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Marissa

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Paralegal turned tiny human chaser. HerHoopStats contributor. Fan of: science (including vaccines), women's sports, Michigan, Tiki, funfetti

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Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · 1d

Kim Caldwell with dark hair threw me for a loop.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · 1d

Basketball? Basketball.

The playing floor at Greeensboro Coliseum before the game between NC State and Tennessee.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · 14d

The XFINITY form to close the account of a deceased person has a “best contact number” for the current account holder. You cannot make this s*** up.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · 16d

Me every year: “I’m not gonna go long.”

Mmkay.

Anyway, here’s a nearly 5,000 word team-by-team ACC preview, and I didn’t come close to emptying my notebook from Tipoff.

Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 16d

"With so much change, it's going to be exciting to see who really rises to the top and who does what."
- Brooke Wyckoff

Newsletter by @marissags.bsky.social:
herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2025-26-ac...

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · 20d

Yeah, Otter, I don't think a reporter or Shawn Poppie said my name while discussing Rusne Augustinaite and her recruiting/visa. Thanks though.

Screenshot of an Otter transcription that reads: "Pierce is somebody like rusty and apologies about Marissa. Obviously, was here playing for Georgia Tech for two Sisk before transferring to Clemson. But can you just take us through what was the process like in terms of recruiting her, and if there were any difficulties with, obviously, her coming international from Lithuania in terms of, like, the visa process,

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · 29d

Scenes from Tipoff

A photo of an ACC basketball sign flanked by cases holding the ACC WBB tournament trophy and the NCAA championship trophy.

A photo of a basketball court that says ACC Tipoff laid over the floor of a hotel grand hall

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Oct 6

There is not a single un-awkward way to say "well, it hasn't been the best year, I lost my stepdad, secondary maternal figure and mom all before mid-June." None.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Oct 6

Notes on 36 athletes attending ACC Tipoff:

- 13 are in 1st year at current school. Only freshman, though, is WF’s Milan Brown.

- 15 juniors, most of any class.

- 4 grad students, all in 1st year at current school.

- Clemson’s Demerara Hinds, a WF transfer, is only intra-ACC transfer attending.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Oct 5

Pardon the supremely awkward selfie, but is it really a WBB event in charlotte if you don’t travel there in an Ally Tipoff shirt?

See you soon Queen City/ACC Tipoff/basketball season

Awkward selfie of a woman in glasses and pink Nikes wearing a 2024 Ally Tipoff shirt.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Sep 17

I'm Marissa, a 30something living in NC, where my main/day (let's be honest, 24/7) job is a SAHM to 2 kids, 6y & 16M, but the reason many of y'all are here is I'm also a contributor at @herhoopstats.com, where I cover the ACC plus some other/national college stuff.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Sep 17

So, I guess, allow me to reintroduce myself, especially since I have so many new followers, I'm guessing from being on WBB lists (Thank you to those that have included me, I truly appreciate it).

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Sep 17

Many days I still struggle, especially with *gestures vaguely at what's going on in the world*, but as college basketball season approaches, I am planning on wading back in here a bit, although I'll probably still be on here less than I was.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Sep 17

Add in the fact that I lost my stepdad in January after a longer battle with cancer and my secondary maternal figure in March (at 50-something out of nowhere), & I just couldn't deal with anything outside my small immediate family bubble.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Sep 17

To say it knocked me for a loop would be an understatement. My mama was a single mom for the first 16 or so years of my life, and she was my absolute rock. I miss her so, so incredibly much, especially since she was set to move closer to us to be near her grandkids.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Sep 17

👋🏻, especially to my numerous new followers.
As y'all may have noticed, I all but disappeared from here since ~April. That's when my mom was diagnosed with glioblastoma, & she passed away in June, not even making it 2 months from her diagnosis due to how terrible/advanced/fast-growing her tumor was.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Sep 17

Representing the ACC coaches is Florida State HC Brooke Wyckoff, who notes that she has been a part of the ACC since she was 17, having also played for the Seminoles.

Brooke Wyckoff standing at an ACC podium with an ACC banner in the background.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Sep 17

There will be an additional session of school games on Wednesday.

One of my big questions with the move was how they’d fill the first few days, which were usually filled w/ fans from NC teams.

There’s one answer, along w/ some outreach initiatives that are in the works, per Commissioner Phillips.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Sep 17

Jackie Carson, the ACC Senior Associate Commissioner for Women's Basketball, says that there were 5-6 cities that submitted bids for this tournament, including returning to Greensboro, but the Gwinnett County/Gas South bid came out strong and pulled away.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Sep 17

She says when she was asked to come talk, even with her squad in the midst of a playoff series, she said there was nowhere else she’d rather be.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Sep 17

Live at the ACC WBB Tournament welcome reception at the Westin next to Gas South Arena, where the tournament will be held next spring.

Opening comments by Morgan Shaw-Parker, president and COO of the Atlanta Dream.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · May 11

Glioblastoma can f*** all the way off.

As can anti-vaxxers. Didn’t think “managed to get my kid to his first MMR without him contracting measles” would count as any sort of accomplishment in 2025, but here we are.

This is a heck of a proof of life post, but I’m too overwhelmed to care.

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Apr 24

So I just got food delivered to the hospital, and my DoorDasher brought me flowers. Small gesture, but it meant a whole lot.

Reposted by Marissa

Laura Johansen, MPH (she/her) @laurajohansen.bsky.social · Apr 23

$5k doesn't even cover rent, utilities, and perishable infant expenses (diapers, formula, wipes, etc.) for the average American family for a month, bffr

Reposted by Marissa

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Apr 23

Toxicologist here! This will improve the health of zero Americans. Current synthetic food dyes are not causing health problems, and are often times used because they are actually safer than natural food dyes. Reminder that guns are the #1 cause of death of children but we are going to ban food dyes.

Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · Apr 22

BREAKING: The FDA has officially announced they will be banning artificial dyes in the food supply by the end of 2026

This includes Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3

Marissa @marissags.bsky.social · Apr 21

Espresso martinis are terrible.