Tough Games in West Palm

Our Florida trip has been a tough one! We knew coming in we were going to play some stiff competition and it proved to be a very demanding southern schedule. Our first game against Babson was a true heart breaker. We went up 1-0 early and then trailed for the rest of the game until the final minutes of regulation when Rachel converted on a free position to make it a 12-12 game. We then gained possession off the draw and held onto the ball for the last shot of the game which came up just short! After three grueling overtimes, Babson found the back of the net with just 1 second left in the first sudden victory period. It was a hard fought game - one we had several chances to win.

After the Babson game we took on Hamilton - a great, hard nosed team. They came out strong, stringing some early goals together to take a 6-2 lead. Our Bants rebounded towards the end of the first half putting some nice tallies together in the last few minutes to go into halftime only trailing by a goal, 6-7. The second half was hard fought but unfortunately we struggled to transition against their fiesty defense and fell behind again. With time on their side, Hamilton began to hold the ball. We managed to tack a late goal on the score board but eventually ran out of time, with a final score of 13-9.

We showed great heart and determination this week and learned a bit about what we need to do as a team to get ready for our NESCAC schedule. We are fired up to get back on our turf for practice this week and then hit the road to play Tufts and Bates next weekend.

Thanks to all of the parents who traveled down to Florida to support the team. The lunches and dinners have been incredible. THANKS!