Starzynski Back to Old Ways

As we checked in with the US team assistant coach Bill Fennelly for updates we were informed that Danielle Starzynski has been benched for the next 2 games. When asked why Starzynski was being benched Fennelly stated that it was due to behavior problems she has been having. He claims, "Danielle has not been cooperating with our program and our rules and has gotten into altercations with refs during the games which she knows is unacceptable. It is a big loss for us but we hope by benching her for these games she will learn from her mistakes and get back on track." Starzynski has let her attitude and behavior get in the way of her play in the past so this doesn't exactly come as a surprise to us. We just hope that she can control her temper and continue to play the great basketball that she has been playing and help lead this US team to a national championship. "Danielle is known to be a very emotional player and she has so much passion for the game that she sometimes loses her head and gets caught up in it. She has to learn to ignore the refs and all the distractions around her and just play her game because she is a key component to this team and we really need her out there," Starzynski's teammate Samantha Prahalis told us yesterday. In the previous games Starzynski had been doing exceptionally well, still shining on the court and upping her point average to 36ppg. We look forward to seeing how she bounces back from this experience. Stay tuned for more.