Co-Captains log: Stardate 5-16-09


I had trouble sleeping this morning. It's game day. We have entered the Roanoke Starsystem.
Live Long and Prosper. Lax for Life.

Back from Maine....and Regional Champs! It was a fantastic weekend. I cannot believe we are going to the Final Four again.

Apparently Lobsters are lucky. That's how I will start.

After getting half of the drive to Colby done on Thursday night, we spent the afternoon in South Portland, ME, at one of the freshies' homes. It was unbelievable...right on the water...we saw a seal...and had LOBSTER SANDWICHES! Now, I am not a big fish/crustacean/anything that isn't chicken or steak, but lobster might be my new best friend. And I think that lobster might be the key to our success...

We played Williams on Saturday, and while it sure wasn't pretty, we were able to pull out a W. It was a great game and showed us that we cannot let up after the first half. But overall, it was a win and that is what mattered. We spent Saturday night at the Lobster Trap on the river in Waterville in a crazy thunderstorm. Thunderstorms are my favorite kind of weather and it was a wonderful night...and, of course, I had more lobster.

That brings us to Sunday and the game against Middlebury. Last season, we beat Middlebury at home in the Regional Championships to make it to the final four. It was the first time in a long time that Middlebury didn't make it to the Final Four and we knew that they were going to come out more fired up than anything because we ended their season last year. But we stayed calm, composed, and confident and came out on top. I felt so relaxed the entire game...I had no doubt in my mind that we were going to win. We beat them everywhere on the field. We controlled the tempo and the emotion of the game. It was a great game for us...one of the best I think I have seen us play. Thanks, Mr. Lobster. Sorry I had to eat you.

The feeling of winning the Regional again is amazing. We had to beat two very good NESCAC teams and that makes us stronger. I don't think we have played our best lacrosse yet and that is scary. This week is finals week and everyone has tons on their plate since we will be flying down to VA on Thursday...lots and lots of work. But hey, it's definitely worth it, just like an 8 hour drive to Maine is definitely worth 2 big W's.

I can't wait to get down there....this senior season is going so well and I never want it to end. Last year, our seniors' goal was to make it to the Final Four and this year my personl goal was to live up to them. We have made it to the Final Four again and I feel relief because I feel like we are living up to our goal. But nothing is stopping us from going to the Big Dance this year. Bring it on, F&M.

Oh, and I hope they have lobster in Salem.

(To read about our past weekend and live through every moment of it, check out Kaillie Briscoe's blog for the local paper: http://www.uticaod.com/archive/x1194162289/BLOG-Kallie-Briscoe-at-the-NCAA-lacrosse-tournament

It's pretty funny....) Enjoy! AND SEE YOU IN SALEM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday we won our third Liberty League Championship in a row! In my four years at Hamilton, we have played Union in the championship game every single year. Yesterday was an epic battle between two very good teams that had a lot to play for. The senior class now is 3 and 1 against Union in the Liberty Championship! It feels pretty amazing.

Last weekend, we suffered our second loss of the season to Union. While it was a crushing defeat, we needed it. I think it turned on a lot of lights in people's heads and made us realize that we need to play our best every game because everyone will be playing their best game against us. We have a target on our backs and while that can be overwhelming and put a lot of pressure on us, it also gives us a driving force to succeed. We saw that driving force this past weekend when we had our two rematches with William Smith and Union.

Each game was a defensive battle and we came out dominating. After a week of hard work at practice, Coach's surgery (she tore her ACL cheering for our OT win against William Smith a few weeks ago), and school work, us coming out on top showed what our team can do. I think Union gave us our hardest game of the season yet, and now we know that we can survive and conquer. The freshmen played unbelievably and were incredibly composed for such a huge weekend. I don't see them as freshmen anymore...they are all grown up.

We are all getting together tonight for some Chinese food and to watch the NCAA selection show to find out what our schedule will be for the next week! We are very excited to hear what will happen but are trying not to get our hopes up either for a chance at hosting. Only 5.5hours until we find out!!!!!

As a senior, a lot rides on each game now since there is a chance it could be my last. All of us seniors on the team cherish each day of practice and hope that there is more to come. We all plan on playing for these next two weeks and making it as far as we did last year. We have quite the challenge in front of us, but we all believe that we can do this.

Until next time....