Amanda Pennington and Megan Leal are wrapping up their very first season on the RedHawks basketball team. They sat down with me to reflect on the past season and talk about how it differs from high school sports.

Megan Leal: I started playing when I was about five. I went to see my cousin play basketball. She was on travel team.

ML: It's more of a team sport. You rely more on your teammates. You have to count on somebody to guard their man.

What's been the highlight of the season for you?

MP: Making so many wins. Last year they didn't get twenty and we almost have twenty.

AP: Homecoming, I think. I like it so much because I'm on a winning team finally.

AP: The tempo is a lot faster here.

ML: Yeah, when I played at Calumet we went really fast. Here we slow down the ball and then go really fast. We just kept running and running.

ML: You have to have chemistry.

AP: Definitely. You have to get along with your teammates.

ML: Different. I'm used to being a star.

AP: At first I felt like I was by myself. But since I've gotten along with my teammates, I feel a lot more comfortable.

ML: Now it's education.

AP: Elementary education.

Amanda, tell me about your major.

AP: I want to teach kindergarten and first grade. I love little kids and I've always been around them. I've been set on it since I was younger.

ML: Be a teacher and a coach.

ML: Volleyball.

ML: We watch movies and shows.

AP: Seriously, we just go with the flow. Whatever pops into our minds we do.

ML: Yeah, you're very spontaneous. She went and got a tattoo out of the blue with her best friends. [laughs]

ML: My new obsession is the L Word.

ML: Just stick with it. I wasn't sure if I wanted to do it or not, but as the season went on I got to know people and I liked it more.

AP: Yeah, at first I had doubts about it because I get shy around people. Really, as you go on, as you learn about everybody, it's not bad at all. I've had so much fun. Stay with it. You get used to working hard.