![]() ![]() Gill Pinder sent an inch perfect pass and Elmo flew through the air to score a diving deflection for our second goal. The UCONN defense were so preoccupied trying to steal cookies from the Cookie Monster that they missed small, skinny and super smiley Captain Kelsey "Elmo" Millman, creeping unsighted behind them. The UCONN defense didn't quite know what to do with the Cookie Monster, when she appeared to run away from the ball and goal during a Syracuse attack in the second half.īut the Cookie Monster had bigger plans. There's something to be said for living life in constant mess however, after Grouch's performance earned her a spot on the Big East weekly honor roll.īut no one quite brought their character to life more than Haley Bomboy, who yelled, "OOOOOO … COOKEEEE" on entering the locker room, and proceeded to eat a bag of chocolate chip cookies for a pre-game snack. Liz McInerney wanted to think she was Grouch as a nod to Ireland, but teammates informed her it's because her life is like a trashcan. If you blinked you might have missed Grouch, who blended into the green turf as she arrived for warm up. After an inspired effort by the rest of the team, Sesame Street, temporarily rebranded as "Senior Street" took to the field on Saturday in a bid to win our last ever Big East regular season trophy. ![]() Sure, Mitt Romney's trying to get rid of Big Bird: but he's got nothing on this year's seniors. As the team trotted out onto the field, wearing the usual orange warm-up t-shirts, they were followed by a motley crew of vaguely recognizable childhood heroes. There's nothing like being given a "sign." So it was an exciting moment when a rainbow appeared all over the field before last weekend's regular season decider against UCONN. All I do know is that Princeton, North Carolina and Maryland are also invited and, come Sunday night, someone's going to be a national champion. What she's got in store in Norfolk, I can only imagine. Whether she likes us or not, I don't know. Suitably impressed by what she'd seen, Final Four emerged, post-game, to extend a cordial invitation to Syracuse field hockey after all these years. It turns out we don't like sharing either. Unfortunately for them, we scored five goals and they only scored two. But when when we arrived on Sunday afternoon Penn State attempted to steal our bench, then refused to share the orange and blue cones for warm up. Eight thought Penn State would be cool to hang out with, and we were inclined to agree. To keep things fun, heartbreaker Eight arrived in town on Sunday. We didn't make the same mistake this time, and UMass had to leave the party early. It was as if Sixteen's extended family, NCAA selection committee, knew about our date with UMASS earlier in the season, when we chose to donate our unbeaten record to them. Sixteen proved a sly host when he invited UMass for a small get together on Saturday afternoon at State Park. After the season we've had NCAA should have known better than to count a shark out. They popped a fifth overall seed on our head and sent us to Penn State to meet Eight's ugly brother, Sixteen. ![]() When we lost the Big East final to Connecticut a couple of weeks ago the non-believers counted us out. And last year Eight picked a Maryland terrapin. Three years ago he picked Princeton over us. Her younger brother Eight has been more hospitable over the years, although he's earned a reputation as bit of a heartbreaker when it comes to the Syracuse field hockey team. Bradley probably got this information after a massive security breech in 2008, when Syracuse gatecrashed proceedings. She has moved home on an annual basis for as long as anyone can remember, although Ange Bradley managed to find out she was spending Fall 2012 in Norfolk, Virginia. What were we doing wrong? Even (sharp intake of breath) Connecticut was on the guest list last year. At times I was beginning to think she was kind of rude because she only seemed to invite Maryland and North Carolina to the party. She's been a phantom for the last three and a half years. Read SharkLife to track this season's epic swim to the FIN-ish! Off the field we keep our teeth in check, but the shark is our inspiration every time we step on the field. Welcome to SharkLife … a look behind the scenes at the Syracuse Field Hockey team with senior back Iona Holloway.
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