QU Women’s Basketball Visits Mary T. Murphy Elementary School in Branford
2/1/2016 12:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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By: QU Sports Information
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – The Quinnipiac women's basketball team continued to give back to the surrounding community as student-athletes and staff members made the trip to Mary T. Murphy Elementary School in Branford on Monday, Feb. 1. The 20-minute trek continues the Bobcats' long run of community service events organized as part of the Quinnipiac Athletes' commitment to the Positive Play initiative.
Three senior members of the Bobcat roster – Maria Napolitano (Cincinnati, Ohio), Tiffany Webster (Washington, D.C.) and Shahara Ingram (Yonkers, New York) – all made the trip along with director of basketball operations Tobi Momoh. During their hour-long stay at Murphy Elementary, the four members of the women's basketball program each led a portion of the third grade gym class from 9:15-10:00 AM. Napolitano handed hot shots while Momoh was in charge of knockout, Webster led a game of monkey in the middle and Ingram was tasked with the dribbling drills. Once the third graders left, the fourth graders stepped in and were led through the same set of drills before the Bobcats had to depart for class at 10:15 AM.
The morning spent at the Mary T. Murphy Elementary School was a perfect opportunity for Quinnipiac student-athletes to chip in on Quinnipiac Athletics' Positive Play initiative. Quinnipiac is dedicated to the promotion and development of service, service learning, experiential learning, and civic engagement programs and initiatives that involve students in the local community and challenge them to critically examine the role their service plays in cultivating personal development and social change.
The Bobcats will be back out on the court on Tuesday night as Quinnipiac will play host to Saint Peter's at 7 PM from the TD Bank Sports Center. Tiffany Webster leading a game of monkey in the middleShahara Ingram leading a dribbling drill with the third graders at Murphy Elementary
