Taking
Charge of Monday Night is a weekly feature on the women's basketball teams in
the OVC. In this installment, we are featuring Tennessee Tech. Watch the video about
head coach Sytia Messer and read about junior guard/forward Tacarra Hayes
Be sure to
check us out on twitter and Facebook later this afternoon for a chance to win
an OVC t-shirt and two tickets to the 2012 OVC Women's Basketball Championship.
A question will be posted at 4 p.m. CT and the answer can be found in the video
about Coach Messer. Send your guesses to ovcintern@gmail.com
with the subject line "Trivia Contest" We will select a winner on later week.
Tennessee
Tech's game with Eastern Illinois tonight will
also be offered for free on OVCSports.TV. Click here for more information.
Getting to know head coach Sytia
Messer
Get to know Tennessee Tech's Tacarra
Hayes
Tacarra is
a senior guard from Lebanon,
Ky. She ranks in the OVC top 10
in scoring. We asked Tacarra a few questions and below are her answers.
How did you choose your school?
"I chose
based on the campus and location. Also by the program's tradition of women's basketball"
Who is your role model and why?
"Kobe
Bryant because I feel he is humble and very driven. "
If you weren't a basketball
student-athlete, what sport would you play and why?
"Volleyball.
I played in high school it's a very fun sport. "
What did you want to be when you were
little?
"A dentist"
If you could have dinner with any
three people, who would the by and why?
"Khloe
Kardashian, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna I love their personalities. They seem
really fun. "
What professor do you enjoy the
most? What class it is and why?
"Yvonne
Malone, Adolescent Psychology. She makes the class so fun and interesting.. "
What are your top songs on your
playlist?
1. Drake
ft. Lil Wayne-
The Motto
2. Selena
Gomez ft. The Scene- Love You Like A love Song
What is your favorite OVC campus to
play at (besides your own) and why?
"Tennessee State. I love the atmosphere and I love
their band!"