We, Randolph College Womens Lacrosse
team, hosted our Fourth Annual Fall Classic on November 9, 2014. A total of
seven teams, or around 90 girls, came to Randolph to play in the tournament.
Teams showed up from multiple different areas in Virginia and from Georgia. The
games were twenty five minutes long with a running clock and took place on the turf of
Wildcat Stadium. The first games started at 1 PM and the last games ended at 5
PM. After a full day of playing, the coaches of each team picked two players
from their own team that they thought exemplified a talented, hard-working
athlete. These two players from each respective team came together to be split
into two team for an All-Star game. This game, to end the tournament, was
played under the lights in Wildcat Stadium.
Each player on our team was assigned a
job, and most rotated to do different jobs throughout the day. Our jobs
included Sign-ins/Registration, selling concessions, managing the clock,
refereeing, and coaching some teams. Many members on the team refereed at least
one game. Alyssa Umberger ’17 from Hershey Pennsylvania is a certified referee
and worked most of the games. Afterwards she said “It was lots of fun seeing
all the players enjoying themselves. It’s awesome to see the enthusiasm and
passion for the game in the next generation of lacrosse players.” One of our
teams’ captains, Taylor Riccardi ’16 from Lexington Virginia, got to coach one
of the local teams playing in the Fall Classic. Riccardi coached
the only middle school team in the tournament, all others were high school
level. “While coaching the middle school team their carefree, fun-seeking
attitude made me remember why I fell in love with lacrosse.” Her favorite part
of the day was watching her players as they improved throughout the day; and
was also how surprised her players were with themselves in how they were
playing. “I think I can speak for my girls when I say that we all had a great
time whether they were goofing off or begging for more playing time.”
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| (From Left to Right Casey Coleman '18, Taylor Riccardi '16, and Addie Moore '17) |
The fall classic is definitely one of our
favorite events. It’s a great chance to be involved in lacrosse in a different
way than just playing on the field. It’s also a great learning and bonding
experience for everyone involved including visiting teams and my own team.
Based on the success of the Fall Classic I know I’m not the only one that can’t
wait for it to come again next year!
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| (Leah Hughes '17 and Taylor Klevenz '15 pictured with JAB team they coached for the day) |
Written by: Erin Campbell '17
