It’s Tuesday, August 30th and upperclassmen have not been allowed back to the Roger Williams’ campus until tomorrow because of Hurricane Irene. The storm seems to be coming to an end, but losing power at home is not my biggest concern; I am more worried about the condition of our new turf field! I have spoken with underclassmen that are already on campus and they can’t wait to “break in” the new turf.
The first day of classes is now Thursday, September 1st, but I find myself looking forward to our first lacrosse meeting instead. We have a promising new coach, Kerry Hausdorf, a gorgeous new turf field and great talent coming from both our incoming freshman as well as returning players.
I was ecstatic when I found out that we were getting a turf field. After letting it sink in, I thought about how we always had that advantage of our home field being grass; most schools have turf and aren’t used to ground balls and running on the grass. Then again, we were at a disadvantage when we played at schools that had the turf field for the same reason. Now the Hawks have the best of both worlds; we have experience competing on the grass, and now we have the opportunity to get used to playing on turf on a regular basis. “You’re not going to be so excited about that turf field when you have to play outside in the winter,” some people would say to me. You know what I have to say to that? BRING IT NEW ENGLAND!
Being the only senior on the team is very exciting. Not only do I have all of these new opportunities to look forward to for my senior year, but I also get to take these underclassmen under my wing and show them our team’s confidence in them. I am speaking not only for myself, but for my team as well, when I say that we have the utmost confidence in Coach Kerry and everything she is going to do for us this year. We have seen each other’s talent and are looking forward to seeing the freshman reveal their skills. We are more a family rather than a team and we have our arms wide-open welcoming all of the new members of the Women’s Hawks Lacrosse Team 2011-2012. Get ready for a great year, ladies.
