Last week featured thrilling overtime wins, multiple records broken, and one of our own doing exciting things behind the scenes at the Olympics. Let's take a look back at the top-five things that happened last week on the Hilltop!
1) Women's Basketball Takes Down BYU in a Double OT ThrillerÂ
Backed by a strong performance by
Michaela Rakova (more on her later) the Dons got hot in the fourth quarter and that carried them through two overtimes as they
outlasted the Cougars at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center on Saturday.
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2) More Records Fall for the Track Team
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Competing at the Husky Classic,
Marie Bouchard broke an almost six-year-old record in the 3,000 meters, finishing with a time of 9:10.95! Another record was set on Saturday in the 4x400 meter relay. The team ofÂ
Maya Reynolds,Â
Samantha Lind,Â
Emma Stahr andÂ
Alena Ulrichova finished the race with a time of 3:51.28, beating the previous school record, set in 2014, by a little over one second.Â
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3. Our own Katie Morgan Behind the Scenes at the Winter Olympics Â
Our own
Katie Morgan, Director of Creative Video,
is in PyeongChang for the Winter Olympics, she's taken some time to send us some photos of her time leading up to Friday's opening ceremonies.
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4. Souley Boum Breaks 42-Year-Old Record Â
In men's basketball game at BYU on Saturday, freshman guard
Souley Boum went 7-for-9 from the charity stripe. Boum now has 98 made free throws on the season, the new school record for free throws made in a single season. He broke the mark set by Winford Boynes of 94, set in the 1975-76 season.
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5. Michaela Rakova Records her 12th Double-Double Against Cougars Â
In the Dons 76-73 double OT win over BYU, senior Michael Rakova put in work! The Dons' forward finished with 25 points and 23 rebounds! It is her second 20/20 game of the season! She is tops in the WCC with 12 double-double's on the year.
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