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around-the-way girl,
Lauren Woods
comes to SLU from nearby
Belleville East HS where she was All Everything.
Lauren chose the Billikens over several other
respectable programs & the Billikens couldn’t be
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In addition to getting
steals and scoring lay ups, Lauren enjoys cliff
diving in Costa Rica, shopping, (you should see
this girl’s shoe collection!), Philip, and working
on getting her Xclusive Girls clothing line
trademarked. .
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The Freshman
Diaries – LAUREN WOODS
Adversity - Diary
Entry #4
Dear Diary,
I have participated in athletics since I was 7 years
old. I have run track, played soccer, volleyball, and
certainly basketball. I learned you never know the true
heart of your team until you face adversity, hard times
or a series of crushing defeats.
We are a good basketball team. We care about each other
and we have the talent, skill, and ability to win. Being
a young team can be a disadvantage at this level of
competition. There is no substitute for experience. The
advantage of being a young team is if we stay together,
we will learn and grow together.
I come from a high school program that won many games
and competed for every conference, sectional, regional,
and tournament championship. But Saint Louis
University's Women's basketball team is the best team I
have ever been a part of. Although painful, I believe we
need adversity to help us develop into the team we want
to be. It is not fun to lose to teams we know we can
beat.
Championship teams aren't merely recruited, they are
developed. We are so fortunate to have a coaching staff
that understands the process. A coaching staff that
shares the joy of each victory and endures the agony of
each miserable defeat.
Personally, I am energized by our journey. Everything
Coach Gray-Miller prepared us for is becoming a reality.
She recognized our strengths and highlighted our
weaknesses. I know I have some weakness. I hate to lose.
Losing is painful and unacceptable. It eats at me until
the next victory. A victory eases the pain. Consecutive
victories makes the pain go away. Our team remains
optimistic about the journey. But you can't win games on
optimism. You win games with dedication, hard work, and
preparation.
I am thankful for the opportunity to overcome the
adversity we are experiencing. It will help prepare us
to win. You'll see...
Lauren Woods #33
Class of 2011
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