RIVERDALE, N.Y.-- This week's edition of the Seventh Inning Stretch features Manhattan women's basketball player
Emily LaPointe.
LaPointe, a senior from Staten Island, N.Y., has been a major contributor to the program since she arrived in Riverdale. The 2019-2020 unanimous MAAC Rookie of the Year and 2019-2020 Third-Team All-Met performer discussed her relationship with basketball and her time as a Jasper.
Earlier in the year, LaPointe was named to an NCAA working group to explore the possibility of creating competition opportunities in the summer for men's and women's basketball teams and will report concepts to the Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Oversight Committees. To find out more about the group, click
HERE.
LaPointe and the rest of the Green and White return to action this week with a pair of home games this Thursday and Saturday against Canisius and Niagara, respectively.
1. How old were you when you started playing basketball?
7 years old.
2. Why did you choose your number?
I picked number 11 because of my brother. It's his college baseball number.
3. What is your favorite memory of playing as a Jasper?
My favorite memory as a Jasper was winning rookie of the year. It was a special moment that I could share with my teammates.
4. What is 1 item you can't live without when you travel for away games, and why?
My cross ring. I wear it whenever I'm not playing basketball, and although I need to take it off for the games, I need to always have it with me.
5. Do you have any game-day rituals? If so, what are they?
I am a bit superstitious, so before the game, I always do things in the same order. For example, I shower, do my skincare, then moisturize, etc.
6. What advice would you give to your younger self about playing at the collegiate level?
I love this question because there's a lot I wish I could tell my younger self. I would tell her always to stay confident in herself and her game, no matter the obstacles. I would say to her always to put herself first and cherish every memory you make.
7. Who is your role model, and why?
My role model is twofold. Someone who I have always considered a role model for myself is my grandma, who I lost at a young age. She will forever be my role model. However, since I have been working in the field I'm studying, my role model has been all the patients I have worked with and treated. Working in the field of cancer, I have come to learn and love so many strong and courageous people. I play every game in honor of them and with their strength in my heart.
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