Monday, January 14, 2013

New Year...Same Goal

...Hello Plattsburgh family!  I hope everyone had an amazing holiday season and a happy New Year! Crazy how fast it comes and goes, and for us students, it really makes our relatively long break go by way too quick, but I know everyone is excited and ready to head back to the nest to start our 2013 season...
...There isn't too much to mention in this post, so it won't be a long one.  First, and I know it's late, I wanted to make sure that if anyone wants to order team gear, that goes for family members, friends, hell maybe even a co-worker, the order forms are due January 20th.  I know the link has been posted through our twitter account, but if you would like to or are interested in purchasing any of the sweats, shorts, or shirts, you can go to Lacrosse Team Gear, then head to team apparel and click on the Plattsburgh logo from there.  If you have a twitter account and you follow the team account, there's a direct link there.  So if you're interested, hurry up!  Times running out and we have some awesome gear this year...
...Secondly, after multiple attempts, Coach Cavanagh has set up the first annual Plattsburgh Men's Lacrosse team golf outing for this summer.  I know a lot of the kids on the team talk a big game when it comes to golf, so this is a great time to prove your skill and help support the team and its future.  Players were given pamphlets with specific information about the event and here's a link to it... Golf Outing Pamphlet... but just for some general information, the outing will be at Crab Meadow Golf Course, in Northport on beautiful Long Island.  I know this is a commute for some of you upstate players and fans, but I promise it will be worth the drive!  The event is set place to take place on August 12, with a 7:30 a.m. start! ...
...Well with the season upon us in only a few weeks, the team and myself couldn't be more excited to finally get going.  The schedule is up on the website, you can view it here 2013 Team Schedule ... In my four years here I can honestly say that this is the most competitive schedule we have faced and that's exactly what we needed to prepare ourselves for the conference games we have.  By facing challenging teams such as RPI, Connecticut College,  Mary Washington, Clarkson, and other non-conference foes, we can prepare ourselves for the games that will get us into the playoffs and the SUNYAC championship where we plan on being this spring.  With the amount of talent this team has and the work ethic we've shown, the potential we have is awesome, but we know talent alone won't achieve our goals.  It's definitely bitter-sweet that this is my last season playing, but I'm looking forward to finally get going and playing with the team and getting to see everyone at the games and tailgates....
....On a side note, I just drove 10 hours down to North Carolina with my friend Mike Regan, aka our self-proclaimed #1 fan for the last 3 years, to visit the Ritz-Carlton of College, High Point University.  In honor of the southern culture, and the fact I'm going to his concert next week, here's a personal favorite by Corey Smith, an awesome country singer from Georgia. See ya'll soon...


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