A student that attends two different colleges for class is hard, but to attend a college and play a sport for another college is even harder. This is what Stephanie Vorrises does.
     Vorrises, 18, attends Skyline College during the day and plays women’s basketball for College of San Mateo at night along with having a job and homework. Vorrises works 12 hours per week in between school and practice, at Action Sports, a store specializes in making sports jerseys and supplies. Vorrises takes 14 units; two of those units are for basketball. Her class schedule contains English, Career 137, Philosophy, and Co-Op.
     “It’s hard when you have papers and projects due because it takes so much time,” Vorrises said. “I get all my work done and I try not to overload my schedule.”
     Last fall semester during a physical education class beginning and advanced basketball class, taught by former men’s basketball head coach and current p.e. Instructor Pete Pontacq, Pontacq saw that Vorrises had good potential. In a Feb. 18 e-mail interview, Pontacq wrote this:
     “It was obvious to me at the very beginning of the fall semester that Stephanie had the ability to make and help the CSM women’s team,” Pontacq wrote. “The only question was if she wanted to make the commitment and all of the time and sacrifices that go into playing collegiate sports.”
     In order for Vorrises to play for CSM she had to try out and Pontacq contacted CSM’s women’s head coach Michelle Warner. Vorrises got the try out and was introduced to the team.
     Vorrises plays the center and forward position for CSM and is progressing really well. In one of her games she had double double. Vorrises scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds. She leads the team in rebounding and blocked shots. In the Coast Conference North, that is tough Vorrises says that the competition varies in the fact that every team can beat one another.
     “It varies from team to team, it’s pretty good competition,” Vorrises said. “So far the number one team has been beaten by a lower team. It gives us a chance that we could beat the highest team.”
     Playing, basketball, working and attending school put Vorrises in an unique special position.
     “I like it because I need to get school done,” Vorrises said. “Basketball requires a certain amount of units to take and I will get done faster with basketball.”