As you can see I am a big fan of corny captions, but hey who wouldn't be screaming for our first game day?!?! The Plattsburgh State Women's Soccer team has our very first non-conference game AND roadie today vs. Keene State tonight and I don't think we could be more excited! Yes, getting Panera on the way is exciting too but it's competition time! This past week we have been practicing, working hard and getting ready to face our first opponent. Through the fitness, tough practices and a couple of dance offs, we have finally made it to the day we have been working for since last season.
To let go of the nerves of the big game day, this past weekend all the sports teams at Plattsburgh State came together for some pizza and of course the freshmen talent show. Our freshmen did a little number to High School Musical and although we didn't take home the trophy this year, they had great costumes for their parts! Check it out :)
To all you newbies/freshies who will learn about road trip really quick here is some things you will love/ hate and to do and not to do: 1. Free food on roadies is always great 2. Bring a pillow pet. You will not regret it 3. If you make the bathroom smell, the whole bus will smell and no one will like you 4. You say you will do homework and you will get distracted. Just let it happen 5. On long rides, you will get delirious and weird things will start to happen and last but not least 6. If you fall asleep in a weird position, with your mouth open or snoring, there will be a million snapchats of you and you will most likely end up on this blog :)
Okay so now on a serious note, Coach Tania said a quote last week and it's been replaying in my head over and over ... "If you want it, you have to sacrifice." Coming into my junior year, I've seen and experienced a lot of ups and downs with this team, but at the end of the day we are always a family after all we have been through. This season will be all about sacrifice. Sacrificing our bodies to not give up a goal, sacrifice any body part to get the ball in the net, sacrifice our time to get better and sacrifice all that we have to have a winning season. As student athletes, we are asked of a lot on and off the field, but once we are playing in the SUNYAC final, I think we can all agree those sacrifices will be well worth it. We all want a SUNYAC Championship so bad, but it will not be easy to get. Through sacrifice, sweat, time and hard work, we know we can get there and today is the day where our journey begins. So ladies, let's do what we have been working towards for the past few months. Let's win it for each other, our coaches and our seniors. It's our seniors last first game today . Think about that for a second and put those feeling into today's game. They have dedicated four years to this team and deserve nothing less than a SUNYAC championship this year. (sorry I'm getting excited!!!!) So let's take it one game at a time because greatness starts today!
If you're in the area we would love to see our cheering fans at Keene State tonight at 6 pm! If not our mens team has their first home opener tonight at the field house at 7 pm vs. Clarkson so catch that game if you can! The women's team has a busy weekend ahead while we participate in the North Country Classic playing St. Lawrence on Saturday at 3pm in Canton and Clarkson on Sunday at 2 pm in Potsdam! We hope everyone can make it and support the Cardinals! And of course an inspirational video to pump us up for game day!!! Caution: it gave me some chills ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBof531vE2g
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