Day 5 at Worlds

Our first game on Thursday was a team we were delighted and excited to play against - Icemi, a UK womens team who had put in impressive performances winning Tour 1&2.

LMS Vrs Iceni
After a team meeting the night before we came out to the game with no regrets and full of enthusiasm for the game. This game was a battle for 17th place which LMS wanted and believed we could take. This game was intense from the start and both teams traded up to 5-5 before Iceni took the lead scoring 2 in a row with former Irish player Catherine Gainey throwing the assist to make it 7-5 to Iceni. These 2 points made the difference in the first half and we traded until Iceni tookm the half at 9-7.
Icenis experience and numbers proved to be vital in the second half and LMS began to struggle to convert points. Iceni kept their cool on offense and intensity on defensive and won the game 17-10. However LMS put in a massive performance and it was a far cry from the game the previous evening. It was the fresh start we needed.

MVP went to SJ who never stopped working to get free for the disc. She runs on Duracell bateries.

LMS Vrs Copenhagen
Following a long rest in the shade, some body comparisons (monkey arm Sparky, funny elbowed Sandy...) and lots of water LMS warmed up for their game against Copenhagen, a team they had played at Brugge and lost to by 1 point! An enjoyable hard fought for game was what we expected. With temperatures soaring we decided to try and conserve energy by staying in the shade as much as possible while making the drills short and sweet.
LMS started the game well and took the first 2 points confidently. This was followed by a counter attack by Copenhagen to bring the score back to evens. After trading for another 2 Copenhagen continued to get a steady increase of points, we scored 1, they scored 2, we scored 2, they scored 3. They played a game similar to our own with lots of running and very little poaching on defense. They took the half 9-6.
This was the first game LMS struggled with their numbers coupled with the increasing temperatures against a team that liked to cut hard and fast as well as throw breaks and hucks. They continued to score the big points and dominated the second half to win the game 17-8.
This was a tough game for LMS as we felt we gave it our best, we physically couldnt give it any more then we did.

2 players that worked tirelessy were Fiona (boxer) and Claire who got joint MVPS

LMS retreated to the dorms tired and confused but even more determined to win our final 2 games on Friday in order to beat our seeding and take home some well desevred wins, food and sleep became the priority of the remainder of the day.

 Deirdre playing Ninja :)