Brighton Round 2

This past Tuesday we played against the Brighton girls lacrosse team. We've been preparing for this game for months. When we played them in Vegas we were sloppy and ended up going into overtime. Our coaches told us that we would have to take care of the ball and be smart about every decision.
The morning of, we all wore our PC bleached shirts that our seniors made. Once the school day ended we went to the locker room to get change and waiting for the bus. Most girls were on the bus by three, but we had a little dilemma. We realized that the JV girls and brought snacks, but there weren't any for varsity. Fortunately, one of the moms hurried to the store and got some food. I hadn't eaten earlier to I kind of went a little overboard on the baguettes, rice cakes, and rice crackers.
After what seemed like forever, we got to the field. Most girls went to the bathroom and others warmed up their sticks. We started warmups a little later than usual which slightly panicked most of us. Warmups were rushed which made them sloppy. To get our minds back on track we had a quick powwow with the captains to calm us down and remind us to just have fun.
The game started and I wasn't in the starting lineup. Brighton scored the first two goals and then my coach put me in on defense rotating Ellie Meyer (captain) to midfield. Defense started talking more, stopped multiple crease rolls, picked up ground balls, and got clean clears. Attack also started to settle, focus on our plays, and place their shots. By the end of the half we were up 4-3.
During halftime we had time to catch our breath and talk about what we needed to improve on. The refs blew the whistle a couple minutes later and it was time to play the second half of the game. Our coaches decided to put on the players that came off during halftime, which meant I was going to play.
The second half was crazy. Defense played the best we ever have and only allowed one goal by Brighton. Attack picked up their pace and scored six more goals making the final score 10-4 Park City.

Ellie Meyer passing the ball down field
photo courtesy to: utahlaxnews

Our JV girls also played an awesome game. Being 3-3 at half they knew they would have to pick up the pace in the second half. Their transitions, shots, ground balls, and saves all increased. The team only allowed two goals in the second half and ended up winning 9-5. To hear a more in depth and different viewpoint from the JV game check out Bridey's blog.
Playoffs are coming up soon and I wouldn't be surprised if we end up playing Brighton for a third time.
Make sure to come out and support your Park City Lacrosse girls seniors on Tuesday for senior night! Dozier @ 6:15.

Team Bonding/Sleepover

A couple weeks ago the seniors on my lacrosse team set up a night of bowling and a team sleepover. We had practice on Friday like usual and then carpooled down to the bowling alley in Heber. I'm glad they chose to go down there because it is a lot more layer back and the food is super yummy. We all got there and immediately ordered our food because that was the first priority at the time. Our coaches showed up a little later with our ski goggles. Weird right? Well, it was actually super funny and fun. They thought it would be a good team bonding exercise to make us each have visual impairments when it was our turn to bowl. Some of the goggles were completely blacked out and some partially.

Kate and I getting ready to bowl

Amanda, Ellie, and I left a little early so we could get Dairy Keen (I got an oreo shake which is literally the best thing in the entire world) and feed Amanda's dog. We then took a little pit stop (by little I mean it took half an hour) at Ellie's house to grab a few things. After what seemed like forever we finally showed up at one of our captain's house. They had mattresses and pillows set out in the basement and a big variety of junk food (my favorite). Once everyone got to the house we all sat in a circle and started playing 'never have I ever'. If you've ever played this game you know it can get very raunchy very quick. Most of the upperclassmen  aimed the things they were saying towards the underclassmen to see what we've done for "team bonding". Some of the things we found out were really surprising and funny. We played it for a good hour and the first one to get out was one of our captains, Ellie. We finished a little while after that and everyone swore to keep what had been said at the house, but there are also those people who can't keep things to themselves.
Most of us were pretty tired after, taken that we did have practice earlier. We decided to put a movie on. I got twenty minutes through and ended up passing out.
The next morning we slept in and then went upstairs to eat. Breakfast consisted of doughnuts, fruit, tea, pancakes, and quiche. The food was consumed abnormally fast and everyone hit a wall of being stuffed and tired. One of the seniors, Hannah, took me home after we cleaned up. It was super fun being with the team for a night, we've gotten a lot closer over the past couple of months and I think we're ready to kick some Brighton butt tomorrow!