A Little Catch Up...

...Keeping up with this blog was going to be a challenge for me; I knew this going into it.  However, spring break has definitely offered a new level of difficulty to the task of being the team blogger.  From the traveling, hotel internet failing me, and the all around activity level of the team, the week has been a difficult one to blog on.  I've had a draft sitting on my computer for the last week which I've been chipping away at and I decided that I'll fill everyone in on what happened before the start of this week which I haven't talked about yet.  At the end spring break, I'll post everything we did this week, from the activities to the two games we played.  So let's get into it...

...First, we had our game versus Morrisville last Wednesday at the nest.  Morrisville is a team that has been getting consistently better every year, and we know they could be a real challenge if we came out flat.  However, we did quite the opposite, stopping two early man-down situations and then letting our offense do the rest, with a final score of 17-1.  The offense was once again led by our attack, with Joey Kramer finishing the day with an impressive 5 goals, while Brendan Damm and James Higgins each had 2 a piece.  Midfielders Nick Travers and Brett McClelland each had two goals as well.  Congratulations to freshman Andrew Duque who scored his first collegiate goal of his career.  Defense played stellar again, sadly losing that shutout again in the last minute of the game...

...After another successful win, the team got two more quality practices in.  The condition of the second practice, which was windy and snowing the entire time, paid off as we arrived to Western Connecticut for our game Saturday night.  Conditions were exactly what we were use to, snowing and cold, and as we expected, it didn't slow us down at all.  The team jumped out to an early lead and didn't look back.  Brendan Damm and Joe Kramer each had four goals, while Brett McClelland, James Higgins, and Brendan Cefalu finished with 2 goals.  Another freshman had his first collegiate goal of his career, Matt Renko, coming in the second quarter.  Overall, the team played exceptionally well, with weather conditions and a long bus drive that day against us, the team managed to come together and put together 60 minutes of quality lacrosse...

...After the game, the team was able to head home to Long Island, where players either stayed the night at their house, or for the upstate folks, were able to stay over another player's home.  On Sunday afternoon, we all met up at a restaurant/bar called Shananigans in Kings Park out on the Island and was able to enjoy a nice lunch, filled with cornbeef and cabbage, Irish Soda Bread, live Irish music, and some of the best wings I've ever had.  The lunch was a great success and a great opportunity to get players, families, alumni, and fans together on St. Patrick's Day.  The parents once again put on a great raffle, giving out some great packages families donated to help raise some money for the team.  After a few hours, some eating, talking, and raffling, the team said their goodbyes and thank you's to the parents and friends, and we were back on the road heading down south....

...Three and a half hours later, we arrived to our hotel in Baltimore and settled into our rooms.  It was pretty late when we got in, so the team ordered some pizzas and called it a night.  The team had a busy day planned out for Monday, with a full-day trip to the Inner Harbor.  One thing I HAVE to mention is some great news the team woke up to Monday morning.  The coaches poll for March 18th came out and for the first time in program history, your Plattsburgh Cardinals cracked the Top 20.  Ranked 19th in the nation, this was a major achievement for not just the current squad, but for the program in all.  Every year this team has been working to get better and build a stronger program, and this achievement marks a major step.  By next week, I'll be sure to catch everyone up on the events of this week.  I would mention the first half now, but the blog would be a little to long, so this is just a way to break it up a little.  Be sure to check out our twitter account to see when that will be posted next week, as it should be a good one filled with aquarium trips, results of two massive games, and all other trip activities the team does this week.  A big thank you to everyone that came out to the lunch on Long Island, or has come out to the games down south this week.  Even while we are hours and hours away from our homefield, you guys do an awesome job getting fans to the games and helping out with the tailgate and overall supporting the team.  Hope everyone has an awesome week and Go Cards...

We are in the South, soooo here's another country song to get you through the week...

Enjoy