April 16th, the forecast was to be pouring rain all day right through our game….and of course it was senior day! Our locker room was decked out and we received really sweet and cute gifts. It was a complete surprise and we were not allowed to know about anything. The game was versus Ursinus, who was 3rd in the conference, and our team was ready to go. Everyone could feel that today was the day that we would go out and win. We had a “nothing to lose” attitude and I don’t think we were ever as ready as we were Saturday.
The seniors, #1 Lisa Jurd, #11 Emily Harman, #17 Lauren Vilkas, #20, and #13 me, each walked on the field with their family with a nice little blurb about us and a few inside jokes to go along with it. The rain surprisingly slowed down for about 20 minutes during the senior introduction. It was all so sweet, a few tears were shed, but the main feeling was excitement because we wanted to win that day. We’d worked so hard all season and many of the outcomes of the games we played didn’t necessarily show that, but today was our day. 
Then it was game time! It felt like from the second the first whistle blew the rain just began to pour…and it did not stop. It was a close game the entire time and each girl stepped up their own play to get the job done. Every single one of them played their role on the team to the best of their ability. With about 5 minutes left we were down by two. No one on the team began to panic; everyone stayed calm and made sure they just kept playing without chaos. We held them to no goals and scored two, the 60 minutes finished with a tie. Then it was onto a 6 minute overtime play, 3 minute halves. The first three minutes there were no goals made by either team. Then with around 35 seconds, in the second half of overtime, Paige Messersmith, a sophomore, scored the winning goal off of a free position. The defense then held the other team to no goals for the remainder of the game and…we won!! Celebrating was such a great feeling, and having overcome our obstacle on senior day was the best gift that we could have received. We have had a lot to overcome as a team this year and I think during this game we let go of everything and just played. Myself, and the rest of the seniors, couldn’t have been prouder of all of those girls more than that day. Everyone did a phenomenal job whether they were on the field, cheering on the sidelines or coaching…every single person contributed to that win. It was the best senior day that we could have asked for and we wouldn’t change a single thing about it…not even the rain.
Thank you girls for making it such a great senior day!!
*Photos courtesy of MG!*
April 16th, the forecast was to be pouring rain all day right through our game….and of course it was senior day! Our locker room was decked out and we received really sweet and cute gifts. It was a complete surprise and we were not allowed to know about anything. The game was versus Ursinus, who was 3rd in the conference, and our team was ready to go. Everyone could feel that today was the day that we would go out and win. We had a “nothing to lose” attitude and I don’t think we were ever as ready as we were Saturday.
The seniors, #1 Lisa Jurd, #11 Emily Harman, #17 Lauren Vilkas, #20, and #13 me, each walked on the field with their family with a nice little blurb about us and a few inside jokes to go along with it. The rain surprisingly slowed down for about 20 minutes during the senior introduction. It was all so sweet, a few tears were shed, but the main feeling was excitement because we wanted to win that day. We’d worked so hard all season and many of the outcomes of the games we played didn’t necessarily show that, but today was our day. 
Then it was game time! It felt like from the second the first whistle blew the rain just began to pour…and it did not stop. It was a close game the entire time and each girl stepped up their own play to get the job done. Every single one of them played their role on the team to the best of their ability. With about 5 minutes left we were down by two. No one on the team began to panic; everyone stayed calm and made sure they just kept playing without chaos. We held them to no goals and scored two, the 60 minutes finished with a tie. Then it was onto a 6 minute overtime play, 3 minute halves. The first three minutes there were no goals made by either team. Then with around 35 seconds, in the second half of overtime, Paige Messersmith, a sophomore, scored the winning goal off of a free position. The defense then held the other team to no goals for the remainder of the game and…we won!! Celebrating was such a great feeling, and having overcome our obstacle on senior day was the best gift that we could have received. We have had a lot to overcome as a team this year and I think during this game we let go of everything and just played.
Myself, and the rest of the seniors, couldn’t have been prouder of all of those girls more than that day. Everyone did a phenomenal job whether they were on the field, cheering on the sidelines or coaching…every single person contributed to that win. It was the best senior day that we could have asked for and we wouldn’t change a single thing about it…not even the rain.
Thank you girls for making it such a great senior day!!
*Photos courtesy of MG!*
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