Lady Pi­lots Strug­gling, Look­ing for Break­through

MISHAWAKA-- On Sat­ur­day, Jan. 26, the Lady Pi­lots bas­ket­ball team fell to In­di­ana Wes­leyan Uni­ver­sity; the fi­nal score was 87 to 72. The Lady Pi­lots to­tal record this sea­son is 10 wins, 14 losses.   

Mark Gard­ner, the in­terim head coach, spoke briefly with the Bea­con about the team’s ob­jec­tives and goals. 

“Right now, we are just try­ing to build con­fi­dence,” said Gard­ner. “We need to im­prove on their skills and most im­por­tantly keep them to­gether as a  team.”  

De­spite an eight-game los­ing streak, Gard­ner re­mains pos­i­tive. 

“I ap­pre­ci­ate hav­ing the op­por­tu­nity to come in and work with this team,” said Gard­ner. “They’re a great group of young ladies and... they’re work­ing hard for me. We’ve got a tough road and we’re just try­ing to stick to­gether and get bet­ter.”