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SG Basketball: Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Spartans Seniors!
At forward, in her second year of Spartans basketball, this player has great basketball instincts. She sees the whole floor and reads the game quickly, making her a savvy defender and an excellent passer. And as her confidence improved, she also learned to trust her shot, which made her a more dangerous offensive player later in the season. A much, MUCH better basketball player than she will EVER give herself credit for… from Levis, Quebec… #22 …Cecilia Fava!
No one loves contact more than this second-year guard from Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec. Despite her size, she is the toughest player on the team. There’s no floor she won’t dive on, no ball she won’t fight for and no opponent she won’t foul. But even more importantly, she has made every second of the season brighter with her positivity, enthusiasm and unconditional support for her teammates. A warrior on the floor AND the loudest cheerleader from the bench… #8… Juliette Veilleux!
This third-year forward from Ayer’s Cliff, Quebec had a great start to the season. Tough, determined and coachable, her experience and desire to improve made her a valuable contributor from Day 1. In fact, in the very first game of the year, she was the Player of the Game. And although the road hasn’t been easy since then, she never gave up, and now here she is, at Senior Night with her teammates. An inspiration to anyone who has dealt with adversity… #15 in the program but #1 in our hearts… Charlotte Riddell!
Hailing from Candiac, Quebec, this third-year guard has never, EVER given less than her best. Not in games, and certainly not in practice, where she would regularly overdo it and work so hard that she could barely breathe. Always supportive and completely unselfish, she brings positivity and a can-do attitude to everything she does, which is all a coach can ask for. A player who squeezed everything she could out of her last year of basketball… the ideal teammate… #7… Rosalie Gadoua-Giroux!
This player has spent 5 years at Stanstead College, ALL of them with the basketball program. A hard-nosed player with sneaky speed, she shines the most in game situations. Determined and confident in her abilities, she defends aggressively, shoots when she’s open and attacks the basket when she should. She improved throughout the season, and before being sidelined with injury, she was playing EASILY the best basketball of her life. All the way from Tokyo, Japan… at guard… #12… Sumomo Susuta!
From right down the road in Georgeville, Quebec, this Stanstead College lifer used to be a swimmer and only started playing basketball three years ago. And are we ever glad she did! A bench player last year in Grade 11, instead of complaining, she used every day as a chance to improve her defence, her rebounding, her shooting and her understanding of the game; so much so that she not only won a starting job, but without her athleticism and speed of play there is NO WAY this team reaches the heights that it did. A shining example of what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it… at guard… #14… Samantha Smith!
From right down the road in Georgeville, Quebec, this Stanstead College lifer used to be a swimmer and only started playing basketball three years ago. And are we ever glad she did! A bench player last year in Grade 11, instead of complaining, she used every day as a chance to improve her defence, her rebounding, her shooting and her understanding of the game; so much so that she not only won a starting job, but without her athleticism and speed of play there is NO WAY this team reaches the heights that it did. A shining example of what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it… at guard… #14… Samantha Smith!
And finally, this fourth year forward from Montgomery, Vermont really came into her own this season. Always a tough competitor who never thought twice about diving on the floor, this year she became a real presence down low. She has great hands, she makes tough shots, and she fights like a maniac for loose balls and offensive rebounds. In fact, when her intensity in practice won her a starting job that she never gave up, the team immediately got tougher, and never looked back. Fearless and incomparable, no one has a style quite like her… a true original and a fierce competitor… #23… Jeniva Coffee!
THANK YOU Ceci, Juju, Charlotte, Rose, Sumomo, Sammy, and Je-nay-nay. We will miss you all!
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