Championships heat up Angela
Katie McVoy
Associate Sports Editor
The weatherman may have predicted another cold front for Friday, but the heat will be on in Angela Athletic facility as winter intramurals wrap up and the intramural sports championship is presented.
Following the three championship games, the athletic department will award the dorm with the most points the intramural sports championship.
Soccer
There is history behind this year's intramural soccer championship. The presidential Ghetto fabulous faced off against the Chaos last year as well.
The Ghetto Fabulous (7-1-0), which boasts Saint Mary's student body president and vice-president Crissie Renner and Michelle Nagle, claimed the championship last year, defeating the Chaos 2-0. The LeMans Hall team, ranked no. 1 coming into playoffs, is out to repeat history, but come away smiling regardless of the outcome.
"We want to play hard but still have fun," Renner said. "We're going to be playing our friends so it will be extra fun!"
If the Ghetto Fabulous is looking to repeat history, the Chaos (7-1-1) is looking to erase it. The other LeMans hall team, captained by Michelle Johnson, wants to revenge last year's loss.
"We are really excited to play [the Ghetto Fabulous]," Johnson said. "We want our revenge. We want to win this year."
The Chaos, which came into playoffs ranked second, kicked their way past the Soccer Monkeys and the Little Devils to reach the finals. Fresh blood on this year's team may be the key.
Basketball
The basketball championship also pits no. 1 against no. 2. The last time the Team o' Teachers (ranked no. 1) faced off against the Badazzes (ranked no. 2), the Badazzes learned their lesson, losing to the educators.
The Team o' Teachers (11-0-0), named as such because its composed of mostly senior secondary education majors, is counting on its height in a Friday night victory.
"We have a couple of tall girls who help us out a lot," team captain Mary Sweene said. "I think that we'll have to get rebounds to stay on top of the game."
The no. 1 ranked Teachers defeated the Anunciata Animals and the 3-T Tigers to claim their spot in the finals.
The Badazzes of LeMans (8-0-0) are looking to shut down those tall players.
"We definitely need to focus on Erica Burket and Adrian Kirby," Megan Jardina said. "They really hurt us offensively so we need to change our defense."
Volleyball
Friday's volleyball game pits the no. 1 ranked Prom Queens of Regina Hall against a surprise victor, the no. 5 ranked Senior Spikers of LeMans.
The Prom Queens (9-0-0) are the only team coming to the intramurals from a hall other than LeMans. The Thumbs and the Boozehounds fell prey to the crowned victors.
The Prom Queens offense may cause a problem for the Spikers.
"From what I've seen the Prom Queens are very strong offensively," Jardina said.
Jardina returns to the court with the Senior Spikers (9-2-0), looking for a victory. All four women on the team played varsity volleyball together their freshman year.
"We want to focus on being strong on offense and not being tentative when we hit," Jardina said.
Intramural championships will kick off Friday at 9 p.m.
All Sports Stories for Thursday, March 22, 2001
