Jess Cowan - NCAC Player of the Week!

Senior guard Jess Cowan

The past few days have been so exciting with our first two games and our first two wins! It feels great to start out the season 2-0 with anticipation building since we began practicing over a month ago.  After spending Thanksgiving with our families, we were back to practice on Friday, working hard to prepare for our first game.  As we traveled to Westminster on Saturday, we were all eager to put our new offensive and defensive systems to the test. While we were leading most of the game, they hit a shot within the final 10 seconds sending it into overtime. We pulled ahead in overtime and were able to come away with a win! On Sunday, we had our home opener against Penn State Behrend. We were down most of the game but we rallied in the second half and pulled out the come from behind victory! It was so much fun and a true team effort!  It is a great feeling to know that all of our hard work is paying off!

It is a Hiram tradition that after a win, the team rings the victory bell located behind the Coleman Center.  I'm proud to say that the bell has already been rung twice and we plan to ring it often as our season continues!

Costume Contests and Competitive Practices!





Lindsay Buckner and Brenna Host
won the costume contest!

After two weeks of working hard in practice, it was nice to take a little break and enjoy some laughs!  Prior to practice on October 29th, we had a costume contest.  Lindsay Buckner and Brenna Host took advantage of the opportunity to display their creativeness!
Since October 15th the team has been working extremely hard in installing a brand new offense and some new defensive concepts.  It has definitely been a work in progress.  However, we had the opportunity to compete in an intra-squad scrimmage over the weekend and saw a lot of things that we can be excited about.  All of the work our returning players did over the summer and leading up to our first practice has really shown.  Our first year players are also making a great impact on our team and learning things very quickly.
Everyone is looking forward to our first scrimmage on Saturday; it will be a great test to see how much we have improved as well as to see how much work we still have to do in order to reach all of our team goals.
Every indication is that this will be a very exciting year!

It's Homecoming!

This week is Homecoming week and there has been a buzz around campus.  Our team is looking forward to hosting our 'Terrier Tailgate' party where we invite all our player's parents to attend.  It's a great meet and greet for everyone and is definitely a great way to generate excitement for the upcoming season. 
Our tailgate party is set for Saturday at 12p, just ahead of the 1p football game versus Oberlin.  Our volleyball team is hosting the NCAC Power Weekend and every NCAC school will be competing on our campus this weekend!
We are all looking forward to the upcoming events including the bonfire and pep rally on Friday night, the parade and athletic events on Saturday and especially the dance on Saturday night!

Meet first year Terrier Megan Andres!

Hi everyone!

My name’s Megan Andres. I’m from Cincinnati, Ohio and a freshman here at Hiram College. I’m almost 5 hours from Hiram so the distance is tough but I really love everything here! I am on the pre-medicine track so far and I really dream of becoming an ER doctor. So this is going to be a loooong process! I play basketball for the Terriers here. I’ve played basketball since about third grade and it is by far my favorite sport. I knew Hiram had amazing pre-med programs and a great reputation, but the overnight I took in the spring of 2010 with the basketball team really made my decision easy. Everyone is so nice and it is really a lot of fun to play with people who also really love the sport. I’m really looking forward to this first year of college but I’m nervous about what to expect. I feel like I haven’t been called “Freshman” in so long! 

From left: Megan Andres, Marisa Thomas and Alexis Kemper -
all first-year players for the Terriers!

Classes are very demanding and basketball will be challenging but I know it will all be worth it! I spent the summer shopping for dorm items and conditioning for pre season. It was a lot of fun to have a schedule to work out to and then get excited about all the new things I’m going to get! I spent a lot of time with my friends and family because everyone spread out after high school. I love my parents and my brother and I are very close in age so we usually get along. Key word: usually. My parents are great people and loved Hiram just as much as me. I also worked a lot to pay for all my books and some clothes shopping. (p.s. Books are expensive!!)

I’m really excited to get this year, and especially this season, started! I definitely miss my family and close friends but it’s nice having support back home and here at Hiram. Well…that’s me! Time to get started! Go Terriers!

Welcome!

Thank you for visiting the Hiram College women's basketball blog!

We are all looking forward to the season ahead as we begin preparation with our fall workouts.  We have a great group of returning players and welcome a group of first year players who will add depth and bring new talents to our team.

We hope you will you will become a regular visitor to the blog to meet our team, follow our success and learn more about what it means to be a NCAA Division III student-athlete.

Go Terriers!