UNH TOURNAMENT in REVIEW

Our third fall tournament is behind us, and we took another step in the right direction last weekend! Focusing on a couple key points offensively, defensively, and in the midfield, it all began to come together in our final two scrimmages of the day.

We opened the day with a 25 minute game against UMass - always a scrappy & tough team. We held our own and certainly were looking for new opportunities offensively. It was great to see, and the shots will start to fall! Another 25 minutes against UNH enabled us to work on a few more aspects. It wasn't as smooth a game as we all would have liked, but the response to the game and the subsequent play proved the team is ready and wiling to get better every time out.

The final two 25-minute games against UMass and UNH (both for a 2nd time) were much improved, particularly the final game with UNH where the defense came together, the offensive was finding one another, and the transition game was flowing. It is from here we look to improve in our final two weeks of practice.

Our 4th and final tournament is in two weeks at Brown. We will play Brown in a full game to start and then add one extra period and a couple extra situations. It should be a great way to end the fall season...all on HALLOWEEN!!!

Brown game begins at 9:00am - hope to see you all there!!

BC FALL TOURNAMENT - A SUCCESS!!!

We held our first-ever fall tournament on our beautiful stadium field on the Newton Campus this weekend.  For all of you alumnae out there, let us know if we are wrong in thinking this may have been our FIRST-EVER fall tournament on campus!!  It was a great day on Saturday with Yale and Vermont joining us for the play-day.

We came out ready to play in our first game against Yale, and proved that we have the speed, endurance, and talent to be quite a force!  It was a great start to the day, and we definitely took another step in the right direction.  The defense was stingy and our offense was moving the ball nicely.  It was an overall solid effort!

After an hour break, when Yale and Vermont played one another, we took to the field again against UVM.  A familiar foe and another game where we improved on the things that mattered most.  Running a number of different people in and out of the game to give everyone an opportunity and to see who is ready and willing to step up.  It was a good opportunity for all to play and prove that the 2010 team is hungry for success!

We are looking forward to our third tournament of the fall this weekend when we play at UNH against UNH and UMass.  We will play four 25-minute periods - two against each team.  The schedule is below and we hope to see many of you on the sidelines cheering us on.  We had a great fan base this weekend at home and hopefully it will travel to NH this weekend!

Fall 2009 continues to be a great one for the Eagles!

UNH Schedule:

1:00pm - BC v. UMass

1:30pm - BC v. UNH

2:30pm - BC v. UMass

3:00pm - BC v. UNH

WEEKEND IN REVIEW - a bit late!!

Apologies for the delay in giving everyone an update on how our first fall tournament went! We competed at Harvard last Sunday against Harvard, Stanford and BU. It was a great and challenging start to our fall season, and we came out strong in our first game against Harvard. The team played well and showed the speed and athleticism that is going to play a huge part in our success this year. Everyone had an opportunity to play, giving the coaches an excellent opportunity to evaluate on an individual and team basis.

After a nice breakfast-type tailgate and a two hour wait, we took the field again against a tough Stanford squad. Unfortunately, we came out a bit flat and were not ready for the pressure and poise with which the Cardinal played. It wasn't our best showing, but it was a good learning experience for the day and for the year.

As was our goal from the start of the day, we wanted to respond to every mistake and failure with a positive response...and that is just what we did in our third and final game against BU. Determined not to be beat to groundballs or out-hustled, the entire team put forth a great effort.

There are many kinks still to work out on the offensive and defensive ends, as well as, the midfield, but overall it was a great start to the fall season. We thank the parents for their continued support and for feeding us along the way!

We are looking forward to our FIRST-EVER HOME FALL TOURNAMENT in our new stadium THIS SATURDAY against Yale and Vermont! We hope all of you will come cheer us on! Here is the schedule"

1:15PM: BC v. Yale
2:15PM: Yale v. UVM
3:15PM: BC v. UVM

Look forward to seeing you there!!

Weekend in Review!

The Eagles had an eventful weekend this past Saturday participating in the Red Bandanna 5K run, the Friends of Jaclyn Clinic and the Alumnae game! It certainly was a great weekend.

5K Red Bandanna Run

The day started out with a 5K-benefit run in honor of Welles Remy Crowther, who was a ’99 Boston College graduate and member of the BC men's varsity lacrosse team. Unfortunately, Welles lost his life in 9/11 - he was an equity trader in the South Tower. Welles used the last hour of his life to save the lives of others using a red bandanna to cover his nose and mouth as protection against smoke and debris. However, when the towers collapsed Welles did not make it out. The Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust was established by the Crowther family to honor and keep their son's memory alive through good works benefiting young people. The Trust supports other not for profit organizations that benefit young people through annual gifts and special awards. We were honored and excited to be part of such a special event! We’d like to say a very special THANK YOU to the Crowther Family, who came out later that day to support our team during the Alumnae game.

FOJ Clinic
The day continued with the Friends of Jaclyn Clinic. We had a great turnout of girls ranging from youth players all the way to high school level. We were so thrilled to have our adopted teammate, Judith, come out for the day to play lacrosse. Judith was joined by her parents and brother, Larry.

Denis Murphy, who founded FOJ and is the father of Jaclyn, was able to come out to the clinic, as well. We were thrilled and honored to have him come and we hope to have many more clinics benefiting such a special cause.

Alumnae Game & Reception
The day wrapped up with a very fun game against the Alumnae. We welcomed back Alums from 1983-2009! Julie Olivier ’83, Liz Ann Backe Barone ‘ 83, Jaime Baldante McCarthy ’00, Shauna Culhane ’08, Katie DeBlois ’09, Lauren Fitzpatrick ’09, Maura Mahoney ’09, Margot Spatola ’09 dusted off the cleats and joined us in the fun! We mixed up the teams and played two halves. The Alum team walked away with a win after, Judith Theriault, scored the game winner! Looks like Judith took away some great pointers after the FOJ clinic!

A big THANK YOU goes out to Jaime McCarthy and Maura Mahoney for helping to organize the game, as well as, the reception following the game at Union Street in Newton Centre. We are thrilled that this game has become a tradition and we hope to continue it for years to come!

FIRST TWO WEEKS

The first two weeks are in the books! WOW, did the team come back in shape or what?! VERY impressive showing in the run tests - best ever! We have had two practices and both have gone well - lots of new faces and plenty to work on but we are heading in the right direction. Will be a fun weekend with the 5k Red Bandanna Run, the FOJ Clinic, and the Alumnae Game & Reception!

We hope to see many of you cheering us on at Harvard on October 4th at our first fall scrimmage weekend!

Keep up the GREAT work 2010 Team!!!!!

CHEER THEM ON!!!!

Lauren Fitzpatrick '09, Maura Mahoney '09 &

Celeste Mahoney (Maura's mother) are making the

Jimmy Fund's 26.2 mile Boston Marathon trek on Sunday,

September 13th as Team Joanne in honor of Lauren's

mother who passed away last September after a courageous

battle with breast cancer. Help cheer them on in any way

you can! We are very proud of all of them for doing

this & we know Joanne is watching with a big smile!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

WELCOME BACK EVERYONE!!

School starts next Tuesday but the team is slowly moving back & into dorms and apartments. It is great to have everyone back on campus - it's been lonely around here! We are getting very excited about the 2010 season!