Four games in seven days is never an easy task, no matter what team it is. Last week we kicked the year off by playing in the St. Edward's Tip-off Classic in Austin. We faced two really tough Division II teams and played both to the final minutes - losing by 11 and 9. Playing against very athletic, big, strong teams, our guys played extremely hard and gave themselves opportunities to win two ball games. With our third game on the road in four days, Wednesday's game against Mary Hardin-Baylor was difficult. They are a very experienced team and played extremely well at home. To our teams credit, we came back after two days of practice and played with extreme intensity and effort in our win on the road against Schreiner University. As this group gets experience, it is great to see them deal with adversity with such effort.
It is rare that we do not have any games over the Thanksgiving break, but I am looking forward to the rest. I know a few of our "non-Texan" guys will be flying home for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will regroup early next week and prepare for our next game (a home game, finally!) against I-35 rival, Southwestern University on Thursday, December 3. Hopefully we all don't come back too many pounds heavier!
Have a great Thanksgiving!
