Tallahassee Lady Thunder In A National Tournament
Posted August 5, 2011
Reporter: Jason Kahn
Tallahassee, FL - In just their second year as a team, The Tallahassee Lady Thunder has been invited to the Women's Blue Chip Basketball National Championship this weekend in Atlanta.
"It's a new territory for us," said Dione Smith, a Point Guard for the Thunder. "We had regionals last year and we ended up losing and not making it to nationals. So, this year our expectations are high."
The Thunder finished the regular season 7-2 and were crowned regional champs. The other teams in the region did not have the finances or the players to continue the season causing them to drop out.
Last season, the Thunder made it to the Regionals but lost.
They'll play the Orlando Extreme in the first round on Saturday morning.
"We deserve to be here," said Melaney Denson, a Forward for the Thunder. "So once we get to Atlanta, it's all or nothing, and I think we're gonna do exceptionally well."