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W'â€" l wnutumcummcu-h Wednesday April H. tow - 3! 1 _,__A__, ____w__# l G ° 2 y omg pro . i o o o i Waterloo natwe Kotsopoulos gets an tnvtte to try out for the WNBA 7 ' BYGRu; MACDONMD make a really good run this year," she ' . , f lgmu‘le Wit/j Wu said. "i think i just have to go out and ’ 7 perform Well, , laying basketball for a Division “l’m known for my tiefent e and J; i" \ Pl st‘hool was one of May Kot- that's something I'm going to have to . . sopoulos‘s dreams when she shots/ease." _ i. 3 _ ' played Will] the W(,l Vikings. Kotsopoiilos has a leg up. though if K" 5 A. \ Having il\‘('(l that dream and She was an llllt‘l’li With the trainee“ l} v “24k at‘hiet’ing big time sut‘t‘ess tor tour tut Sun last year running basketball ,, .,- i if” if“ , years with the University oi \“er Lamps and doing other jobs for the ‘ ‘ . - 1:15?” he, ' " W mont. Kotsopoulos is looking to take team. i ‘ ‘ . " "Q? the next step. During that time. she practiced ,. 5 , j” j; y - She's got an appointment will] informally against some of the sun - “ ' ft. f” 4“ ”4? destiny on ~\pril 25 when she gets her players. ~’ ~ m 4 Q ~ ‘ ' ”fig, shot to get into the WNBN, the Kotsopoulos is Coming (ill her A .. Q‘s" a ‘ J. ' world's biggest prolessional basket final year With the lliiitersiti‘ or \Ver 1 1351" at ' " . _ ball league for women mont ( atarnounts. . ' " film “l , Kotsopoulos will gun for a spot The Nthâ€"seeded team lost in the , t . a??? ‘. i f; with the Connecticut Sun early in second round of the N(.AA tourna ‘ .‘ a“ ’ l.’ I f l” May in advance of the start of the ment. htit managed a l'irstrround \ " f. g ' . L;,:,~;=r »? WNBA season on May 25. upset over sewnth-seeded Wiscon- ‘ ‘ it" a i a Kotsopoulos is eu‘ited by the sin. ' e ‘ '” at; if opportunity. It’s one she never (he tinderdogCats lost to No 2 i . ‘ ' t . ' «a; thought she'd get. None Dame in the seeond rotind. ‘ ‘ ‘ a" ._ . , , “7- “I'd heard some talk about getting leaving University of Vermont 1 ‘ - ' , v " -j “ . . some opportunities. but if you‘d Will be a bittersweet experience for 3 , . ll . V . " . asked me four years ago, 1 never Kotsopouloslt. ' f" a “ .-, . i';~>~ \ thought I'd get the chance." "it was an amazing experience. If} " " V Ditto for when the defensive It‘s so hard to describe what he got " ' . « ' . minded guard was back in Waterloo. from the University of Vermont ath \ . g? _ “When lwas back home, you letic department. from the team, w ,_ never heard of girls getting to go to from the tommunity of Burlington," " " ‘- . ‘, the US. for College," she said, she said, “It's going to be hard when I i f . , ’ } l" “I always thought I'd play profesâ€" have to say goodbye." i ' . ‘_ . . . ”in sionally: but maybe overseas i never Her work with the ( atarnounts is ,_ , ' l 3 arg‘ . , thought it would he in WNBA." not over yet. though Staff from the . ‘. "f? 5 - ,, i. ' But she's not rooming her eliit‘Lâ€" athletics department is going to he of ' ff ' _) v‘ “if“? 1 , ‘ ens yet. Kotsopouios knows that this helping her prepare for the tryout I ‘ 3? “3.3 <7 _ » is a big opportunity and she‘s going with the Sun. l f.‘ a V. }:[gjaf’z g to have to wow the Sun brass. "I'm liit‘kv that l han- people here - ;§- '}‘:*’" ' ("nnnectieui is a team already rtle who are going to help me get better ' ' _ “’ With rookies after trading for the No and prepare for the opportunity." ‘ ‘ 1 pick iii last month's draft. she said " \ With that piek. the) st‘lt’flt'tl lina Preparation will intliide a lot til 7 L “ (liarles from the University oi t on time in the gym working out, hot ' ' ‘ , " lu‘l‘llt'ul s‘opoiilos said ' . K ‘_ f ' [he centre is thought to be a sure liven il she doesn't end tip making im’" " V _ ; "‘ “A. . _ 11‘5/ thing in the league after leading the team, hotsopoulos knows that f ’ » 0 “l. fin ' - ~"‘_"" .« ' / an ‘ ll(.onn to afllAA title and its 78th this will he a hig opportunitt lust ' . a»; ’ A a ' -‘ are a , fl ‘ to. a straight will getting to play Wllh pro toinpetitiiin , & Mi; “ fl '» ,_ A t \ / > em 3: . , 1, (he Nun also had another top will be good for her resume. ‘ , “ _ mafia“ < ‘â€"- mi A ~ . H4? , ‘ ”A" ‘ seven pitk as well as a number of "it's going to be different plating " " Gal"? ?’ ' W J a”... , w fi‘ lowerrround seIt-t'tions. pro than tollege." she said J "‘.' Q " 1 E&’ in m "~ ”a 7 M i So Kotsopoulos. tindralted, Wlll "I think it's going to he a t‘haiieng MA 7 , '_/ have to perform well at the ramp ing, but in terms of the future it Waterloo more May Kotsopoulos, a guard With the Unrversnty of Vermont is graduating school and Will try a; l he Mint hay e a 1 mm“, to eould ”P0” up other opportunities .. om for the (Ot‘llPlvltll Sons of the WNBA "“““""f'”‘"“ C Q . Discover the value of German engineeran , Volkswagen Waterloo 5- 4-3 - e - A Q‘ , a “3 .< a, _ 1 - "Hf" if!” ‘ > ' - i i‘-‘_ - u - " l t " ‘ ‘ l “5- -_ a ., _ \‘ ,-â€"" .,’ I (A ' , “l h i ' ’ h . b n 550 Weber St N Waterloo ‘ ”mm“. _ ”In“ ”In" 519-884-7470 solos@vwwoterloo.com Visit your award winning Waterloo VW dealer now www.vwwoterloo.com . l , , 7 7 a. _ ______â€"__â€"_.â€"â€"_.â€"â€"-_â€"_â€"