep winning and make it into playoffs. GO MOUNT!

Bringing in 2012!



Happy New Years!!! We hope everyone had a safe holiday! To bring in 2012, the girls and coaches are sharing their resolutions with you : )

Sandra Andresson, '12

To eat healthier and to be a better person!

Tara Lonergan, '13

To do well in school and eat healthier.

Selina Mann, '13

Not procrastinate on school work as much.

Sydney Henderson, '13

To continue to get closer to God.

Ashley Christie, '14

Be a better person.

Kelly Guerriero, '14

Eat healthy and stay in shape.

Jessie Kaufman, '14

1. Get better grades

2. Be a better person overall

Rachel Mathews, '14

To do better in school

Kayla Grossett, '14

To get closer to my faith

Jackie Brewer, '14

Get better grades this upcoming semester.

Mel Mocniak, '15

To get closer to God and strengthen my faith.

Jenn Carney, '15

To get better grades and improve in b-ball.

Mariah Powell, '15

To stay more focused on my school work and bettering myself.

Lindsay Williams, '15

To become a vegetarian...she's "so serious"

Coach Whitten

Make time to work-out; do all the little fix-ups around the house; and be more consistent with Twitter & FB!!!

Coach King

Doesn't have one.

Coach Gauthier

Finish Grad school with a 3.5 GPA.

Coach Steele

To get 7 hours of sleep a night.

Thanksgiving Weekend - Family Time and a W!

(L to R) Tara Lonergan, Jessie Kaufman, Kayla Grossett
Kelly Guerriero, Ashley Christie, Sandra Andresson

To start off I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and say how honored I was to be chosen to talk about Thanksgiving this year. Thanksgiving means something different to everyone. Thanksgiving is of course my favorite holiday due to the fact I get to spend time with my family and eat as much food as I want. This holiday however means much more then sweet potatoes, turkey and pumpkin pie to me. It is a time to reflect on all the things in my life I am blessed with and thankful for.



I have so much to be thankful for. First off, I am most thankful for my family. They are my strongest support system and are here for me no matter what. They have always supported me throughout my life with ever decision I have made. I love them, and I am truly blessed to have them in my life. I am also thankful for my team here at the Mount. My teammates started out as strangers, became my friends, and will be my family forever. I love each and every one of them and I am very honored to call them my teammates. I am also blessed for my coaches, who have taught me so much here on and off the court. Without them I would not be here today. They gave me a huge opportunity here at the Mount by being able to play for them. I am thankful to be playing for them and I am very happy I chose the Mount. I am extremely blessed and I thank God for giving me everything I have in my life.



This Thanksgiving ended up being a little different then the ones my family has had in the past. Usually my Thanksgiving just consists of my parents and siblings eating a lot of food, fighting over the wishbone, and watching football. However, this year we added a few more guests. My teammates Ashley Christie, Kelly Guerriero, Kayla Grossett, Tara Lonergan, and Sandra Andresson all came to family Thanksgiving this year. For those who do not know, I am one of 6 kids. Therefore there were 13 people here in one household. Needless to say, there was A LOT of food. We continued the day by talking about all the things we were thankful for in our lives. We ate a whole bunch of turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. We watched the Cowboys win (which my parents were not too happy about), and we all just enjoyed the rest of the day with each other. I am really happy and thankful that I have such close teammates who made this Thanksgiving feel like all the others. Everyone felt right at home. It was a great day and one I will truly remember for a while when it comes to family holidays.

Goofy Pic!

Tip Off Countdown - Selina Mann

I'm excited about the game tomorrow. It will definitely feel good to be out on the court again and see what will come out of our pre-season preparations. I expect a WIN in NY and a good start to the new season.

Practices have been going pretty well and would like to see progress as the upcoming game approaches. It will be interesting to see how we all come together in a game situation. We get along and have been working hard together in practice so hopefully it will show on tomorrow.

Selina at the MSM WBB Banquet last year

Halloween Wrap Up

While everyone is still digesting all of their Halloween Candy (.and still munching on what is left over from Trick-or-Treating), we are going to wrap up all of the shenanigans that went on with our team Halloween Weekend. The weekend was full of candy, cupcakes, birthdays, and of course, basketball.


To start the weekend, the coaches brought in cupcakes for the girls. They were appropriately decorated and made with Funfetti cake batter.

Delicious!

Next, the girls had Halloween parties to attend on campus throughout the weekend. Here’s a look at what some of the girls wore.

Our practices this weekend went well. The girls did not have any “tricks” up their sleeve and it was a “treat” to get some good competition in. The Mount practiced well. We showed some things that everyone liked, and we identified some things we want to work on before our first official game. The big surprised of the day happened off the court. We had our first snow of the school year. It was the first October snowfall in 32 years!

View of Campus From The ARCC in Saturday's Snow

On Sunday, the girls went back to the lab. Practice went well, and the girls had a special guest appear.

Everyone’s favorite Teletubby – Tinky Winky!!!.............

Oh wait, it was just Coach Whitten. He surprised the girls by dressing up and previewing his costume. We also had a pumpkin Decorating contest. The girls were divided into four teams and told to decorate little pumpkins. Below is what we got back....

4th Place

3rd Place

2nd Place

1st Place

Halloween day the girls had off from practice. It was a day to unwind, rest, and catch up on schoolwork. Coach Whitten was able to spend Halloween with his family and got to wear his costume for real this time, and he went trick-or-treating with his two sons, Jamie and Brayden. 

Jamie, Coach Whitten, Coach Whitten's Wife Angie, and Brayden

The assistants did not have any special costumes to wear this weekend, but on Monday they did catch a brief break from being Whit’s Angels : )

Coach Gauthier, Coach Steele, and Coach King in their everyday costumes as Whit's Angels

Tervitused Eestimaalt!! (Greetings from Estonia!!)

Hey! My name is Sandra Andresson. I’m from Estonia and I’m a senior here at the Mount (the lone senior on The Mount’s WBB Team). I’m majoring in fine arts, but I would LOVE to be a graphic designer one day. I love everything related to the arts, going to movies, shows, museums, and I absolutely love traveling.


I can’t believe it’s already my senior year. Time flies by! It’s good to be back. I’m excited for our season to start. I have high hopes for this year – trying to go out with a bang : ) …. As a senior, I have more responsibility and hope any of my teammates can come to me with anything and rely on me.


On the court I would like to kick butt and dominate!!! My goal for this year is to compete in the NEC Tournament and win the Championship. I would like to see all of you basketball fans at our games too, so come out to support our team!

Sandra at the 2011 Team Banquet