October Soccer

We weren't able to make as many games in October as we made in September, but we still got see Emily play a few times. Emily spent the end of September and all of October battling a variety of ailments, including bronchitis, and ended up with an inhaler, prescription cough medicine and going on antibiotics for an infection. Through it all, she never missed a practice and continued to battle for minutes. She had arguably her best game of the season against Ithaca, which was ranked #11 in the country at the time, disrupting their midfield at every turn, when she was at her absolute sickest.  

Starting at Vassar was extra sweet.

Celebrating the equalizer against Vassar.

Lax is Back

At the beginning of the school year, Elizabeth was telling us how much she missed playing lacrosse so we encouraged her to join the club lacrosse team. She wasn't sure if she should or if she could manage it with club rugby, but the practices are back to back so it works out. Elizabeth played her first club game over the weekend and absolutely loved it. It was so great to see her back on the field and playing with such joy. Even though they lost, it was definitely the best experience she's had on the New Haven lacrosse field. 

She got a lot of bloody noses during lacrosse season in high school - so it was fitting that, along with a yellow card (which she also got a lot of in high school!) she got a bloody nose at the end of the game.

New Haven Rugby Tournament

The New Haven Ruby team hosted a tournament last weekend, which was pretty fun for us to watch. They lost all three games, but Elizabeth played really well, scoring three tries, tackling like crazy and encouraging and helping out all of her new teammates.