Hey Eagle Fans!
We looked to this weekend as another stepping stone into reaching our ultimate goal of winning the conference. After having two amazing days off—a wonderful reward for beating Mercer and Kennesaw, we went back to work, preparing for the next two conference games.
Saturday afternoon we played the Campbell Camels. They had played Stetson University Wednesday night and had driven four hours pondering on their 2-0 loss. When the whistle blew, we appeared to come out a tad flat, but still possessed the ball the entire half. According to the box score we the shot count was 2-1 in favor of us at halftime. In the second half we came out with a bit more energy, but still couldn’t find the back of the net, even though we had ample opportunities to do so. The only time the Camels crossed midfield, they found the back of the net. 1-0 in the last two minutes of the game. Our entire team was in disbelief as the scoreboard horn blew.
Sunday morning practice was very solemn as the loss the night before was still stinging. Training wasn’t the usual circle drill, heading and a bit of shooting. We scrimmaged each other reminding ourselves how we should have played the night before and how we needed to play against Stetson the next evening. It was tough, but seemed to be necessary. We left the field for the afternoon to pack and hang out before leaving that evening for the four hour drive to Deland, Florida. After a very quick stop to pick up our dinner at Subway, we were once again driving on north on 75 to I-4.
After training Monday morning at Stetson, we ate at one of our pregame regulars, Olive Garden. Their bread sticks and salad are great! It’s just what we needed to rebound from Saturday’s catastrophe. Our fourth conference game started at 6 o’clock on the dot. We played in a new formation and it worked very well. Ten minutes into the game Amber shot the ball which took a deflection off a Stetson defender, lofting into the back of the net. The score stayed at 1-0 at halftime giving us a reason to stay on our toes in the second half. Quick off the bat again we scored eleven minutes into the second half. Lindsay shot and once again took a funny bounce off another Stetson defender and found the back of the net. In another eleven minutes, Stetson scored a legit goal, making the score line 2-1 in favor of the visitors. When the final whistle blew, we had earned our third conference victory.
We went 1-1 on the weekend—not exactly what we had set out to do, but because of other teams who slipped up, we are still second place in the Atlantic Sun Conference, looking forward to playing Jacksonville University and University of North Florida this weekend at home. Friday against JU is definitely going to be a hard fought battle. In our short team history we have not beaten JU ever and this weekend we would like to change that. Come on out and support us at 5:00 on Friday and 11:30 on Sunday!
Until next time—Go Eagles!
We looked to this weekend as another stepping stone into reaching our ultimate goal of winning the conference. After having two amazing days off—a wonderful reward for beating Mercer and Kennesaw, we went back to work, preparing for the next two conference games.
Saturday afternoon we played the Campbell Camels. They had played Stetson University Wednesday night and had driven four hours pondering on their 2-0 loss. When the whistle blew, we appeared to come out a tad flat, but still possessed the ball the entire half. According to the box score we the shot count was 2-1 in favor of us at halftime. In the second half we came out with a bit more energy, but still couldn’t find the back of the net, even though we had ample opportunities to do so. The only time the Camels crossed midfield, they found the back of the net. 1-0 in the last two minutes of the game. Our entire team was in disbelief as the scoreboard horn blew.
Sunday morning practice was very solemn as the loss the night before was still stinging. Training wasn’t the usual circle drill, heading and a bit of shooting. We scrimmaged each other reminding ourselves how we should have played the night before and how we needed to play against Stetson the next evening. It was tough, but seemed to be necessary. We left the field for the afternoon to pack and hang out before leaving that evening for the four hour drive to Deland, Florida. After a very quick stop to pick up our dinner at Subway, we were once again driving on north on 75 to I-4.
After training Monday morning at Stetson, we ate at one of our pregame regulars, Olive Garden. Their bread sticks and salad are great! It’s just what we needed to rebound from Saturday’s catastrophe. Our fourth conference game started at 6 o’clock on the dot. We played in a new formation and it worked very well. Ten minutes into the game Amber shot the ball which took a deflection off a Stetson defender, lofting into the back of the net. The score stayed at 1-0 at halftime giving us a reason to stay on our toes in the second half. Quick off the bat again we scored eleven minutes into the second half. Lindsay shot and once again took a funny bounce off another Stetson defender and found the back of the net. In another eleven minutes, Stetson scored a legit goal, making the score line 2-1 in favor of the visitors. When the final whistle blew, we had earned our third conference victory.
We went 1-1 on the weekend—not exactly what we had set out to do, but because of other teams who slipped up, we are still second place in the Atlantic Sun Conference, looking forward to playing Jacksonville University and University of North Florida this weekend at home. Friday against JU is definitely going to be a hard fought battle. In our short team history we have not beaten JU ever and this weekend we would like to change that. Come on out and support us at 5:00 on Friday and 11:30 on Sunday!
Until next time—Go Eagles!
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