Eagles travel to Texas

By Kincaid Strain

With winter approaching, along comes colder weather, shorter days, and in the sports world, basketball season.

CSC Women’s basketball team kicks off its season this weekend with two road games in the heart of Texas – the first is Friday at Texas A&M, Kingsville, the second is Saturday at Texas A&M International in Loredo.

Redshirt Senior leaders Bailey Brooks, 23, of Douglas, Wyoming, and Brittni McCully, 22, of Mullen, provided insight about the season.

Both said they are hopeful.

“We love our team, and we are most excited for the potential that we have,” they said in unison.

This season’s women’s team sees six returners, 10 freshman, and six transfers.

McCully and Brooks said they set a goal to “all be close and get along. We have reached that goal already as we are all close and love spending time together. We are excited to travel and to continue making memories and spending time with the team.”

With a team of this size, practices are extremely competitive.

“It is relieving to know that no matter who is in the lineup, we are going to succeed,” Brooks said. “With all the talent we have seen this far it is exciting to see that anyone can go in at any time to be an asset and make a difference on the court.”

The teammates are also excited for the potential that this team has. They caught a glimpse of that potential Nov. 3, at the Colorado State University Exhibition in Fort Collins, when the Eagles held their own against the Division I team.

“The CSU exhibition went really well,” McCully said. “We were able to have a solid insight on this team and our potential. That exhibition was a good start to our season and has gotten all of us super excited for upcoming games.”