Students gain bragging rights with win in faculty/student basketball game
Posted by The Skyliner on October 21st, 2009Jessicah Peters
Staff Writer
The students and faculty pose for a picture after an overtime victory by the students in the annual student/faculty basketball game during homecoming week. (Photo by Daniel Jamison)
The students handed the faculty a 56-51 loss in overtime at the faculty/student basketball game, which was held on Tuesday night, Oct. 6.
After the second period, the game went into a three minute overtime with the score tied at 49. Jody Jennings put the faculty in the lead with a big shot down the stretch, but they could not stop former basketball player Bart Shartzer, sophomore sport management/business administration, from leading the students to the win.
The faculty/student basketball game was hosted by the Student Marketing Association. Ellen Long, SMA president, coordinated the event. Many came out to support their fellow students or favorite professor.
Some of the professors that participated in this event were Jim Bates, Chris Sloan, Jody Jennings, Allen McWhite, Victor Preito and Donny Mathis. Kelshun Smith, junior mathematics, Jeremy Howard, senior sport management, Jennifer Bush, senior sport management, and Kate McDaniel, sophomore sport management, were a few of the participants on the student team. All the students and faculty members had a great attitude and enjoyed the scholastic rivalry.
“I participated in the faculty/student basketball game for two reasons. One, I love to play basketball, and who wouldn’t want the chance to play against teachers. That never happens. Two, it was for a great cause in raising money for North Greenville’s business club, Phi Beta Lambda. The club is for NGU’s business majors, and helps to prepare us for what is to come after graduation,” Jennifer Bush said.
The SMA had a game of knock-out for the crowd to participate in and the winner was awarded a t-shirt.
Tags: Fall 2009, Vol. 109 - Issue 6