After the afternoon training
session at 1pm, we were given the travel roster and went over to Thayer Street
to get some lunch. After
getting a nice Starbucks and chicken parm sandwich I headed back to the bus to
set off on our journey. Everyone
was excited to be headed down to Fairfield for the game the next day and a lot
of energy was present even though it was very hot for an end of September
weekend in CT.
After the initial excitement on the
bus, it quieted down as everyone pulled out their notebooks and started
studying. I sat next to a teammate
who was in the same Methods of Social Research Class, in which we had a test on
the upcoming Monday. After
studying for 20 minutes or so we decided to rest up and study more in the hotel
that night. At the hotel, we got
our roommate assignments and settled in before dinner and watching some film on Fairfield. After the conclusion of our meeting, I went back up to my room to grab my
studying materials and made my way down to the lobby to meet up with Erik to
study for our test. After studying
for a couple hours, a group of people, clearly at the hotel for some sort of
function, came over and started talking to us. It happens that they were there for their 45th
high school anniversary and gave us some of the food that they had catered to
the hotel. After chatting for a
bit, we headed to bed.
The next
day, everything was business. Our
energy, even as early as the 9 am team jog was good seeing that we had just
played 110 minutes two nights ago.
The bus ride was short and allowed us time to prepare ourselves
individually for the game. The
field was quite nice; it was grass with some signs of wear and tear but all in
all, a quality pitch. The game
itself was one of little action as both of us failed to really break down each
other’s back lines. It was a hot
day and to come out with a 0-0 result was a good end to the weekend.
Some of the guys had played 220 minutes
in three days, which is nothing short of spectacular and really a great
feat. It was good to get some time
under my belt on the field in order to gauge my fitness level after being sick
with mono for over a month. I’m
confident it was a good experience that will set myself and the team up for a
win next Saturday when Columbia comes up to us for the Ivy League Opener.
Eric Sugar Shugs Sugarman
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