St. John's basketball ladies faced the #1 ranked team in the nation on Sunday, December 11, in the Maggie Dixon Classic. For the past 6 years, this tournament has been held at Madison Square Garden to honor Coach Maggie Dixon - a legendary figure in her days as assistant coach for DePaul University and head coach for the U.S. Military Academy - who died suddenly in 2006, at theage of 29, due to an undiagnosed heart condition. In order to raise awareness for heart health, various community organizations were on hand to educate fans, including a local fire station, which gave the Pep Band costume fire hats to wear, adding a nice touch to our red uniforms!
St. John's Women's Basketball team played against the Baylor University 'Lady Bears' in the first game of the classic. Although St. John's was led 32-30 at halftime, Baylor played a strong second half and won with a score of 73-59. Though it was a very competitive game, everyone united with the Dixon family to honor the Tennessee 'Lady Vols' Head Coach Pat Summitt, who received the Maggie Dixon Courage award for her perseverance since her recent diagnosis with early onset dementia. Summitt, the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history, would later coach her team to a win that day (84-61) against DePaul University, in the second game of the classic.
For my first Madison Square Garden Women's Basketball experience, it truly was a day I was proud to be a part of.
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| Stephanie, Jessica, me, and R.Lo at MSG wearing our red fire hats, Pep Band polos, and band credential tags |
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| The 'Lady Johnnies' and 'Lady Bears' at play on the Garden court |
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| A really talented group of dance kids who performed at halftime |
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| Me looking like a fire fighter at the MSG basketball court in my fire hat and friend Kyle's winter Pep Band jacket |
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