Stacia Robertson's Comeback

Stacia Robertson's Comeback

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• Stacia Robertson's Comeback Video
• Stacia Robertson Piktochart

        Stacia Robertson enjoyed an eventful career while playing for the High Point University Women's Basketball Team and won numerous awards for her determination on the court. After the conclusion of her redshirt senior season, she earned a contract playing for the Bendingo Lady Braves in the South East Australian Basketball League. Robertson played with the Lady Braves for one season and then signed with Basket Gdynia after the season ended. She was cut from the Polish team during training camp and is now searching for another professional team to play with.

Collegiate Career


After completing her freshman year at the University of South Dakota, Robertson transferred to High Point University.  The move was based on her parents’ relocation to North Carolina for a new employment opportunity.

According to the High Point University Athletics website, over her career at High Point, Robertson averaged 13.7 points per game and she averaged 3.1 blocks per game during her senior season. She helped her team advance to the 2015 Big South Conference Championship. With a unique and unstoppable layup, she averaged 21.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game in the tournament and was awarded All-Tournament Team Honors. After a hard fought battle in the final tournament game, High Point lost to Liberty University by 10 points. 

Many people expected to see great things come from Robertson after her illustrious career with High Point, as Robertson was named the Big South Player of the Year for the 2014-2015 season and earned All-American Honors.  

Assistant High Point University Coach Laura Harper said, “In my opinion Stacia could’ve been a Big Ten (Conference) forward/center. We got really lucky to have that kind of caliber of a player here at High Point.”

Professional Career

After the 2014-2015 basketball season ended, Robertson received an offer from her agent to play overseas in Australia for the Bendigo Lady Braves in the South East Australian Basketball League. Robertson admitted that some of the basketball terminology that she had learned over the years changed while she was playing in Australia as well as the workout schedule. She found a good spot with the Lady Braves, as she posted an average of 14.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game for the season, according to the FOX Sports Pulse website. “It was one of the best experiences that I’ve had in my life,” said Robertson. 

After her season in Australia ended, Robertson signed to play with Basket Gdynia in the Polish Basketball League and traveled to Poland. Her time with Basket Gdynia ended shortly after her arrival, as she was cut a few days into training camp.

	2014-2015 HPU Season	HPU Career	Bendingo Lady Braves
Points Per Game	16.3	13.7	14.1
Assists Per Game	2.5	2.2	1.7
Field Goals Made/Attempted	191-330	485-972	121-259
Field Goal Percentage	57.9	49.9	46.7
Rebounds Per Game	10.0	8.6	10.1
Free Throw Percentage	69.1	64.6	64.4
Minutes Per Game	30.8	29.3	22

(*Statistics from the High Point University Athletics and FOX Sports Pulse websites.)

The Comeback

Robertson has continued to exercise and stay focused while she is searching for a new team. She is in top condition and is ready to compete and sign with a new team. Although Robertson maintains that it has been a lot easier having support from her parents, she stated, “Now I have to hold myself accountable.”

Former High Point teammate Kennedy Currie stated about Robertson's comeback, “Little things like this are the moments that we think we can’t get past. Those are the type of moments that are going to make all the difference in the world.”

Additional Links

• Former Islander Robertson named Big South's top player
• HPU Women's basketball adds transfer Stacia Robertson
• Big South honor roll: Stacia Robertson named player of year

Editing Out Noise Audio

This is the original audio file that I was given to clean up. This file shows what I cleaned up in the file. I wanted to try and get a door slam out of an original audio that I did. I wasn't very successful, but I made the door slam softer.

I would like to do my PSA on the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment is about the right to bear arms. This amendment has been controversial and talked about a lot as of late because of shootings at schools. I would be interested in showing how someone feels about this issue. My roommate feels very strong about this amendment and I think that his views might change the original views of others. I think that this PSA would be most effective by being shown as a video clip rather than being read off of paper. I feel that the viewer would feel more connected to the piece. I would like to show pictures of the reaction to school shootings to have a better connection emotionally. If I were to target specific demographics I would maybe mention some statistics about that single group or I might include pictures of that group. 

ConcussionMixdown

Here is a test audio file.

Color Swatch

This is my color swatch. I wanted to find some colors that were different from each other. I really think that all of these colors contrast with each other. I really like the colors green and blue but, I realized that just those colors would not do the trick. I wanted to pick out a brighter color to have a better contrast. I ended up with blue, green, and orange as my colors. I hope that these colors will look great on my brochure!

Girl Grass Photo

This is the original photo. When you look at this photo it looks like there is a lot of work to be done. The image seems super bright and because of that it looks somewhat washed out.

This is the photo with Curves. By using the Curves tool the image now is a little darker and it doesn't seem to wash out. The photo needs to be made darker to make the colors of the photo "pop" more.

This is the photo with Curves and Levels. The Levels definitely made the photo darker, but we still need the "pop" factor. The Levels make the picture go from a completely sunny day to what seems like a sunny, but cloudy day.

This is the level with Curves, Levels, and Vibrance. Now we have in my opinion the best photo of them all. The Vibrance makes the photo become brighter, but it still keeps the darker parts of the image. You can really tell the difference between the colors. The white bow on the girl's head really "pops" like it should because of the sun and you can see that the sun is shining on her face. Also, the grass is really green and without a doubt you can tell that it was a really sunny day outside!

Cloud Post

This is my jpeg. The jpeg is limited to a flat, single layer. It is ideal if you want to send a smaller product to someone. The downside of a jpeg is that it can throw away some data based on your program's quality settings. Also, the photo compresses everytime that you save (unlike png's and gif's).

This is my png. Like a jpeg, the png is limited to a single layer. There are 256 colors/transparency in png's, so a png is ideal for web graphics. They are also used a fast, low resolution photos. A png is typically a larger file than a jpeg and it does not show any motion like a gif.

This is my screenshot of my psd that I turned into a gif. I could not get blogger to read it correctly, so I decided to post a screenshot of what it would look like. A gif is limited to 256 colors. They are also used for low resolution and they can also compress. Compared to a png, a gif shows more crisp lines. They are different from jpeg's and png's because they can show animation.

Rule of Thirds

 In this photo I wanted to show a desk covered in clatter. There are books, lip balm, and deodorant that I can focus on.

 I narrowed my search down to the lip balm. I figured that the yellow color that it has could help make it to "pop" a little more against the counter.

 I started to slowly zoom in some more. I didn't know what angle I should finish the photo at, but I realized that I at least needed to move the book.








In the photo below I liked the shadow that the lip balm gave off. I wanted to clear more stuff from the back and I noticed that there is a hole in the back of the desk.

 I decided to flip the lip balm sideways and frankly I thought this made the picture cooler. I realized that there is a tiny piece of paper in the corner.

• Here is my final photograph and I truly believe that this is the best photo out of the six that I posted! This photograph offers a neat and different point of view from what the original picture was.

A Little About Me

My name is Zachary Tucker, and I am from Salisbury, North Carolina. My birthday is July 26th, and although I now live in Salisbury, I was actually born in Lexington, South Carolina during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. When not at college I live with my parents, Jeanne and John. My sister, Kayla, is a junior at Catawba College, and she is studying Exercise Science. I have a five-year-old Goldendoodle named Jake.

I am a freshman at High Point University and I am majoring in Journalism and minoring in Sports Management. I participate in the Pep band and Sports-link at HPU. I would like to become a sportscaster when I graduate from HPU. I am a huge sports fan, as I follow pretty much every sport. I would say that my favorite team is the Carolina Panthers; however, I also pull for the UNC Tarheels, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Carolina Hurricanes.

I would consider myself to be outgoing and nice. I have been working as a cashier at one of the CVS Pharmacy stores in Salisbury for over two years, although I now work on weekends when at home and during my summer and winter breaks. My favorite color is a toss up between green and blue. During high school I participated in the National Honor Society and the SGA. I was also on the men's tennis team and played church league basketball. I was very involved in the band in high school and was Drum Major for two years. I won the Best Drum Major award in my county Christmas parade during my senior year, as well as the John Phillip Sousa award. I believe that my biggest accomplishment to date is that I am a Eagle Scout. I was the youngest person in my troop to receive the award.