Following a dominant win against Brandeis, the Washington University women’s basketball team needed to close its season with a big win against University Athletic Association (UAA) foe University of Chicago to secure its at-large spot in the NCAA tournament.
Student Life sat down with the Atlanta-area native to discuss the Bears’ 1,000th program win this past weekend, playing alongside five other first-years in the team, and who she would label as the “team mom.”
“Winning 1,000 games is really special for the team and the coaches. This team has shown it is very capable of winning we’re going to be a problem down the road.”
The Bears had rattled off five straight wins before their trip to Atlanta and New York, catapulting them up the UAA standings and reviving their chances of an at-large NCAA tournament berth. This past weekend, the team had a chance to show off their improvement. They took full advantage of it, dominating No. 19 Emory and Rochester on Feb. 9 and 11, avenging their close losses from earlier this season.
“To focus on this win streak is exciting, but it’s not our goal,” Brooks said. “We just want to win every game we can, get better every day as a team, and play for each other.”