Condensation forming on the wings of the plane from humidity,
turbulence due to thuder storms in the clearest of
days….heat, we knew we had arrived to the right place. We arrived in Florida Wednesday
afternoon in preparation for our match Thursday vs the University of South Florida.
From the moment we walked out of the airport we knew it would be a battle in
this weather. After loading up the buses and the all black leather interior
expedition for quick food runs (a car which was quickly populated by an all
senior crew) we were on our way to practice. As you could imagine our shirts
were drenched not even 10 minutes into practice; however the energy stayed high
with a good possession game and some skill oriented relay games.
Fast forward past the on-campus hotel
stay and relaxing pre game to Thursday 7PM. We came out strong vs USF with
great chances, but there high and wide wing backs were causing us issues. In
the 15th minute those issues would be further exposed after a series
of quick passes on our right side by USF leads to a big switch the right back,
fellow Senior CLASS award candidate,
who from just outside our 18 serves a dangerous ball in. The ball was
brought down mid turn by a forward who half volleyed it in the back of the net 1-0 USF.
After further tough fights we end the half 1-0 and hit the Powerade packs to
refuel for the second half. Despite being fired up a miss clear off a set piece
left us 2-0 within 2 minutes of the second half starting and 3-0 with 20 left
after further good service.
Though we would not end there and with some great individual skill by freshman James (Hamas) Myall who took on his man to serve a great ball to an awaiting Tyler Long we were on the board 3-1. We continued our high pressure throughout the rest of the game, but could not seem to find the equalizer goals. It was a night that began full of opportunity. It was a chance to take on a big scholarship school and it ended with disappointment. We had a few exceptional performances from our players but it was clearly not enough. It was a strong fight by the team even though it didn’t go our way but we could not worry now. It was time to recover and move on to our next game as we knew FGCU would be just as much of a test.
Though we would not end there and with some great individual skill by freshman James (Hamas) Myall who took on his man to serve a great ball to an awaiting Tyler Long we were on the board 3-1. We continued our high pressure throughout the rest of the game, but could not seem to find the equalizer goals. It was a night that began full of opportunity. It was a chance to take on a big scholarship school and it ended with disappointment. We had a few exceptional performances from our players but it was clearly not enough. It was a strong fight by the team even though it didn’t go our way but we could not worry now. It was time to recover and move on to our next game as we knew FGCU would be just as much of a test.
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