Hello everyone and welcome back to another pre- preseason with the Plattsburgh State Women's Soccer Team! The Lady Cards have been prepping for our upcoming season and will be back on the pitch in exactly one month! So exciting!!!
My name is Lucy Wedge and I have taken over the blog for this season and putting my writing skills to the test! I will be a junior this Fall from Westchester County, New York and currently play midfield/defense for the greatest team at Plattsburgh State :)
The 2015 season will be one to watch with 21 returners and 6 new faces on the field. We have 8 seniors on the team who bring so much passion to the game and their leadership qualities will lead us to greatness. Cass, Christen, Dev, Hannah, Kelly, Maddie, Mel and Mercedes, we can't wait to make your last season the very best! At the forefront of the team, is returning head coach Tania Armellino, Coach Frantzy Noze and Coach Gene Bushey.
I would say by our teams group chat we are pretty excited to be reunited!! From chatting about lots of World Cup play to picking out team sneakers (Yes Dev we all know heelies are the perfect choice), soccer is on our minds all day all the time. The major buzz on the United States winning the Women's World Cup ... I can't help but just think about the Plattsburgh State Women's soccer team. I can't help but think how much effort and practice was put in day in and day out to be able to hold that beautiful World Cup trophy in the air. Watching the Cup final, that's when every girl who started playing soccer at a young age, every girl who has ever faced adversity and rose to the top, every girl who would do anything to be the best saw a dream come true in the faces of 23 of the best soccer players in the world. Just like the USWNT, Plattsburgh State women's soccer has faced bumps in the road and has had times where it was hard to get back up from the rough falls, but both of our teams have a sincere love for the game that the bumps in the road don't faze us.
There have been days that our workouts have not been easy, but that is something that will make us better. Those small bumps in the road will be in the distant past when we are in season excelling. So ladies push yourself to get one more sprint in, push yourself to do 5 more push-ups and push yourself to be the very best person and soccer player you can be this season because it will be worth it when we look at back at it this upcoming fall! Give us bumps in the road and we will brush them by. Give us your very best and we will train to be better. Get pumped ladies because it's going to be a great season! Strive for greatness, strive to be a incredible person, strive to be a fearless athlete and above all be proud to be a Plattsburgh State Cardinal. Looking forward to share our teams journey with you all soon! "You gotta succeed as bad as you want to breathe." Go Cards!!! Had to add an inspirational video :) Click Here!
