[81alum]

Two quotes from Elliott Almond's article this morning caught my eye:
http://www.mercurynews.com/stanford-card...source=rss

Tara was asked about going for 800 Stanford wins:

"I'm enjoying coaching, I'm enjoying it a lot," said VanDerveer, 58. "That's only three years if you can get 30 (victories) a year."

Then she added, "I've got to hang on for some little sisters."

No one knows whether Chisom and Ernima Ogwumike will blossom into the kind of basketball players older sisters Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike have at Stanford. They were in attendance Saturday to honor Nneka Ogwumike on Senior Day in front of an announced crowd of 4,519.

I thought that comment was encouraging for a few reasons.  Somewhere in the dark recesses of all of our minds is the ugly thought that Tara will retire.  It sounds like we will have her for a few more years at least.

Chiney commented on Grace's three point basket:

"We saw it coming," Chiney Ogwumike said. "Honestly that was the happiest I felt almost all year."

I'm glad Chiney said that, I was almost embarrassed to make the point in my write up, but the truth is that Grace's basket was indeed one of the most joyful, emotional moments this year.  I think the most knowledgeable people in the crowd--the ones who have followed Grace for four years--came to their feet.  A standing ovation from the crowd (even though the game was long decided) is not a bad way to go out for this hard working, cheerful player who scored 1,851 points in high school.

[81alum]

Two quotes from Elliott Almond's article this morning caught my eye:
http://www.mercurynews.com/stanford-card...source=rss

Tara was asked about going for 800 Stanford wins:

"I'm enjoying coaching, I'm enjoying it a lot," said VanDerveer, 58. "That's only three years if you can get 30 (victories) a year."

Then she added, "I've got to hang on for some little sisters."

No one knows whether Chisom and Ernima Ogwumike will blossom into the kind of basketball players older sisters Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike have at Stanford. They were in attendance Saturday to honor Nneka Ogwumike on Senior Day in front of an announced crowd of 4,519.

I thought that comment was encouraging for a few reasons.  Somewhere in the dark recesses of all of our minds is the ugly thought that Tara will retire.  It sounds like we will have her for a few more years at least.

Chiney commented on Grace's three point basket:

"We saw it coming," Chiney Ogwumike said. "Honestly that was the happiest I felt almost all year."

I'm glad Chiney said that, I was almost embarrassed to make the point in my write up, but the truth is that Grace's basket was indeed one of the most joyful, emotional moments this year.  I think the most knowledgeable people in the crowd--the ones who have followed Grace for four years--came to their feet.  A standing ovation from the crowd (even though the game was long decided) is not a bad way to go out for this hard working, cheerful player who scored 1,851 points in high school.