We handed the #1 team in Hungary their first loss of the season.  In what would some call a defensive battle, we came out on top 58-52.  Sopron is not only the favorite for the Hungarian Championship, but will aslo appear in the Euroleague Final 4 the first weekend of April. Emoke Furesz lead our team with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.  I contributed 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocked shots.  My shots were not falling, but the important thing was to give something else for the team in order to win, and tonight that was on the defensive end. This was a much needed victory after the tough defeat at Mizo Pecs last Sunday.  More importantly, it gives the team the confidence for the Hungarian Cup Final 4 next weekend, as well as the upcoming playoff race.  I think that our team could really surprise some people.

Recently, I was interviewed by my agency, Basket Plus International, and it was published on its website.  Check out the original piece here. Michelle, did you always want to become a professional player or you came up to this in the course of time? No, I did not always want to become a professional basketball player. I actually wanted to grow up and become a Pharmacist. I started playing basketball when I was 10 and my father was my coach. It was just a hobby for many years and then, when I reached high school, I made the varsity team as a freshman. This is when I found out I could probably get a college basketball scholarship, if I continue to get better and play well. That dream became a reality when I got to play at Drexel University, a mid-size Division I school. Around this time, the WNBA was founded, so of course, a new basketball goal of mine became to play in the WNBA. However, when I did not get drafted, I still had the chance to play professionally in Europe. At first, I was not sure, because I had other job opportunities in the U.S. after finishing my master’s ...

Our team was home this past weekend hosting Zala Volan, whom we met 3 times in about a 4 week period!  This was because we met them in the last round in the Hungarian Cup and had to play them twice, both home and away.  Last night, we had a pretty rough first half, but then played a good second half to come out on top 94-77.  In 23 minutes, I was 9-11 from the floor for 21 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.  Our next game is away this upcoming Saturday, February 28th. Today, we were given the day off and this morning I had the opportunity to speak to students in two English high school classes.  It was really interesting to go into a school and observe some of the differences to our own in the U.S.  One big difference, was that the class sizes were much smaller, and Szeged is not exactly a small town.  It definitely allows for more individual student attention from the teacher, which is priceless. :) I was told to speak to students about what it was like to be a professional athlete, as well as my travel experiences in Europe for 45 minutes.  I really ...

A quick update.. The 2nd half of the regular season finally started a week ago.  We had 2 games and got 2 wins :)  Both games were blow outs because we played teams from the bottom of the standings.  This weekend we are home on Sunday, February 22nd. Other big news... my Dad will be coming over from the States and land in Hungary on Sunday, March 8th!!  He will stay 2 weeks and in this period, he will get to see us play 4 games, including the 2 Euroleague teams in Hungary, MKB Euroleasing and Mizo Pecs.

A few weeks ago, I had mentioned that I brought in this new year with a new team and now I am happy to say that we are off to a winning start!  We won our 2nd round game in the Hungarian Cup this past Saturday!  Final score was high, with a 108-82 victory.  I know some of you love stats, but I could not find the statistics sheet online, probably because it was a cup game, but saw that I had 21 points and 12 rebounds in the newspaper.  However, I do remember 2 fun steals that turned into fast break points, and even 2 pretty cool blocked shots, believe it or not!  :)  All jokes aside, it was a good start and I am happy that Tobi was in town to witness it! Cute little story for you all... I was on the foul line and we had 98 points.  Our captain, Emo, came up to me and said, "You know if you make these two, you must bring us pancakes."  I laughed and said, "Ok no problem."  I ended up making them both, and the 100th point was scored.  My punishment... bring some goodies.  :)  Not so ...