Well after a looong summer apart, the team is finally back together!!! This season is already shaping up to be a lot different than the last with a fresh group of 12 new faces. The first night of preseason was a night to remember with everyone learning all about the team and each other. Bonds were formed from the moment we started playing Taboo, Balderdash, and Apples to Apples. For the next couple of days we had a crash course in everything field hockey with double sessions and lots of team meals together (breakfast being the best part of the day). We're lucky enough to be in Hoboken where every once in a while the 100 degree heat was cut with a much appreciated Hudson River breeze. With the summer being in full swing we were bound to have at least one thunderstorm, and when that day came we got to play dodgeball in the gym. Dodgeball is a vicious enough sport on its own, but with our team being as competitive as it is, faces were bound to get destroyed. All this competitiveness in the air was taking a serious toll on our bodies, so everyone was making sure to take care of our bodies and prevent any injury. The training room became our second home, and the trainers became our best friends, second only to Bud who was the best chef in the dining hall.
After a lot of practicing it was time to test our skills against some stiff competition. Our scrimmage day consisted of games against both Division I and Division II teams. It was really great to have the opportunity to work out the kinks in our system and give everyone the chance to play against someone different. The freshmen especially got a lot out of the day since they experienced what it is like to play at the college level. Unfortunately the day did not end on the happiest of notes with one of the other teams players getting injured, but hopefully she'll be okay. For the next couple of days we'll be analyzing the game tape and working on everything that we can fix to prepare for our first game against Haverford in 1 week! See you then :)
-Marguerite & Kara
