Carrie Eckenhoff

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September 27, 2004

Reveling in the sunny aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, we prepared for the fast-approaching start of the UAA season with three practices and two games last week.

Tuesday we played Piedmont (Ga.), a traditional opponent in the first part of the season. We played an offensive game, creating lots of chances for ourselves and capitalizing on about a fifth of those chances. Piedmont was also able to capitalize on a high percentage of their chances, so we went into practices this week with the mindset to shut out future teams.

While we were unable to shutout UW-Whitewater last Friday, we beating them in what resulted in a close 3-2 game. The goals were scored intermittently by both teams, which in my opinion reflects an impressive game. We also had worked in practice to develop cohesion in our attacks and it was apparent in the game. We are also fortunate to have some players that were recently out due to injuries back and playing.

In place of the usual travel anecdotes, I would like to recognize a few outstanding performances we witnessed in practice this week. Beth Wilson and Laurel O'Neal were clearly the stars in a game of buddy-tag, although Beth, I think you stepped on me once. Bedford showed up at practice on time after a very shady stunt in which she led us to believe she was involved in some trouble with the law (no, not really). I would also like to thank Jenna for the massage train.

We have all enjoyed playing on our home field for the past two games and have been able to take advantage of the extra time to relax, enjoy the weather, and catch up on schoolwork and everything else. We eagerly await our chance to play U of Chicago on our home field this Saturday at 1 p.m.

Carrie Eckenhoff is a senior from Glencoe, Ill. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.