Women’s College Centex–March 26-27, 2011

Rice received a DIII bid for this year’s College Centex – which we quickly stomped and gross over into DII bracket play.  As our third tournament of the year, we were a little nervous since it would be the first time we would have a nearly full squad playing together.  With the help of our three coaches: Kim Breese, Eric Leonard, and Jay Dunlop, the weekend fulfilled its promise of exciting upsets, epic plays from unexpected players, and great team offense/defense.  One of the greatest highlights from this weekend was the incredible success of our endzone play.  We look forward to see how this continues to develop as we enter the series in a few weeks. 

Most important thing to notice here is that we are on the rise.  We are still climbing and shooting for our goal to peak at Regionals!  Also, our Centex dance was really quite impressive, no matter what the judges say.  A great method of team bonding, in addition to ice bathing and chilling in Marie’s awesome house in Austin. 

Check out our impressive record from the weekend: (6-2) We finished 10th in the DII bracket.

Opponent	Score (Rice – chumps)
Stanford P’teryfly	15-6
Tulane	15-5
Texas Mayhem	14-4
UCSD	15-9
UCLA	8-10
CSU-LB	10-8
Arizona	15-9
Wash U	5-15 – just wait ‘til Regionals

Centex Dance Practice:

Working on finding a way to upload the entire video so that you can take a quick glance at it.  It was pretty awesome, not going to lie – especially as someone who does not like dancing.  We even EXCEEDED Eric’s expectations of our dancing abilities.

Rookie Corner–Johannah Horn (#10)

She is the really tall one….

Q: What is your favorite dinosaur?

A: Tyrannosaurus rex are the best to imitate, however I would never want to be one because they can’t give legitimate hugs. I suppose I wouldn’t enjoy the carnivorous lifestyle either.

Q: Would you rather be a supermodel or a cheerleader?

A: Neither. I’d prefer to be a pageant queen a la Olive Hoover.

Q: What is your favorite throw? (for example, IO flick huck to a fast receiver, OI around break to the dump, etc.)

A: I’ll receive anything.

Q: Would you rather be a Jedi knight or an elf from Rivendale?

A: Jedi Knight. The sound effects trump even Orlando Bloom.

Q: What is your ideal first date? (i.e. romantic outings on the beach with the sun setting, a glass of wine, etc. We need details!)

A: Start with a visit to the Menil, followed by a simple picnic on the lawn specifically including crackers, brie, and blackberry jam. Then some people watching coupled with frisbee tossing. Lastly ending with drinks in Montrose, Anvil or Poison Girl depending on the mood.

Q: If you could have a torrid affair with anyone from past or present, who would he/she be and why?

A: Socrates. He astounds me. Even if he weren’t good in bed, the pillow talk would still leave me with braingasms.

Q: Would you rather layout D or sky someone?

A: This is an incredibly difficult choice. Presently I would rather layout D since I have yet to do this successfully. Overall I prefer skying someone, all the glory and less likely injury.

Corkscrew Adventures!

How to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew:

1) Look up youtube videos on how to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew
2) Evaluate the best option - decide that pounding the wine bottle wrapped in a towel against the wall, the refrigerator, the door, and shoes is not the best option, but do it anyway for about 5 minutes until your neighbors think you have had a lot of sex
3) Scan the entire hotel room for a usable screw - which is in the closet. Use the handy pocket knife security did not confiscate to loosen the screw.
4) Screw into the cork then use various mechanisms to pry it out. Accidentally cut through most of the cork so you end up removing the top half of the cork.
5) Repeat step 4 and actually remove cork.


Drink the rest of the wine!

Rice Spring 2011 Roster

#2 – Catherine “Fran” Chen, handler, short Asian highlander from radioactive New Mexico (HAZMAT), the best sidekick ever – R2D2
#3 – Monica “Princess Buttercup” Matsumoto, cutter, short half-Asian, half-Egyptian, Yo-Yo Ma and the Shephard School of Music
#5 – Edith “E” Teng, handler, pacemaker from Australia, freckles, hates running but is phenomenal at swimming
#6 – Alexandra “Louie” Zambrano, cutter, from Loo-wee-siana
#7 – Sarah “Cuz” Southmayd, cutter, Centex dance-off choreographer, Oklahoma pride!
#9 – Kathleen “Remy” Wiest, cutter/handler depends on the day, likes to cook like Remy and Chef Gusteau “everyone can play frisbee!”
#10 – Johanna “Montana” Horn, cutter, like Hannah Montana but actually Johanna Montana
#12 – Emily “Percy the Engine” Wheeler, handler, tall, slow, fat, lazy, never studies, drunkard
#13 – Leslie “Tofu” Nguyen, handler, the BEST photographer ever! can DT an entire piece of cake in one bite, also designated egg donor (DED)
#15 – Austine “hOtter” Lin, crippled cutter = handler, really likes breathing, flicks get her going (especially if you’re half Asian)
#17 – Erica “Barefoot” Lastufka, handler/cutter, “Shoes, fuck ‘em,” South African superstar even with glasses
#18 – Anna “Frizbee” Ruth Halberstadt, cutter, space cadet, go bananas, put your hands up/playing my song/and I know its gonna be ok
#22 – Missy “Wicket” Lucas, handler, just keep swimming/just keep swimming, warning: do not take on any sort of out of road trips
#24 – Audrey “Angel” Chao, handler, Broadway shows, Homecoming Queen, cheerleader and dance choreographer!
#33 – Rebecca “Count (Dracula)” Smith, cutter, math wizard, computer science, Minnie Mouse
#60 – Antonia ”Preggars” Lloyd-Davies, handler, bald for a cause, looking for multicultural babies and hard drugs (not at the same time)
#81 – Kayla “Ben(adryl)” Opall, cutter, yellow fever and Asian boys, KY…circles
#88 – Elizabeth “Evi”/”Sonic” Van Itallie, biggest vertical evaaa, pop star diva, looks good with a black eye
#99 – Kate “Barney” Barnett, cutter, Bear Johnson, breakside – strong side, adopted, toothless in K town, my lip gloss is poppin’

**This was written with the assistance of Fran, E, and Remy on the plane flight to Panama City Beach!

Rookie Corner - Angel (#24)

Keep spreading this love! Freshmen! Freshmen! Freshmen! (Audrey's answers are too short...so I'm not going to reformat it into Q/A)

What is your favorite dinosaur? Brontosaurus

Would you rather be a supermodel or a cheerleader? Cheerleader?

What is your favorite throw? (for example, IO flick huck to a fast receiver, OI around break to the dump, etc.) One that people can catch…otherwise a flick huck

Would you rather be a Jedi knight or an elf from Rivendale? JEDI KNIGHT

What is your ideal first date? (i.e. romantic outings on the beach with the sun setting, a glass of wine, etc. We need details!) a nice dinner (Japanese food?) and watching a show at the theatre.

If you could have a torrid affair with anyone from past or present, who would he/she be and why? I’m not really one for torridness or an affair. Adam Lazar’s character in Light in the Piazza?

Would you rather layout D or sky someone? Sky someone. It would mean I could jump.

Jersey Designs–Spring 2011

If you are interested in purchasing jerseys please fill out the spreadsheet. If you have any questions, please e-mail epwheeler9 (at) gmail (dot) com.

Sublimated dark jersey (the constellation is of Noctua)

White screen printed jersey: (until we get an image this will have to do) White tops. Numbers and name on back in navy, big Rice "R" on the front in navy (on your sternum!)

White shorts: Rice "R" on left shorts' legs in navy and the number on the bottom right leg. (this is a pretty sweet deal to get some ultimate shorts with the trademark Rice “R” logo!)

Miss Red Discs:

Support Miss Red!! We still have a very long season ahead of us and could use any support you can donate! Cloud 9 boys, you are more than welcome to buy jerseys or shorts!

Also, if you think about it, the jerseys would be pretty sweet to trade if you are interested in collecting different jerseys across the country.

Rookie Corner–Buttercup (#3)

We are doing quick surveys to learn something new about our rookies and to share our lovely rookies with the world! Take a peak at our first rookie this year, Monica Matsumoto (She is in blue)!

Q: What is your favorite dinosaur?

Buttercup: Stegosaurus...apparently the big plates on its back were a form of solar heating/cooling!

Q: Would you rather be a supermodel or a cheerleader?

Buttercup: Cheerleader, for sure. Cheerleaders try to get other people involved and excited, so their only role is not to just look pretty. The legit ones also have to be athletic. I also love watching sports, so I would rather jump around and cheer for others (and lead by example), than walk down a runway with expensive, skimpy clothing.

Q: What is your favorite throw? (for example, IO flick huck to a fast receiver, OI around break to the dump, etc.)

Buttercup: I’m still trying to just throw any throw, but I think it would be really fun to throw an IO flick huck to someone sprinting down the field. However, being more realistic, my favorite throw is just a nice, flat, low, and accurate flick around the mark to a cutter running in.

Q: Would you rather be a Jedi knight or an elf from Rivendale?

Buttercup: Jedi knight. I love Star Wars and always wanted to use a light sabre, as long as I don’t lose any fingers. Jedis have to be very skilled, intelligent, and quick on their feet.

Q: What is your ideal first date? (i.e. romantic outings on the beach with the sun setting, a glass of wine, etc. We need details!)

Buttercup: Ahh, oh no. Something simple, since it’s only the first date, and something outdoors. Hiking on a beautiful spring day (which Houston doesn’t really have...Virginia has beautiful hikes and lovely spring weather), and a picnic lunch (PB&J, brownies, fruit, veggies and hummus, apple juice), and engaging in meaningful conversation...not a huge fan of small talk. Then, if we wanted to keep the date going, we could watch a movie on a nice comfy couch. That’s all.

Q: If you could have a torrid affair with anyone from past or present, who would he/she be and why?

Buttercup: You guys cheated. This is a question from the Rice Freshman form. I answered a different one instead, and I still don’t know my answer. Since I always have to do what you guys say, haha, then I’ll choose someone. Zinedine Zidane. First, his parents are Algerian, so maybe he speaks Arabic? Soccer players are the most attractive men, in my opinion, and I always loved watching him play and admired his skill and poise. He didn’t try to show off, so hopefully he’s not as egotistical as a lot of other athletes. Unfortunately, he’s already married to a Spanish dancer and has four kids, so I wouldn’t want to ruin that.

Q: Would you rather layout D or sky someone?

Buttercup: Layout D because blocking people is so intense. It frustrates the other team and gets our team really pumped. Plus, maybe the person you sky can’t jump, so then it doesn’t require as much skill, but laying out for D is all up to YOU and your anticipation/desire.