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Brittney's Blog: Post-Standard Feature
8/8/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Syracuse women's basketball freshman Brittney Sykes, a member of the USA U18 National Team, will be reporting back to SUAthletics.com as she competes with Team USA at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship.
The tournament, which determines qualifiers for next year's U19 World Championship, takes place Aug. 15-19 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The team, which held a training camp on May 28-June 2, returns to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. for its second training camp on Aug. 3-12 before heading to the tournament.
Be sure to check back often as Brittney keeps us all up to date on what she and Team USA are up to.
Aug. 12: Entry 3 - Sykes featured in Post-Standard
Donna Ditota of the Post-Standard has a feature story on Brittney Sykes as she competes for Team USA at the U18 National Team training camp. The story chronicles Sykes tryout and selection to the team, as well as her friendship with fellow U18 National Team member and Syracuse native Breanna Stewart. SU head coach Quentin Hillsman is also quoted in the piece on the development of Sykes' game as she prepares for her first season in orange.
"I actually cried a lot that day," Sykes said upon learning she made the USA U18 team. "I cried when I made the team. And I cried more when I called my mom."
Below is the link to the full story:
SU's Brittney Sykes and UConn's Breanna Stewart team up for USA Basketball's U18 squad
Being here with Team USA makes everyday in Colorado better! We have had two practices so far and it's been great! Yes, we are all sore, but the coaches push each individual to become stronger mentally and physically!!!
Tonight we scrimmage against the U17 team. I'll let you know how it goes. Go #USA!
-Brittney
The tournament, which determines qualifiers for next year's U19 World Championship, takes place Aug. 15-19 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The team, which held a training camp on May 28-June 2, returns to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. for its second training camp on Aug. 3-12 before heading to the tournament.
Be sure to check back often as Brittney keeps us all up to date on what she and Team USA are up to.
Aug. 12: Entry 3 - Sykes featured in Post-Standard
Donna Ditota of the Post-Standard has a feature story on Brittney Sykes as she competes for Team USA at the U18 National Team training camp. The story chronicles Sykes tryout and selection to the team, as well as her friendship with fellow U18 National Team member and Syracuse native Breanna Stewart. SU head coach Quentin Hillsman is also quoted in the piece on the development of Sykes' game as she prepares for her first season in orange.
"I actually cried a lot that day," Sykes said upon learning she made the USA U18 team. "I cried when I made the team. And I cried more when I called my mom."
Below is the link to the full story:
SU's Brittney Sykes and UConn's Breanna Stewart team up for USA Basketball's U18 squad
Aug. 7: Entry 2 - Two-a-Days in Full Swing
Team USA is well on its way. These past couple of days have been filled with sweat, hardworking and laughs!! Although we wake up sore from two-a-days, everyone gets after it .
Today will be our last day with the U17 team as we play our last scrimmage with them! 5 more days until Puerto Rico!
Aug. 5: Entry 1 - First Two Days of Camp
Being here with Team USA makes everyday in Colorado better! We have had two practices so far and it's been great! Yes, we are all sore, but the coaches push each individual to become stronger mentally and physically!!!
Tonight we scrimmage against the U17 team. I'll let you know how it goes. Go #USA!
-Brittney
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