On November 3rd, Randolph College
Women’s Lacrosse hosted a Fall Classic for middle and high school players in the area. The field was
divided in half and two 7v7 games were played simultaneously with twelve minute halves. Each
team played four games and after all of the games were played there was an
All-Star game. We all had such a hard time choosing the players from each team
because everyone played amazing!
We acted as coaches and referees
throughout the day, which was a great opportunity for us to interact with some
of the local, high school players. Nushaa Kaz '14 as well as Ashley Edwards '14
even conducted a clinic for the middle school players in between the games, it
was a great way for the younger players to learn stick tricks and drills that
we do in our everyday practices.
Since
we are usually playing, we rarely have the opportunity to coach or referee
which was a new experience for our first-years. This classic not only allowed
for community players to come together to play lacrosse but also allowed all of
us to enjoy a beautiful day of being a part of the sport we love and give back
to the community.
Being
first-years ourselves, we enjoyed this event immensely because of the
opportunity it gave us to spend time with our college teammates as well as some
of the lacrosse players in central Virginia area. Many of us came from high schools from up north, so meeting some of the local players at this event as well as the Alzheimer’s Event we participated in earlier in this fall, was an amazing experience.
Melanie Eisele ’14 from PA giving a half time talk to her high school team
Chelsea Marciniak ’17, stated, “I loved seeing these girls come out to
play and appreciate the game I love as well. It felt good to be a strong
leader
on the field for them that day- knowing that I influenced their lacrosse
experience.” As a team, we strive to build a bond between lacrosse
players locally. As the Randolph College Women’s lacrosse team we always
want to be a great example and support for the
local community of young lacrosse players. We love the days where we are
able to give back to them and the Fall Classic was a great way to serve
them. It was a great day full of community and great lacrosse!
Written by Alyssa Unmberger 17’ and
Chelsea Marciniak 17’
