Beating Washington and Jefferson College

Yesterday, my team and I ventured a 5 hour bus ride to face our opponents in Finelyville, PA. We went through VA, MD, WV and PA just to get there! Washington and Jefferson College is a beautiful University with a separate athletic complex; the fields were great but the away team accommodations, not so much. My team split up into two groups and had to get changed in one of two bathrooms in the baseball stadium (next to the Lacrosse field) Guess who ended up in the men's room?

It was sunny when we arived but the sun began sinking below the mountains and it got chilly. We warmed up kind of flat, which carried into our first half. Though we were up 5-3 at the half, we weren't playing our game and came out fired up in the second half. We won 10-4 in our first win of the season; it may not have been our prettiest game so far, but it was a W and we were proud of that. I managed to grab a gb in the game and over all I think I did well; progression is gradual and I am riding this wave as far as it'll take me.

On the way home we were suppsed to have reservations at Applebees; when we called to say we were on our way, they told us not to come, that our group was too big. That was the same response our Coach got from the 4 other restaraunts near W&J's campus so we were off to the local mall. WHAT A LAUGH! You know how when you go to most malls, you see car's in the main corridors, advertising the local dealerships? Replace those cars with tractors and the 4 H club and you've got yourself a PA mall on a Friday nite.

The 4 H club had some farm animals like baby chicks and bunnys to check out and we visited the food court for dinner. What a selection! Chinese, Sabbaro, and Cheesesteaks HAHA! And mind you, were traveling in a group of 20 girls, all in MU gear, like a mob on the scene. Everyone was staring or asking, "Marymount? Where are you guys from?!" Oh yea, we're that cool!

I slept most of the way home on the bus but woke up about an hour and a half away from school, unable to sleep anymore. I was tired and cranky but Wally was waiting to pick me up on campus and I couldn't wait to see him! Our bus rolled in and off piled a group of the most tired, over-bussed girls this side of the potomac. Bus rides are fun and all, but this one was definately more than we'd bargained for. Luckily next year, they'll come to us; suckasss!