Junior Heather Lawrence and freshman Saretha Jack1 son collapse towards the ball after a missed UCA shot. The game versus the Sugar Bears was the beginning of the final stretch for the Lady Bisons which resulted in the team losing six of their last seven games. Photo by Jeff Montgomery 'LuTLOOK The Lady Bisons basketball team struggled this season, but grew as individuals from the lessons learned. "We learned to rebound from every difficult circumstance," senior Kendra Bell said. "We had to learn to overcome all of our losses." The Lady Bisons finished the season at 10-16 overall, 4-12 in the Gulf South Conference. Wright topped off the season by being part of the conference top 10 in free-throw percentage, threepoint field goals made and threepoint percentage. Due to the time the girls spent together, they shared a strong bond this year. "Our friendships are great on and off the court," freshman Saretha Jackson said. "We not only spent time together in the locker room and on the court, we did things other than play basketball together. We ate and lived together. It was pretty awesome." During the season, the Lady Bisons had a busy schedule, with practice every day and two or three games a week. Since they had to juggle, their schedules, many of the team members used the season as a learning ex- _., perience. "We played hard this season and had a lot of individual success," junior guard Julie Wright said. "Next year our expe- - "It was a maturing process," Jackson ~~~....,~ · said. "Between classes and basketball I rience of playing together is what will really be the key to our success." Although the team struggled this year, the Lady Bisons were known for the chemistry they shared on and off the court. "Our team has strong unity," junior Heather Lawrence said. "We are a close team and are really good friends with each other outside of basketball." was forced to get my priorities straight. I learned responsibility this year. I also learned how to manage my time." The Lady Bisons finished this season optimistic about seasons to ,_ come. The team members ,_,. · were looking forward to next year when they could put this season's lessons into action. -Renee Lewis (Heather Gray contributed this report.) Photo by Daniel Dubois women's basketball 269
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