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

Get to Know Our Assistant Coaches - Coach Steele

 10 Questions for Coach Steele

1. What is your all-time favorite movie or song?
Robyn S. – Show Me Love

2. Do you have a Smartphone? If so, what's your favorite app?
Team iPhone! ESPN Score center to get my Phillies and Eagles updates!!! – they have been uninspiring this past week…. But I can’t wait until MLB playoffs : )

3. Who are your mentor(s)?My former coaches Lisa Cermignano, Joe McKeown, and Mike Flynn. I don’t get to talk to these guys that much, but Kevin Lynch, Brian Creech and Dan McGettigan have all played a HUGE part in my life and still influence me to this day.

Of course my parents have been mentors too, but they got stuck with that job lol.

4. What was your very first job?
A soccer referee for TBAA’s 6 year old League.

5. If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
I would change that I’m a nail biter. I’m working to kick the habit – manicures and moisturizing!!

6. What do you consider your greatest success?
Finishing my MBA in March 2012.

7. If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you?Kim Kardashian

8. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be?
John Havlicek and both of my grandfathers I never met – Robert Steele Sr. and Robert King Sr.

9. What is in your fridge right now?
Diet Green Tea, Heart Healthy Butter, Milk, Eggs, and Leftovers : )

10. If you could have a different career, other then what you're doing now, what would it be?

I’d be an Epidemiologist studying the risk factors associated with either gun or domestic Violence in the US. (yes, they are public health issues) or studying the risk factors of stress related injuries in collegiate athletes.



Coach Steele, Former Coach Lisa Cermignano, and Best Friend/Former Teammate Lora Mitchell