This past weekend, we returned from our trip to Hungary. It didn't end up being much of a tournament; all the teams canceled except for the host team, and us!! We drove 7 hours each way to play one team, two times. Despite our disappointment, the trip was definitely worthwhile. Our first afternoon there, we basically got off the bus and headed straight for the gym (it was pretty hard to get warmed up after driving for so LONG!!) It was a back and forth battle the whole game, and in the end we came up 4 points short.

The next morning, we had a team meeting about what we needed to work on to do better in our second match. We wanted to play a much stronger defense, and make better decisions in the fastbreak. Feeling really positive going into the game, we started off just awesome! We executed our defensive strategy, and played more together on offense. By halftime, we were up by 20. Everyone on the team got minutes, and produced on the court. It was great to see us working hard, and having fun at the same time.

Learning from these two games, we have been practicing hard all week preparing for our first league game on Sunday. We will face Roznava, a new team in the Slovakian league. We are definitely excited to get started!!

On our day off this week, KJ and I found our way to Spis Castle- the second largest castle in all of Europe!! It is located just 30 minutes outside of Poprad. It was a spectacular site! We hiked up the small hill it sits on, and walked around the twists and turns for hours! We had a great time taking pictures, and learning about the Slovakian culture.

Now its time to get focused and ready for our first game!! I'll be sure to post updates after every game!