The Alestle, Vol. 76, No. 17

Olivia Clayton goes for a jump shot as other players wait for a rebound.

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Women’s basketball keeps up the pressure against

SIUE experiences first snow of

2023, campus closed briefly

The first snow of the year is always a memorable one. Although SIUE didn’t get quite as much snow as was forecasted, it still caused to campus to operate on an inclement weather schedule until 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Enjoy these photos from The Alestle’s photographers, as well as some art from our illustrator, to commemorate the snow we did get.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Student government vote to amend constitution fails

One vote and several abstains prevented Student Government from adopting a new constitution that has been in the works for months.

At the first meeting of the spring semester, the student government attempted to pass the constitutional revision, which has been in development for the past several months and has gone through several rounds of revisions. It has been the subject of debates at the last few student government meetings.

The motion to approve the constitutional revision needed 12 ayes, ¾ of the current senator population, to pass. However, it only received 11 affirmative votes. One senator, Barret Larkin, who was appointed as the Organization Relations Officer at the meeting and had previously served as the senator for the School of Business, voted nay. The other four senator’s votes included one voluntary abstain, and three votes that were not included automatically as they were not present.

The main changes coming to the constitution is the addition of new senators who are meant to represent groups on campus that have been historically underrepresented, such as non-traditional students.

Concerns shared by senators around the new revisions are the lack of transparency with the student body and that changing the constitution makes the government look weak. The responses by other senators include that they are elected by the student body to represent the student body and should be trusted to make decisions, and that changing the constitution is not a sign of weakness, but instead a sign that the government is functioning as it should. President Ramhat Salau said that they are going to keep trying to pass the constitutional revision.

01.17.23

A wallet was found in the MUC.

01.18.23

A wallet and a debit card were found in the MUC.

A traffic accident was reported on the Alton campus on Annex Street near Leverett Street.

A credit card was reported stolen from Parking Lot B.

01.19.23

A wallet was found in the MUC. A parking hangtag was stolen from a vehicle in Parking Lot 5E.

An iPad was found in Founders Hall. A debit card was found in Dunham Hall.

An offensive sticker was found on a door in the 400 wing of the Cougar Lake Apartments. BIRT was notified.

01.21.23

A debit card was found in Parking Lot 5E.

01.22.23

A student in Cougar Village reported that she had found notes on her door from someone that claimed they were watching her. The writer of the notes has yet to be identified.

01.23.23

A set of keys were found in Peck Hall.

01.24.23

Two wallets were found in the MUC. Before the snow began, a driver lost control of their vehicle and ran into the sign outside Prairie Hall.

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Counseling services addresses seasonal depression during its prime time

DYLAN HEMBROUGH reporter

The name may have changed, but what was formerly known as seasonal affective disorder still impacts many people every winter.

Shervonti Norman, the assessment and triage counselor with SIUE Counseling Services, said major depressive disorder with seasonal patterns shares many symptoms with its year-round counterpart.

“It typically starts in the fall,” Norman said. “[A] person may be doing fine throughout the spring and summer, but when it starts getting colder, they notice they’re not as motivated, they are a bit more irritable – which is a common symptom that’s not talked about too much –their mood lessens … and their mood picks back up in the spring months, so like late March [and] April, and it’s the same every year. They notice that dip, and it comes back up.”

Taylor Rogers, a staff counselor with Counseling Services, said this disorder can present with a similar severity to clinical depression.

“It can be just as severe as major depressive disorder without seasonal patterns, which means it can include suicidal thoughts [and] slower thinking,” Rogers said. “Some of the more severe symptoms that people think of when they think of clinical depression.”

Norman and Rogers both

said the lack of vitamin D, which the human body produces with exposure to sunlight, is thought to be a major cause of seasonal depression.

“It has a lot to do with sunlight and vitamin D,” Norman said. “For me, when it’s warmer outside, I have more energy [and] I want to do more, but when it’s cold I just want to be inside, snuggled up somewhere. So we have the issue with the sunlight, that makes our days shorter, [and] we have to pack much more in there, or at least we feel like it.”

Rogers said that, since this disorder coincides with the tougher parts of the academic year, it can be difficult to differentiate seasonal depression and anxiety from similar symptoms due to school.

“You want to be really careful about diagnosing this. If there’s a pattern in somebody’s yearly calendar that could better explain symptoms,” Rogers said. “A lot of students experience an increased level of stress in the winter months, because if you think about it, the academic calendar runs from about August to the end of May. For a lot of people, finals and midterms start in the fall, and graduation is shortly after, in the spring … So it’s hard for us to diagnose it when there’s a lot of academic stressors occurring around that time, because it’s hard to say this is definitely seasonal-related versus school-related stress.”

Rogers also said that shortterm counseling like the services offered at SIUE run into trouble

with diagnosing due to the longterm nature of this disorder.

“You’re technically not supposed to diagnose it if you’ve only seen it one time,” Rogers said. “If you had your first depressive episode in the winter, you’re not supposed to diagnose it until the next winter if a second one occurs.”

However, Rogers said students who have kept track of their winter mood changes can provide their counselors with invaluable information and insight into their concerns.

“The times that it mostly gets diagnosed is if we have a student who comes and they’ve been in therapy before, they [display] this pattern for several years, and it always happens around the winter time. In that case, we’d be more likely to diagnose it then. A lot of people are coming to therapy for their first time in college, so we wouldn’t diagnose it in that instance.”

Norman and Rogers both recommended students who notice they are displaying potential symptoms of seasonal depression see their doctor.

“Sometimes you might have a vitamin D deficiency, so doctors can do different tests for that,” Rogers said.

Norman and Rogers offered a variety of methods of self-care for students which do not require a visit to the doctor.

“There’s been a lot of research for people with depressive symptoms overall,” Norman said.

“If they have low vitamin D, once they start taking supplements, that helps.”

Norman and Rogers also recommended light therapy for students in order to mimic the cycle of sunrises and sunsets.

“Other people have reported some success with light therapy,” Rogers said. “You can purchase these special lamps that mimic the sun, and you can put them on your desk or on your night stand, and they mimic the rise and fall of the sun to help keep your circadian rhythm in tune.”

Norman said she has been encouraged by students’ awareness and insight into their own mental health concerns, especial-

ly when it comes to depression and anxiety.

I feel like [students] are more insightful when it comes to their mood changes, especially their anxiety increasing,” Norman said. “A part of major depressive disorder can be suicidal ideation, [and] unfortunately this can come up in people that have MDD with seasonal patterns … As crazy as it is to say, it’s fairly common. A lot of people will experience suicidal ideation, it’s just knowing how to talk about it.”

For more information on seasonal depression or to make an appointment with Counseling Services, contact them at 618650-2842.

If you’re suffering from thoughts of suicide, or know someone who is, call the suicide and crisis hotline at 988

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With winter hitting its stride, it’s a good time of year for warm carbs, specifically in the form of amazing sandwiches. We at The Alestle took it upon ourselves to try a variety of sandwiches in the Metro East and report back with ratings. From vegans to meat lovers, breakfast to dinner, there is a sandwich for out there for you.

Fozzie’s Sandwich Emporium has something for everyone

NICOLE BOYD opinion editor

I’ve been to Fozzie’s Sandwich Emporium twice before, and am determined to try all of their vegetarian/vegan options, of which there are many.

In the past, I’ve had the veggie burger with vegan bacon and the club veg, which has grilled veggies, baba ganoush, vegan bacon and goat cheese on flatbread.

This time, I tried the eggplant parmesan sandwich, which comes with fried eggplant, mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce on a hoagie (the menu says there’s spinach too, but I didn’t

get any). The sandwich was $13 with a soda.

The sandwich was pretty good: the eggplant was crispy but not too heavily fried, the bread was great and I felt full but not stuffed.

However, I have to admit that the sandwiches I’ve had before at Fozzie’s were better. While that may be partly due to personal preference, I found the heaps of tomato sauce and eggplant to be a bit much.

For the carnivores, my boyfriend greatly enjoyed his burger with gyro-style lamb on top. So there really is something for everyone.

Sgt. Pepper’s Café, a great place to eat for music lovers

JANA HAMADE copy editor

Named after The Beatles’ 1967 album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” the café takes you back in time the second you walk in.

The establishment is built old-school diner style, with the atmosphere decorated like a musical blast from the past. Photos, records and other artistic elements related to the band fill the space up beautifully, while their music plays over speakers in the background.

For my sandwich choice, I went with the Reuben, which is made with rye bread, Thousand Island on request, sauerkraut, corned beef or turkey and Swiss cheese (which I had to take out due to lactose intolerance.)

All sandwiches at the café come with

fries, which in this case was a good addition for the $15 price.

The fries were golden and fluffy, and reminded me greatly of homemade fries. The sandwich itself was good! The bread was buttered, the beef was tender and flavorful, and the mixture of the toppings gave me the tang I was looking for. Paired with the fries, the flavors really balanced themselves out.

The restaurant also serves all-day breakfast as well as horseshoes, an infamous open-faced sandwich, which the person I was eating with chose. On top of a base of bread was deep-fried chicken, a load of fries and cheese sauce. After trying both, he rated it slightly higher than my sandwich.

If you’re a fan of The Beatles, psychedelic rock music and/or the 60s, eating at the café would be a great experience.

222 Artisan Bakery serves golden and classy grilled cheese

WILLIAM BANKS copy editor

Making a grilled cheese sandwich both delicious and unique is no easy task — 222 Artisan Bakery has perfected the craft.

The atmosphere is equally cozy and rustic, reinforcing this idea we can call “casual class,” basic but sophisticated. “The Debbie,” the perfectly golden grilled

cheese sandwich, is served on homemade bread made from fresh grains, and in between lies mozzarella, pesto, red peppers and tomatoes — all fresh and lively, all what you’d expect from a summer-time garden.

The toast itself was sturdy, at times a challenge to leisurely chew, but held the ingredients safely and soundly.

Overall, I recommend going, as this experience was great.

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St. Louis Banh Mi shop offers fresh bold Vietnamese flavors

FRANCESCA BOSTON lifestyles editor

Located along Delmar Loop in St. Louis, The Banh Mi Shop is located a bit away from campus. While the sandwich was delicious, I wouldn’t make the 35 min drive for it alone, but if I’m on the loop, I know my lunch spot.

The Banh Mi Shop is a small spot, but offers a variety sandwiches, with 11 different flavors including Saigon classic, grilled beef, lemongrass tofu and lemongrass chicken, which is what I ordered. The sandwich was extremely fresh, with the cucumber and carrot being crunchy, and the jalapeño offered a good contrast to the mayo. But the standouts for the sandwich were the bread and the chicken. The

baguette was fresh, and had been lightly toasted, leaving it fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside.

The lemongrass chicken was moist and flavorful, with a good flavor that could stand against the competing flavors in the sandwich, but that also worked well with the fresh veggies.

It was quiet when I went in the early evening, but the staff was kind and got my order out in about five minutes.

It was around $12 which wasn’t the best price for a sandwich but that’s not to say I wouldn’t pay it again.

Overall, I highly recommend it. While I got it to go, the flaky crust definitely makes it more suitable for a sit-down meal, not something to eat while driving or walking.

Sammi’s Sandwiches served some scrumptious sustenance

DYLAN HEMBROUGH reporter

Sammi’s Sandwiches in Alton, Illinois, serves up quite a beefy meal – even if it’s a chicken sandwich.

I refer to this little shop as a “hidden gem” because it took quite a while to actually find it. I’m not very familiar with Alton yet, but this shop was hard to find. But the wait was worth it – an enormous chicken sandwich awaited me.

I’m glad I went with my girlfriend, because the sandwich was almost too much for

one person to eat.

The chicken sandwich came equipped with lettuce, onions, bacon, and plenty of cheese. There was so much packed into the sandwich that a chunk of chicken fell out every once in a while, but I feel like that just added to the experience.

Once we were done with our sandwich, my girlfriend and I enjoyed the atmosphere of the little hole-in-thewall shop.

It was a fun lunch date, and for the amount of food stuffed into that $10 sandwich, the price was pretty reasonable!

Teaspoons Café has options for everyone, even picky eaters

AUDREY O’RENIC copy editor

Teaspoons Café, a small bussiness in Edwardsville, is known for their teas, but have a decent menu as well.

I ordered the half-and-half option with half a sandwich and half a salad. I decided on the club sandwich, which consisted of roast beef, ham, provolone, lettuce, tomato, crispy bacon, avocado and dill mayo served on a fresh croissant.

However, I ordered the sandwich

with only meat, cheese and lettuce because I am a picky eater. The staff were very patient and cooperative, and even helped recommend the best salad for me based on my taste, which turned out to be the chef salad.

The meal itself was very fresh, and the sandwich was not dry at all, despite the lack of sauce.

I’m not much of a tea person, but Teaspoons Café offers more than 50 looseleaf teas, which I had to try. I ordered the white peach tea: a choice I did not regret.

Historic Stagger Inn makes a satisfying, low-cost sandwich

ELIZABETH DONALD copy editor

The single best grilled cheese sandwich in the world is right here in Edwardsville, and comes from an institution with a long history tied to SIUE.

The Stagger Inn sits at the entrance to Main Street, and dates back to 1974 when SIUE was new and the town was flooded with flower children. Stagger Inn was their chosen hangout, and has been the home base for generations of students.

Like most taverns, Stagger Inn carries a full line of fried everything from mozzarella to pickles, and a wide variety of sandwiches including a ribeye; traditional Reuben or muffaletta; “The Snyder” which includes ham, roast beef and brick cheese; and the famous triple-decker grilled cheese.

This gooey concoction piles cheddar, Swiss and brick cheese on three thick sourdough slices, melted together for the perfect cheesy mix. I opted to add bacon,

even though it increases the calorie and fat content, but you don’t go to Stagger Inn for healthy food.

Stagger Inn maintains a college-student-friendly price level – the sandwich itself is only $5.75 plus $1.50 for the optional bacon. The sides are extra – I opted for the fries at $2.25, which are handcut from actual potatoes, complete with skins, and absolutely delicious. Be warned, though, everything costs extra: a side of ranch dressing costs 60c. (Don’t judge my dipping choices.) You could even choose to get a single-layer grilled cheese on wheat for only $4, but why would you?

When you visit Stagger Inn, be sure to check out the restored backbar, hand-made oak and walnut saloon doors, and listen to the local bands or open mic nights for entertainment in the evenings. If the music isn’t to your liking, check it out for lunch, and enjoy possibly the last place you can still get a burger or a sandwich for less than $6 in 2023.

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Edwardsville lights up the night with tree lighting ceremony

“We are so grateful to have such a great community,” Mayor Art

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important.”

The City of Edwardsville held the second annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

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Risavy said. “Anytime we can get people

like this is

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Brown Bag Bistro serves savory, satisfying Stuffed Sicilian

to the lunch rush.

While it might not be the best sandwich I’ve ever had, Brown Bag Bistro’s Stuffed Sicilian was still delicious and satisfying.

This little Alton restaurant was kitschy looking, but in a pleasant way. Though I got takeout, I noticed the atmosphere of the restaurant was busy; I’ll chalk that up

When I got home to eat it, the sandwich was slightly soggy, which worried me. But the flavor really made up for the texture, so I still enjoyed it.

The garlicky flavor of the Texas toast that was used as buns complemented the spiced but not spicy flavor of the Italian sausage and ground beef meatloaf, which was the star of the show.

Overall, a good experience.

The Coffee Box offers affordable upscale sandwiches

WINTER RACINE photographer

The taste of the breakfast sandwich makes up for the lack of variety.

In Maryville, there is a small drive-thru café called The Coffee Box. They are best known for sourcing all of their products 100% locally, within 50 miles of each location. I ordered their original breakfast sandwich because I wanted to see for myself how fresh it was.

I went through the drive-thru on a Sunday afternoon and was in and out.

The employees were friendly, and the sandwich was made to order.

The breakfast sandwich is an English muffin topped with an egg, fresh spinach, tomato, gouda, and garlic aioli. The muffin is toasted to perfection with crunchy edges. The egg is well-seasoned and goes fantastic with the gouda cheese.

For an additional charge, I added ham, making the total cost around seven dollars. The added meat made the sandwich a filling meal.

This breakfast sandwich exceeded my expectations.

Sacred Grounds’ sandwiches are seriously spectacular

The small coffee joint has a very cozy atmosphere. It’s a hole-in-the-wall place, with many of the surrounding buildings being agencies and law firms. There is a certain formula used bycafés like this, and it certainly works. Exposed brick, high ceilings, warm lighting and activities like chess –– which could be played on tables with chess boards built into them.

While there may be a lot of cafes like this now, Sacred Grounds nails the formula well and makes for a good hangout or homework spot.

The sandwich cost approximately

$10, which was reasonable for its size and taste. I had an Italian sandwich, which was toasted and made up of Italian meats, pesto, balsamic vinegar, a red pepper spread and veggies like onion, tomato and baby arugula.

Besides the sandwich, I had also ordered a three-shot espresso.

I ordered a bit earlier in the day, so there was a bit of a wait on the sandwich due to the kitchen not being ready for lunch food, but not by an excessive amount.

Overall, Sacred Grounds makes for a very inviting and high-quality café. If you have the opportunity, you should certainly stop by.

BRUCE DARNELL sports editor

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Women’s tennis starts new season off with a strong win

NICOLE BOYD opinion editor

Women’s tennis kicked off their season with a 6-1 win against University of Illinois Springfield.

The Cougars won all three of their doubles matches, with juniors Jordan Schifano/Jill Lambrechts and freshmen Margaux Guibal Britt/Amelia Gorman beating their opponents 6-0, and redshirt juniors Caitlyn Sporing/Melissa Vizcardo taking a 7-5 win.

The Cougars also took the lead in five out of six singles matches. The lost singles match went to a third set and ran nearly 45 minutes, with Vizcardo losing by just two points.

Head Coach Adam Albertsen said the team played pretty well for a first match, especially in doubles, which set the tone for the team.

“It’s something we work on a lot in practice, so getting all three doubles matches was really, really big,” Albertsen said. “Then we took the momentum into singles. We won a few of them fairly smoothly and then had a really tough battle by our senior Melissa that just didn’t go her way, but

she’s somebody that we’ll count on and she’ll bounce back.”

Albertsen said the team’s goal for the new year is to get stronger each week, with the big goal at the end being to play for a conference championship.

“We know that every match right now is just learning and climbing that mountain, and it was good to see us, for early in the year, playing strong, but I’m excited to get back in practice,” Albertsen said.

Jordan Schifano, a junior from Cedarburg, Wisconsin, won all of her matches 6-0. She said she tried to stay consistent and be aggressive whenever she could.

“I was a little nervous, but after [the first match], I got all my nerves out and I’m ready to go,” Schifano said.

Schifano said her goal for the season is to win the conference tournament.

“We can do [it] if we put in the work, so we’re really excited to see where the journey takes us,” Schifano said.

Women’s tennis will play again at 1 p.m. next Saturday at Valparaiso University. They have a matchup history of 5-0 against Valparaiso.

Women’s basketball holds its own against University of Southern Indiana

GABRIEL BRADY managing editor

The women’s team kept up the heat against University of Southern Indiana in their game on Saturday. With almost no leads at all from Southern Indiana and strong plays all around from SIUE, the team’s chances in the Ohio Valley Conference are looking better and better.

Head Coach Sam Smith said she was happy about the win, but wanted to give concessions to Southern Indiana’s team and their coaching staff.

“They’re very well-coached,” Smith said. “Their head coach, Rick Stein, is a huge advocate, trailblazer for women and women in sports. I want to mention that because that’s why these programs are so successful, period. This competitiveness we’ve had [between our teams] for the last six years now, coming from playing against each other in the [Great Lakes Valley Conference], and now in the OVC together.”

Senior guard Mikayla Kinnard said it was a special opportunity for the team to play against an old rival, and especially to win in the end. Kinnard also said it’s been nice to start to win again despite the non-conference season that the team had. In the non-conference, the team lost 10 games and won one. But now in the conference they’ve lost three and won five, putting them in the fourth most likely spot to win the OVC.

“We’re not the same team we were when we played them before,” Kinnard said. ”We have a lot of new people, a lot of transfers and some people who have never played in the OVC. They’re like ‘Oh this is really tough.’ But for me, [senior forward Ajulu Thatha], [sophomore guard Sofie Lowis], we knew that it was tough right then, but when we get to the OVC we’ll be prepared.”

The game had an intense start with a 3-pointer in the first 15 seconds from sophomore guard Molly Sheehan. Within the next minute, Thatha scored two different baskets, and at 8:39, Lowis scored a basket as well.

The first quarter was well underway and Southern Indiana had yet to make it on the scoreboard at all.

The next two minutes had Southern Indiana bring themselves up onto the board, with the scores reaching 8-7 at 6:52.

Junior forward Olivia Clayton scored a basket about a minute later, but Indiana responded with one of their own shortly thereafter.

Freshman guard Macy Silvey got a 3-pointer of her own in after another minute of game

time, but Indiana was awarded some foul line shots 40 seconds later, which they made three out of four.

More foul line shots at 2:49 gave Indiana the lead for less than 20 seconds, as Lowis made a 3-pointer quickly after, assisted by Sheehan. The score was 16-14.

A good layup by junior forward Madison Webb in the paint was SIUE’s last basket of the quarter. Despite two more foul line shots from Indiana at the end, the quarter ended in SIUE’s favor at 18-16.

As opposed to the explosive start of the first quarter, the second quarter began in the first 30 seconds with two foul line shots from Kinnard, both of which she made.

A steal from senior guard KK Rodriguez at 7:45 opened her up for an almost unopposed layup right after.

Indiana scored their first 3-pointer of the game at 6:21, which almost gave them the lead, but Sheehan kept up the pressure with a layup in the paint immediately after. The score was 24-21.

Both teams were evenly matched, but SIUE kept up the pressure slightly more so than In-

diana. Indiana regained the lead at 3:58, but again, only held it for about 20 seconds, thanks to a basket from Thatha. Thatha was also awarded a shot at the foul line, which she made.

Another 3-pointer from Silvey got SIUE’s score to 30. A few more baskets from Clayton and Rodriguez brought the score to 34-32 at what the crowd thought was the end of the first half. However, a final shot from Lowis at half court, which missed, also had a Southern Indiana foul called on it, so with less than a second on the clock, after the play went under review, Lowis was given three shots at the foul line, one of which she made.

Keeping consistent across the previous quarters, Webb scored a basket at 9:44, which opened the third quarter with 37-35. In the next minute, Lowis scored a jump shot and Sheehan scored a 3-pointer. Another 30 seconds passed and Sheehan scored another 3-pointer. The score xThe middle of the third quarter was firmly in Southern Indiana’s hands, but they never took the lead. In the final two and a half minutes, SIUE was the only scorer, with two baskets from Kinnard and one each from Thatha and Sheehan.

At the start of the final quarter, the score was 58-45. Not counting the foul line shots Thatha made at 9:04, the first real basket of the final quarter was at about seven minutes on clock after a long defensive gridlock

between both teams. Lowis shot a 3-pointer, but missed. Kinnard rebounded the ball, Lowis took another try and made the shot.

Kinnard had a standout game, with 12 rebounds and seven assists. She said she was proud of her success, but wanted to give some credit to Assistant Coach Ariel Massengale.

“I’m not going to lie, I want to give this one to Ariel,” Kinnard said. “We had a talk this week, and I hadn’t been playing my best. It’s kind of been a roller coaster year for me. But we talked early this week and that really changed my perspective on things.”

The middle of the fourth quarter, much like the third, went to Southern Indiana. However, a jump shot from Lowis at 2:52 and a 3-pointer from Sheehan at 2:25 stopped their momentum.

The rest of the game, SIUE was given eight different shots at the foul line, all of which were made. Even though Southern Indiana scored a 3-pointer in the final five seconds, the game ended with a score of 78-69.

Smith said the way the team can continue winning and maybe even bring home the OVC is through keeping the energy up not only throughout a game, but from each game to the next.

The team will spend the rest of this week at away games, but will return to campus at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2 for a game against UT Martin.

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We’re not the same team we were when we played them before.”

Mikayla Kinnard, senior guard