A message from Junior Captain Lauren Smith...
Athletic seasons are divided into a small series of multiple checkpoints that ultimately, if we are successful, can be connected to culminate into a championship season. Our first checkpoint was our preseason training and conditioning . We all worked hard and this team is the best conditioned Siena Women's Lacrosse team ever.
Our second checkpoint is our non-conference season. Although we only have one win at this juncture, we can take away some positives from each of the games we have played. We have improved each game as we benefit from the outstanding coaching we are receiving this season.
We need to strive toward continuous improvement of all the game components. There will be games where we may not be the best individual athletes on the field, but as a "team" we know we can outwork and out- hustle anyone we play. We just have to trust our coaching and believe in one another. Everything we do we must do with HUSTLE, HARD WORK and ACCOUNTABILITY. Whether it is watching film, 7v7, clearing, lifting, ground balls, swimming, etc., we need to see each of these components as a means to the end and give 100 percent at all times. We need to continue to help each other and help motivate one another. I want to thank each of you for being there for me this season. You ROCK as teammates. Let's collectively keep this up.
Our home opener vs BU...Hats off to our athletic staff for getting us indoors. I think we surprised ourselves a bit during this game and saw early indications of signs of good things to come. Our team has unstoppable potential.
At Colgate....what can I say...it will be a game that will long be remembered and talked about because of the conditions. I hope we get a chance to play them again next year; I'm confident the outcome will be different. We learned a lot!
Vermont at home--we let that one get away; we fought in that game. Too many little mistakes got the best of us. But, again, there were some positives to build upon.
CCSU- best team effort in my 3 years on the team...highlighted by the Mossop takeover party. She had a hat trick within the first 6 minutes of the game! She completed the game with 7 goals, yes, 7! Two of the other seniors, OC and Alyssa also put on quite the show with both having hat tricks! Sarah had an amazing assisting game, saw all the open girls at all the right times. This game wasn’t all about our attack though, as our defense and goaltending was outstanding. We really knew that we had each others backs out there. The vibes were good on the field for everyone;you could really see the team chemistry we have off the field carry on. Everyone got into the game, so overall this game was an outstanding team effort.
We finished the weekend with a couple days off of lacrosse. A lot of the girls went home to see their families and get some rest.
Thanks coaches for this spring break treat!
Coming up --- time to get back to work and see if we win back to back. Bryant is a team very similar to Siena . They will have seen our CCSU film so you can bet they will make counter adjustments. The winner of this game will be who works harder in practice all week and who has the fewest number of turnovers during the game. I'm confident this will be US. Let's bring it hard all week and be rewarded on Saturday with victory number two.
GO SAINTS!!!
Athletic seasons are divided into a small series of multiple checkpoints that ultimately, if we are successful, can be connected to culminate into a championship season. Our first checkpoint was our preseason training and conditioning . We all worked hard and this team is the best conditioned Siena Women's Lacrosse team ever.
Our second checkpoint is our non-conference season. Although we only have one win at this juncture, we can take away some positives from each of the games we have played. We have improved each game as we benefit from the outstanding coaching we are receiving this season.
We need to strive toward continuous improvement of all the game components. There will be games where we may not be the best individual athletes on the field, but as a "team" we know we can outwork and out- hustle anyone we play. We just have to trust our coaching and believe in one another. Everything we do we must do with HUSTLE, HARD WORK and ACCOUNTABILITY. Whether it is watching film, 7v7, clearing, lifting, ground balls, swimming, etc., we need to see each of these components as a means to the end and give 100 percent at all times. We need to continue to help each other and help motivate one another. I want to thank each of you for being there for me this season. You ROCK as teammates. Let's collectively keep this up.
Our home opener vs BU...Hats off to our athletic staff for getting us indoors. I think we surprised ourselves a bit during this game and saw early indications of signs of good things to come. Our team has unstoppable potential.
At Colgate....what can I say...it will be a game that will long be remembered and talked about because of the conditions. I hope we get a chance to play them again next year; I'm confident the outcome will be different. We learned a lot!
Vermont at home--we let that one get away; we fought in that game. Too many little mistakes got the best of us. But, again, there were some positives to build upon.
CCSU- best team effort in my 3 years on the team...highlighted by the Mossop takeover party. She had a hat trick within the first 6 minutes of the game! She completed the game with 7 goals, yes, 7! Two of the other seniors, OC and Alyssa also put on quite the show with both having hat tricks! Sarah had an amazing assisting game, saw all the open girls at all the right times. This game wasn’t all about our attack though, as our defense and goaltending was outstanding. We really knew that we had each others backs out there. The vibes were good on the field for everyone;you could really see the team chemistry we have off the field carry on. Everyone got into the game, so overall this game was an outstanding team effort.
We finished the weekend with a couple days off of lacrosse. A lot of the girls went home to see their families and get some rest.
Thanks coaches for this spring break treat!
Coming up --- time to get back to work and see if we win back to back. Bryant is a team very similar to Siena . They will have seen our CCSU film so you can bet they will make counter adjustments. The winner of this game will be who works harder in practice all week and who has the fewest number of turnovers during the game. I'm confident this will be US. Let's bring it hard all week and be rewarded on Saturday with victory number two.
GO SAINTS!!!