Meet Our Coaches Wives: Stacey Donovan

Name: Stacey S. Donovan

Years married: 4 yrs in May 2009

Names and ages of your children: John Patrick 3 in May, Cate is over 14 mos.

Occupation: Mom

Hobbies: Running

Favorite Restaurant: Zebra In Rehobeth Beach a place i venture to with my friends and family... it is a fun special treat! Good food, drinks and atmosphere!

How did you meet your husband?: There was a hurrican that struck the DC area (and surrounding areas) lots of power was out all over, so at the time i lived in DC we went to dinner and a bar...and John had done the same thing...we met in a bar during a hurricane!

Describe a typical game day.: Oh gosh...it all starts the whole week before with tickets and who is coming and what are we eating and drinking!
The day of...wake up full of nerves, with kids, get dressed...pack the coolers, everyone comes to help pack the car,,caravan over to UMD 3 hrs before game, unload kids, unload guests, set up tables, unload cars, set up tailgate. pack up tailgate 15 min before game, game time...Nervous, excited, anxious and busy with guests and little kids. Spend the day waiting for the end to breath a victory and then celebrate with all of the wives, coaches and fans who join us at the tailgates. At the end of a long day, pack it all up and start back over a couple days later!!!
What’s the best part about being a coach’s wife? 2 really big parts, One part is seeing how passionate, dedicated, obsessed my husband is about the game, the kids, the teaching, so many dimensions of the career. The Second part is the adrenaline and excitement that as wives we feel just mostly because we live it daily in our lives. We become just as attached and dedicated and very emotional about a game. But to us it's not always just a game, it is our life!

What’s the worst part? The hours they work, they miss many moments in their children's and wives life!