We began last week with a day trip to the University of Delaware for our rescheduled game from Spring Break. It was a surprisingly chilly and windy day! We came out strong, scoring the first eight goals of the game.
Things got a little sloppy in the second half and the final score came to 11-5 with the 'Hounds on top. This gave us a 7-1 record for the first half of the season. We also jumped to #13 in the polls on Monday which was exciting.
We returned to practice on Wednesday and Thursday before beginning a long weekend of travel, starting at Rutgers on Friday night. This weekend began our Big East competition, and we didn't show up the way we would have liked. Rutgers started off the game with a four goal lead. We battled back to make it an interesting and close game.
We were down by one with less than three minutes to go, but we didn't capitalize. It was definitely a heart breaker, but We can't win when we only play 20 or so minutes of solid lacrosse. We walked off of the field with a lot of regret which is a terrible way to end a game.
We then traveled to South Bend to face the Irish. This is a great rivalry we have built in the Big East and we were pumped to play...and thankful we had a chance to redeem ourselves from our disappointing show on Friday. We gained a four goal lead, but ND cut it to 1one going into half time. Goalie Meg Steffe had an amazing game with 11 saves in the first half alone.
The game was physical and the officials were calling the game close which forced us to stay disciplined. We ended up losing 16-13 which again was a huge disappointment. We played tough the whole game and did some great things, but we definitely have things to work on before we face UConn on Friday where we are looking to get our first Big East win of the year.
We are facing a big weekend, with the Huskies on Friday and Syracuse on Sunday. We are definitely looking forward to getting back on our home turf and showing the Big East some real Loyola lacrosse.
I'll let you know what happens. Go Hounds!
Things got a little sloppy in the second half and the final score came to 11-5 with the 'Hounds on top. This gave us a 7-1 record for the first half of the season. We also jumped to #13 in the polls on Monday which was exciting.
We returned to practice on Wednesday and Thursday before beginning a long weekend of travel, starting at Rutgers on Friday night. This weekend began our Big East competition, and we didn't show up the way we would have liked. Rutgers started off the game with a four goal lead. We battled back to make it an interesting and close game.
We were down by one with less than three minutes to go, but we didn't capitalize. It was definitely a heart breaker, but We can't win when we only play 20 or so minutes of solid lacrosse. We walked off of the field with a lot of regret which is a terrible way to end a game.
We then traveled to South Bend to face the Irish. This is a great rivalry we have built in the Big East and we were pumped to play...and thankful we had a chance to redeem ourselves from our disappointing show on Friday. We gained a four goal lead, but ND cut it to 1one going into half time. Goalie Meg Steffe had an amazing game with 11 saves in the first half alone.
The game was physical and the officials were calling the game close which forced us to stay disciplined. We ended up losing 16-13 which again was a huge disappointment. We played tough the whole game and did some great things, but we definitely have things to work on before we face UConn on Friday where we are looking to get our first Big East win of the year.
We are facing a big weekend, with the Huskies on Friday and Syracuse on Sunday. We are definitely looking forward to getting back on our home turf and showing the Big East some real Loyola lacrosse.
I'll let you know what happens. Go Hounds!
GO HOUNDS!!!!