O What A Night!

To describe what took place last night is hard to do, but I will do my best. The theme for the evening was "Think Pink" which obviously referred to bringing attention to Breast Cancer Awareness and more importantly Cancer Research as a whole. There was plenty of pink to go around last night with several fans, players and coaches decked out in the color. Thanks to some generous donors, the Lady Trojans were able to wear pink jerseys (which looked awesome)for the game.

However, before the game, the team was treated to a wonderful pre-game speech/testimony by Mrs. Tracy Leach. Her speech was inspiring and gave new insight into the battle against cancer. Above all, her courageous strength to overcome such adversity was humbling to us all.

After the testimony, it was time to play the game. Kind of hard to do after hearing such a personal story, but the Lady Trojans were ready to go! The first part of the game got off to a sluggish start with both teams missing several shots. After a lull offensively, the Lady Trojans were able to hit a three (by Jessica Dirkse) to get some momentum going into the halftime.

The third quarter saw some better execution as Timothy was able to build a little bit of a lead. As games with Chicago Christian typically go, the game was far from over. The Knights were relentless on the offensive glass, making it difficult for Timothy to build on any lead they had. In the fourth quarter it was pretty much a back and forth contest with Timothy holding a slight lead of 3 or 4 points for most of the time. The Lady Trojans were able to get the lead to 6 with less than a minute to play. However, CC hit a big three to make it a one possession game. Kelli LeGrand calmly stepped to the foul line and sank two free throws to put the game away, with a final score of 44-41.

Cassidy Block led the Lady Trojans with 20 points, 7 rebounds. Tessa Bosman had 6 points, 10 rebounds, Jessica Dirkse had 6 points and both Shelly Ditchfield and Kaylie Pries had 4 points. As mentioned above, Kelli LeGrand made two big free throws to finish with 2 points, 2 assits.

It was a special evening and we thank everyone for coming out and supporting the Lady Trojans and more specifically, the fight against cancer. We ended up raising over $1300.00 for the fight! We hope to have some pictures up soon, either here or on the Timothy Christian website.

A huge thank you to the donors and individuals who made this night a reality. Without your giving heart, events like this don't just happen. Thank you!