Beth Bergmann

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December 13, 2004

Study, study, study, has been the theme for the Emory women's basketball team. With finals occupying our minds for the past two weeks, practice, school and life have all been a little crazy.

After dropping our first three games to very respectable opponents, we managed to pull off two big wins at home. First a victory over LaGrange and then a down-to-the-wire win over Oglethorpe University.

The Oglethorpe game showed how much character our team really has and how hard we've worked since the opening games. Coming back from an 11-point deficit in the second half, we truly played as a team and pulled off the win. It was very rewarding to see the whole team come together and have everyone contribute.

Last week we headed off to Sewanee to play the University of the South. With exams over our heads and school on our minds, we just came out soft and ended up being down by nine at half. We started to pick it up and played Sewanee even for a while, even pulling ahead at times. Unfortunately in the end we were not able to finish and ended up losing by 10 or so.

I think we were all disappointed with the loss, especially coming off the past two victories. We did learn about the particular aspects of our team game that needed improving, especially unforced turnovers and not allowing offensive rebounds. The rest of the week in practice, intensity really picked up and everyone worked hard to improve the areas in which we struggled.

It's now that time when everyone is finishing up exams and heading home for a few weeks to get some much needed rest and relaxation with friends and family before we come back and kick off our conference schedule. The whole team is excited to get after it in the New Year and really compete in the UAA this season.

Beth Bergmann is a sophomore from Oconomowoc, Wis . She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.