With basketball season coming to a close, we decided to interview the seniors of the Varsity girls basketball team.

Emily Aysse

Superstitions/pregame rituals – For home games she always wears her Raptor socks

Worst Injury – During the basketball playoffs last season, she tried to draw a charge and got hit hard. Emily’s knee bent in, she heard a pop, and she “dropped like a rock”. She tore her ACL Meniscus and had to get surgery.

Favorite pump-up song – Partition by Beyoncé

Pregame food – Panera Bread

Rachel Biggs

Superstitions/pregame rituals – “As a team, we have to make the last shot in warmups before the game starts”

Worst Injury – Someone stepped on her ankle last year and she sprained it badly

Favorite pump-up song – Roses by The Chainsmokers

Pregame food – Bagels from Panera

Caroline Black

Superstitions/pregame rituals – stretch and laugh a lot

Worst Injury – chronic tardiness

Favorite pump-up song – This Could Be Us by Rae Sremmurd

Pregame food – Chick-Fil-A

Ariel Dornisch

Superstitions/pregame rituals – Wears her Raptor socks to every game

Worst Injury – “I got hit on the head once and I’ve bled a few times from scratches but I’m probably the least injured person on the team”

Favorite pump-up song – All I Do Is Win by DJ Khaled

Pregame food – Bagels from Panera Bread

Erica Hoskins

Superstitions/pregame rituals – Eating and taking a nap in the Senior Lounge

Worst Injury – Torn ACL and Meniscus

Favorite pump-up song – 679 by Fetty Wap

Pregame food – Mac n cheese

Emily McGee

Superstitions/pregame rituals – Always has to put on left shoe before right shoe

Worst Injury – Dislocated shoulder twice

Favorite pump-up song – Jumpman

Pregame food – Chick-Fil-A

Lauren Medich

Superstitions/pregame rituals – “Dunk 10 times before the start of the game”

Worst Injury – “Sore butt from sitting on the bench”

Favorite pump-up song – The Remix to Ignition

Pregame food – Wheaties