This weekend's Santa Barbara Shootout was a huge success. Teams from all over the country, rostering players from all over the world, laced up their cleats to hit the grass, or in some cases, the dirt; Lisa Vogeley, Lauren Uhr and I should know.
Team Baylax, a medley of players from the Sac and Bay areas, sent a top-notch team to the sunny, coastal tournament, proving age doesn't discriminate when it comes to lacrosse. Baylax left the 2-day tourney with a perfect 4 for 4 record, some incriminating dance photos and a few bumps and bruises - to put it mildly.
Attacker Jenny Trang, suffered one of the weirdest injuries I've ever seen...a pulled muscle on the top of her foot. Uhhh yeah. Sounds odd - you should have seen it! Perhaps paparazzi, slash laxer, Cynthia Nguyen snapped a photo????
But I wish the video cam was rolling when Lisa "ate dirt", for oh the 12th time, particularly, the spill in which her feet went up over her head. The 6'4" "Lawong" Islander brushed herself off, raddling off revenge to the intruder, who failed to take credit for the monster take-down. But her bark is bigger than her bite. Maybe it's the diamond-studded tooth or 10-lb bouffant that sits atop her head that gives her away.
Tomo, the Japanese rockstar who refuses to devulge her age, is just the opposite. About 80 lbs wet, Tomo-the-Brut can barrel through any defender and take 'em down in the process. After notching her 5th or 6th goal of the game, she retires to her "Hello Kitty" ground mat for a dry seat and some agua refreshment. I must say, her "Engwish' is improving!
Speaking of refreshing, Lauren Uhr is one of those players you thank GOD for putting on YOUR team. Ripping it off the draw or blasting it past the Keeper's stick, the St. Mary's Head Coach dominated the midfield and basically anyone who crossed it. It was funny to hear her former players, now members of Baylax, still call her "Coach." Pj, Hil and Lisa - no such thing as the 24-hour rule anymore - thankfully. Any advice for Baylax young'n Kalya Berrios as she makes her way to St. Mary's lacrosse next year?
Middle-aged players, and by middle-aged I mean 20-somethings, Dearborn, Pj, Noemi and Hilary; They not only rocked it on the field and in the cage, but ow-ow, you should see them slam the Sake Bombs and hit the pop-n-locks on the dance floor.
Seasoned laxer and fellow Marylander Kim Allen rounded out the stellar defense. I doubt the college teams we played, knew they were getting stuffed by someone over the age of 30. Sorry for calling you out Kim - but it's ok because you like you're 22.
I'm about to kiss my 20's goodbye in 2 weeks, but my 'ole body gave out Saturday after someone sent me flying into the cement - aka lacrosse field. This has to be the worst fall of my 11-year lacrosse career. Concussion - check, whiplash - check, busted knee - check, roadrash and brusing - check, check. It was a fun 5 hours in the E-R Monday morning. Thanks honey.
Can't wait for the next one! Who's in?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment