{"id":144416,"date":"2018-12-11T08:15:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T13:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=144416"},"modified":"2018-12-11T10:09:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T15:09:46","slug":"womens-basketball-wins-gingerbread-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2018\/12\/womens-basketball-wins-gingerbread-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Basketball Wins Gingerbread Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A professionally crafted gingerbread house provided by Dining Services was the centerpiece of the event. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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A professionally crafted gingerbread house provided by Dining Services was the centerpiece of the event. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Event<\/a>
Event coordinator Anne Hill greets contestants and briefs them on the rules of the competition. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Event coordinator Anne Hill greets contestants and briefs them on the rules of the competition. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"A<\/a>
A team from Veterans Affairs and Military Programs, Band of Brothers, begins planning out their house. Pictured here are Nikki Cole, Jon Ramos, and Paul Hanlon. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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A team from Veterans Affairs and Military Programs, Band of Brothers, begins planning out their house. Pictured here are Nikki Cole, Jon Ramos, and Paul Hanlon. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Jessica<\/a>
Jessica Paquette of the Office of the General Counsel uses an X-Acto precision knife to carve the perfect gingerbread house piece. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Jessica Paquette of the Office of the General Counsel uses an X-Acto precision knife to carve the perfect gingerbread house piece. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Patty<\/a>
Patty Geissler of Human Resources creates Rice Krispie sleds with candy seats for her team\u2019s \u201cSnow Day\u201d gingerbread house. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Patty Geissler of Human Resources creates Rice Krispie sleds with candy seats for her team\u2019s \u201cSnow Day\u201d gingerbread house. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"A<\/a>
A gingerbread creation takes shape in the hands of a team from the First Year Experience program. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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A gingerbread creation takes shape in the hands of a team from the First Year Experience program. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"A<\/a>
A team from the English department created a haunted house-themed gingerbread house for their submission. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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A team from the English department created a haunted house-themed gingerbread house for their submission. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"President<\/a>
President Susan Herbst and Provost Craig Kennedy were the official judges of the event. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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President Susan Herbst and Provost Craig Kennedy were the official judges of the event. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div>\"Peggy<\/a>
Peggy Myers, left, and Sarah Darras, representing the Women\u2019s Basketball program, took home First Place for their creation. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div>
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Peggy Myers, left, and Sarah Darras, representing the Women\u2019s Basketball program, took home First Place for their creation. (Lucas Voghell \u201920 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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A team from the Women’s Basketball program,\u00a0the Bakeshop Ballers, took first prize in\u00a0this year’s annual Gingerbread House decorating contest, when teams from across the University put their creative skills to the test assembling the sweet treats. The event, which took place on Dec. 6 at Rome Commons, was judged by President Susan Herbst and Provost Craig Kennedy. The Human Resources team took the People’s Choice Award.<\/p>\n

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