When the players on the women’s basketball team returned to Morrell Gym from their shortened Winter Break, they all had one goal in mind: to return to the NESCAC Championship, where they lost to Tufts last season.
The motivation showed. The team kicked off its post-break competition on December 30 with a 69-55 road win against MIT. Since the end of the first semester, the team has tallied a 9-3 record (5-2 NESCAC), and has done so in style, recording an average margin of victory of 26 points over that stretch. “Being here over Winter Break is something that helped our team chemistry,” said Shannon Brady ’16. “I think it helps build that consistency, so that when people do come back from break we are already in the flow of things.” The break allows the players the opportunity to bond both on and off the court. It provides an environment where the athletes can focus on developing their game without other distractions. For the Polar Bears, the primary focus of the extra time was sharpening skills on the defensive end of the court. The team’s defense has been nearly unstoppable, keeping opponent scores low and allowing the offense to win games.
 

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