WEEK #10: LOOKING TO GET BACK ON TRACK!

Thanks to many of you for reaching out to us over the last week to wish us luck and send along your moral support! Last week we traveled to College Park, MD for the 2010 ACC Tournament. As the #5 seed in the tournament, we faced #4 seed and 5^th-ranked Duke on Thursday. The entire team was looking forward to the rematch and hoped to find a way to avenge the 1-goal loss from earlier in the season.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t our day, and as one person put it, “sometimes, there just aren’t words.” After a 17-6 loss, it was true, there were few words that could ease the pain everyone felt; however, as has been the case all season long, the 2010 Eagles remained determined and unwavering in their belief that better days were ahead.

The 2010 season continues on this week, and because this year’s team has embraced the important idea that the response is far more important than anything else, we have no doubt great things are to come. Today, Wednesday, we face UNH at 4:00pm at home. It will be a battle from beginning to end, but we are looking forward to taking care of business and breaking another school record – most wins in a season. Tomorrow’s match-up will be followed by a game against LeMoyne at 1:00pm on Saturday – SENIOR DAY and ALUMNAE DAY! We look forward to honoring our five seniors: Sue Cannon, Blair Clancy, Lauren Costello, Peyton Killeen and Mary Stinson for all of their hard work and dedication to the program. We hope many of you will come to support them, as well, and say hello to our alums!

We will finish out the regular season next week at Harvard on Wednesday, May 5^th at 7pm.

Best wishes to all of you and thanks again for the continued support!

WEEK #8: Eagles Fall JUST Short!

What a performance your Eagles put forth last Saturday against #5 Duke! From the very first whistled, all 26 members of the 2010 team knew they could knock of the Blue Devils and did they ever come close! Dominating for much of the game, the Eagles went into halftime up by 4 with a score of 8-4. The defense came up huge throughout the first half, and the offense played with poise and patience we hadn’t seen all season long – it was impressive!

Coming out of the locker room at halftime with confidence, the Eagles continued to respond to every attempt Duke made to catch us. Hustle play after hustle play kept us ahead of Duke all game long. The Eagles responded with a huge draw control or a big goal every time Duke tried to get close. We never let them score more than two goals in a row (until the end…), and Eagles were diving all over the field to fight for the win.

Unfortunately, the excitement comes to an end as we fell short. We couldn’t quite hold on for the final ten minutes of the game and the Blue Devils found a way to win 12-11. Nonetheless, it was an impressive performance and one to build off of. There is no question it was a huge step in the right direction.

The way this 2010 team has handled itself all season long, how hard each athlete has worked, how far each has come, and how the entire team has continued to persevere is incredible. We still have MUCH work to be done, especially as we face #17 Boston University tomorrow (Weds) at 6:00pm. Each day this team gets better and tomorrow will be another step in that direction. We hope many of you will come out to cheer on your Eagles as they travel down Commonwealth Ave to take on the Terriers.

Many thanks to all for your continued support.

GO EAGLES!

WEEK #7: EAGLES ARE 7-3

Your BC Eagles traveled to Charlottesville, VA over the Easter weekend to face #4 Virginia on Saturday, April 3^rd. Arriving on Friday in Washington, DC and then enjoying a 2 hour bus ride to Charlottesville together, the Eagles welcomed the warm weather and sunshine! It was certainly hot on Friday!

After a solid practice and a great dinner together, the team was ready and excited to take on the Cavaliers. BC got off to a good start in the game, leading 2-1 early on. Virginia then answered back with a couple goals of their own, but the Eagles were unwilling to fold. Fighting back to get within one, 5-4, BC remained in the contest. However, the Cavaliers had another answer and went into halftime up 8-4. Scoring two quick goals out of the half, Virginia had a 10-4 advantage, but again, the Eagles wanted more. Two more quick goals cut Virginia’s lead to 10-6 with 14 minutes remaining. The Cavaliers were feeling the pressure and called a timeout. Unfortunately, we were unable to answer again and unable to get the key draw controls and ground balls for possession in those final minutes, and the Eagles ultimately fell 12-6.

With another experience against a top-ranked team under our belts, BC is finding ways to learn, to get better, and to reach our goals each and every day. It isn’t every day that teams get to play against the very best in the country, and for that we are grateful. I have no doubt that our team will learn the important lessons, work even harder than they have, and get better with every practice and every game. With that mindset, we will continue to thrive on the success we are having, the tradition we are creating, and the culture we are building. It is a process and the 26 women of the 2010 squad are learning how tough a process it can be, but I have no doubt they will, one day, know the reward, as well.

We now prepare to take on Iona College on Wednesday, March 7^th at 4:00pm at homeand then we travel to face #4 Duke in Durham, NC on Saturday, March 10^th at 1:00pm.

We thank you all for your continued support and hope to see many of you on the sidelines this week!