April 1, 2008
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - Junior point guard Brianne O'Rourke (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and sophomore post Meredith Monroe (Olney, Md.) were among the players to play in a five-on-five basketball game with Presidential candidate Barack Obama and Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey on Sunday morning at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Obama's team included O'Rourke and Monroe won all three games, two 15-point games and an 11-point game, which was cut short because of time. "It was awesome," O'Rourke said. "It was the experience of lifetime. Just to say that Meredith and I had a chance to have a game of pickup with Senator Obama is thrilling."
Obama also visited Penn State's dairy complex before speaking to an estimated 20,000 to 22,000 people to the Old Main lawn, according to University official Richard DiEugenio.