Who Had the Hot Hand?

We had a great time at the Shootathon Monday night. It sure was a lot of fun to see the players in a relaxed atmosphere! And it sure was good to see Morgan out there shooting! She was the "designated shooter" for Hannah and did a great job.

So who was the top shooter?

GRACE MASHORE!

She totaled 269 out of a possible 300 points--WOW! Congratulations, Grace!

Here are the other scores--

Jayne Appel 234
Sarah Boothe 266
Ashley Cimino 262
Hannah Donaghe 262 by Morgan
Jillian Harmon 262
Michelle Harrison 259
Lindy La Rocque 259
Melanie Murphy 217
Nneka Ogwumike 250
Kayla Pedersen 260
Jeanette Pohlen 246

Ros will be shooting at a later date as she was not available on Monday.

If you pledged, you will be receiving a notice in the mail as to the amount you owe. If you didn't, you still can! Use the form here to pledge.

We always mix a little pleasure with the Shootathon business. Moonshots reigned as the 3 point shooting contest was won by Lindy. After many, many tries by everyone (Coach Amy was afraid everyone would be sore the next day!), Kayla sank the Half Court shot.

All $$ raised at the Shootathon this year will be used for the upcoming tour to Italy--I'll keep you posted later on how we did.

Shootathon on Monday!

Our next event is coming up on Monday, February 23--The Shootathon! This is our 2nd biggest fundraiser of the year, so we hope you will join in by pledging and attending. Lynne Klaeveman and Nancy Sabbag are doing a terrific job in putting this event together.

How does it work? You select the player(s) that you want to support with your pledge amount. Each player will take 200 shots with a maximum total of 300 points awarded. Players receive 2 points for a made outside shot (200 possible points) and 1 point for a lay-up (100 possible points). So as an example, if you pledge $1.00 per point and your player scores 245, your donation will be $245. Easy stuff! You will be notified after the event of the amount due for your pledges.

The funds raised by this year's Shootathon will go a long way in support of a Team Trip to Italy this year--see Tara's letter here for the details.

The event will begin at 7 pm with the players shooting for their pledges. While that is going on, we will be selling raffle tickets for the 3 point shooting contest. You pick the winning class and you will have a chance to win a picture of you with the entire team! A once in a lifetime opportunity with this terrific group that we have this year.

We'll also have a few Silent Auction items--hopefully, something for everybody to bid on.

This is a great time to see the Players in a relaxed setting--bring the kids and your camera!

You can find the pledge form here. We hope that you'll participate in any way that you can and that the nets are on FIRE so we maximize the pledges! If you cannot attend the event itself, feel free to pledge anyway!

Can We Sellout Maples?

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As of this morning, 4,086 tickets have been sold to this

Saturday's game at Maples vs. Cal.

Let's face it, folks, if this game isn't a sellout, it will be a great disappointment!

What more incentive is needed than--

--it's the Battle of the Bay
--both teams are ranked in the Top 10 nationally
--first place in the PAC 10 is at stake
--Stanford would love to avenge a loss from last month
--it's Pink Zone night in support of breast cancer research
--it's a chance to boo Oski
--it's Valentines Day
--it's Candice Wiggins birthday




Cal drew 10,126 in their home portion of the Rivalry series. Obviously, we can't do that, but we can do all that we can to show a national TV audience that Card Fans are serious about their team.

I know, many of us have our tickets in hand. So what can we do?

--if you don't have tickets and you were on the fence about going, get off it! Do yourself a favor and go to the ticket office this week instead of waiting in what may be a huge walkup.

--if you can't go, make sure your tickets are used.

--if you ever wanted to introduce someone to the sport, there would be no better time. It is sure to be a great environment. And I've always found, once you get someone there, they always come back! So invite your friends and neighbors. Heck, even invite your enemies as long as they are Stanford fans!

--take a group! Call 650-736-8191 and check for special discounts for groups of 10 or more.

--it is a little unfortunate that it is the Pink night, so we can't show off our Cardinal. So, let's just flood the place in pink and consider that our color for the night. It would be a great tribute to Coach Yow as well.

--we all know that Maples can ROCK like no other place once we get it going. Commit yourself to a maximum effort, even if you are voiceless on Sunday! Remember the Tennessee game at home last year? Yep, like that!

--signs? goofy attire? beads? Pom poms? You know what to do!

This is our chance to pull out all of the stops.......LET'S DO THIS, PEOPLE!