LMS March game, best one yet!!

Today saw 22 women take to the pitch in Albert College Park for LMS's monthly womens game! The sun shone, the pitch was in good condition (apart from being on a hill...) and 2 teams of 11 were picked. The focus of this game was defense. Each player was asked to have a goal in mind whether it be to take away the under or deep or to stop the break throw etc. The teams focus as a group was to communicate on Defense, up calls, left/right, help, take under, switch etc.
Offensively teams were asked to take risks and mix up the structures and plays being used to make defense work harder.

The teams were as follows:
Light                         Dark
Liz                             Heather
Yiv                            Sandy
Meagan                     Claire P
Fiona                         Lucy
Deirdre                      Finola
Louise                       Sinead
Jen                            Mandy
Grace                        Helen
Emily                         Shiv
Claire M                    Sj
Fi                              Sparky

Darks scored the first point quickly with a huck from Mandy to Sinead and began what was to be a tough and hardfought game. They continued this streak and worked hard for the next 3 points making it 4-0. Lights increased their intensity on defense forcing turns and getting possession. They got their first score which was followed by a further 2 well earned points bringing the score to 4-3. As both teams upped the intensity on defence points got longer and harder to convert. A score to darks, followed by a score to lights and then to darks making it 6-4 to darks. With the half coming at 8 darks set about scoring the next 2 points which wasn't easy with lights on defense. Dark took the half at 5-8 and both teams took a well deserved 5min breather.
The second half began with lights on offence. Darks started the second half how they began the first and after some impressive D they got possession. Sinead got the disc in front of the endzone and looked for Sandy when she threw the pass, the disc was too far in front for Sandy but was seen by the quick moving Iceni player Finola Shannon who layed out in the endzone to catch the first point of the second half. The catch set the standard high for the second half and lights picked up the pace with Fiona throwing to Jen for a score followed by Liz throwing to Fi bringing the score back to 9-7 to darks. It seemed that everytime one team was getting a few points the other team up their intensity to stop that flow of scores. After 2 scores from lights darks increased the pressure on D. Sinead marked last in the stack and preventing a number of hucks from being completed while Sj threw herself around the pitch in order to stop, intercept and D throws. The result of this was 3 scores in a row to darks giving them a good lead of 5 points. Lights scored the next point and points conitunued to be swapped until last point was called after an hour and and half of playing. Lights started on D, pressured darks on offence and forced a turn. Finola scored the finally point recieveing a lovely pass from Fiona to finish the game 13-10 to darks.

It was the best game and the best attendance we have had this season. A big thanks to all who came out and made a game of this standard possible. Also thanks to Buggy for filming it :) Hope to see as many at our next game in Cork, April 11th!!

Laura
LMS Ultimate