Good read by Sam McKeon in OWH:
Despite a lack of wins in coach Amy Williams' first season, Jessica Shepard and the Huskers haven't lost hope.
http://www.omaha.com/huskers/womens...cle_3b857c22-0b73-53c4-b0e8-31bf24cb7499.html
“Staying positive is the best solution,” Williams said recently. “There’s no real good that’s going to come out of us turning negative in this situation. It’s a tough challenge for all of us.......
“It definitely builds mental toughness,” center Jessica Shepard said. “I don’t think anybody on this team has had a record like this or anything close to what our record is right now — including the coaches. But it shows you how to lean on each other right now when times are hard.”
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NU lost forward Rachel Blackburn for the season to knee surgery. Blackburn averaged 4.2 and 4.8 rebounds as a freshman, but, on a relatively rudderless team, players were drawn to her.
“She has a mental toughness that exudes from her,” Williams said...... Shepard says Blackburn would have made a big difference. Not only would Nebraska win more games this year, Shepard contends that Blackburn’s knee issues were a big setback last year, too.
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Shepard is blunt about her vision for Nebraska.
“A team that’s competing for championships,” she said. “Just making sure we’re competing at the highest level. The Big Ten Conference is a tough conference, but there’s no reason, with what the coaches are bringing in and what we have already, that we can’t be a competitor in the Big Ten.”
“If you don’t want to get better, then why are you here?” Shepard said. “We’re all here because we want to be here.”
Despite a lack of wins in coach Amy Williams' first season, Jessica Shepard and the Huskers haven't lost hope.
http://www.omaha.com/huskers/womens...cle_3b857c22-0b73-53c4-b0e8-31bf24cb7499.html
“Staying positive is the best solution,” Williams said recently. “There’s no real good that’s going to come out of us turning negative in this situation. It’s a tough challenge for all of us.......
“It definitely builds mental toughness,” center Jessica Shepard said. “I don’t think anybody on this team has had a record like this or anything close to what our record is right now — including the coaches. But it shows you how to lean on each other right now when times are hard.”
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NU lost forward Rachel Blackburn for the season to knee surgery. Blackburn averaged 4.2 and 4.8 rebounds as a freshman, but, on a relatively rudderless team, players were drawn to her.
“She has a mental toughness that exudes from her,” Williams said...... Shepard says Blackburn would have made a big difference. Not only would Nebraska win more games this year, Shepard contends that Blackburn’s knee issues were a big setback last year, too.
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Shepard is blunt about her vision for Nebraska.
“A team that’s competing for championships,” she said. “Just making sure we’re competing at the highest level. The Big Ten Conference is a tough conference, but there’s no reason, with what the coaches are bringing in and what we have already, that we can’t be a competitor in the Big Ten.”
“If you don’t want to get better, then why are you here?” Shepard said. “We’re all here because we want to be here.”
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