Diary

Lynn
Oberschmidt

Past Entries

February 9, 2004

We left on a rainy Thursday afternoon with losses to NYU and Brandeis still fresh in our minds from the weekend before. Despite one of our best showings against NYU we knew that we could have played a lot better against Brandeis and were anxious to show them that.

Unfortunately, our flight was not that anxious about getting us to Boston. What was scheduled to be a late afternoon flight did not end up leaving until 7:15 p.m. due to the weather.

Schoolwork, card games and sparkling conversation kept the team occupied while stuck in the airport. Eventually, we arrived in Boston, ate a late dinner, and headed off to what has become the favorite hotel of the team. After the long day of travel everyone went right to sleep in the most amazingly comfortable beds ever!

The next morning we awoke to a few inches of snow. We had breakfast and then headed to Brandeis for a shootaround. Despite the snowy and icy conditions we arrived safely at the gym thanks to Sal, quite possibly the best bus driver this team has seen. He safely delivered us to the gym while simultaneously reminiscing with us about his past few trips to Buckhead.

After practice we had some time to rest at the hotel before we went to eat our pre-game meal. Then it was game time. The game did not go exactly how we had hoped. We knew we matched up well with the other team and could compete with them, but we only demonstrated that in spurts throughout the game rather than consistently.

After the loss, we watched the guys play, then headed back to the hotel to get some rest before our trip to New York. Sal once again had the pleasure of transporting us to New York City. Once we arrived we had lunch then left for practice.

After practice, we all rushed back to shower and head out for some shopping. The players were successful in this venture. However, our coaches were not so lucky. They spent about a half-hour in the freezing cold trying to catch a cab back to the hotel. It's a shame that they had to miss some good shopping at H&M.

Later that evening both the women's and men's teams went out to dinner at a nice Italian restaurant. Despite the questionable color of the Sprite, dinner was very good.

The next morning we woke up ready to compete against NYU. Once again we put up a tough fight against NYU but were unable to walk away victorious.

After the game we were given money for dinner and dropped off in Times Square where we had about an hour or so to walk around and eat dinner. In spite of the cold temperatures, I think everyone enjoyed the opportunity to see a little bit more of the city.

After that we were off to the airport to catch our 9 p.m. flight back to Atlanta. Now its time to get back to work, both in schoolwork and basketball.

Lynn Oberschmidt is a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.