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by CORY WATSON
Sports Editor
Much like the men’s team, things haven’t exactly gone as planned so far this season for Appalachian State University’s women’s club lacrosse team.
“I think it’s kind of hard to tell,” club president and freshman psychology major Elizabeth H. Willette said of how the season was going so far. “The season itself probably doesn’t look very good so far, but I think the team itself is doing well.”
Of the team’s four scheduled games, ASU has only been able to play in two because of poor weather.
 The women’s lacrosse team will play at home against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Photo Special to The Appalachian.
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“The
game against [North Carolina State University] was cancelled, and we
usually beat them,” Willette said. “Our first game, Wake, was cancelled
and we probably could have beaten them, too.”
The two
games Appalachian was able to participate in were against teams
Willette said were in the top tier of their conference, Davidson
College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Mountaineers lost 12-4 and 11-4, respectively, to each team.
Against
Davidson Feb. 14, Willette said the Mountaineers played the entire game
with only 11 healthy players, the bare minimum required to field a team
in a game, because of team injuries and the absence of some players
because of plans they had made for Valentine’s Day.
“We were
playing the whole game, and we were exhausted second half,” sophomore
communication disorders major Erin E. Brawley said of the matchup.
The Mountaineers were also playing with a new goalie, who often doesn’t have the advantage of practicing in goal.
“She did pretty well for her first time in goal though,” Willette said.
Despite the loss, the team was optimistic.
“It was
our first game back, but I think we learned a lot from it,” sophomore
recreation major Grace. A Cleworth said of the Mountaineers’ first game
back on the field since last season.
In the
Mountaineers’ game against UNC, the Mountaineers were playing against a
team which contains players who weren’t able to play on the varsity
team.
Unlike UNC, many ASU players were playing lacrosse for the first time because they don’t have varsity teams to feed from.
The
weather was also poor for Appalachian, an element Willette said the
team wasn’t used to because the team spends most of its practices
indoors.
“It was just really cold and windy,” Willette said. “It made throwing really hard.”
The team kept a positive mindset despite losing its opening two games.
“I think
we’re improving,” Cleworth said. “But I think it’s really important
that we start working on things outside of practice. People really need
to go take the initiative to go and condition and really work out.”
Cleworth said finding individual practice time shouldn’t be difficult.
“It’s not that hard,” she said. “There’s plenty of brick walls on campus.”
Finding time to do just that shouldn’t be difficult for the Mountaineers, as they have a month-long break before playing again.
Appalachian returns to the playing field March 21 at 2 p.m. against UNC in Boone.
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