{"id":3825,"date":"2021-03-03T09:43:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoodcomstudies.com\/theblueandgrey\/?p=3825"},"modified":"2021-03-03T14:55:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T19:55:29","slug":"womens-lacrosse-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/03\/womens-lacrosse-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s lacrosse preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Jacob Russell\/\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hood women\u2019s lacrosse team will take to the field Saturday, March 6 for the first time in almost a year, when collegiate athletics were canceled due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The women\u2019s lacrosse team was only able to play seven games in the 2020 season, ending with a record of 3-4. The last full season was in 2019, when the team finished with a record of 9-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five of the 24 players on the roster have yet to have an opportunity to play more than half a season and nine more players haven\u2019t played a single game for the Blazers yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the current head coach, Laura Fox, was hired in the summer of 2019 and still has not had the opportunity to coach the team for an entire season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While these details may be cause for concern, Lucy Sokoloff, a sophomore midfielder, provided an introspective look into how the Blazers are operating this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been playing Seven\u2019s in practice and doing game-like scenarios,\u201d Sokoloff said. \u201cWe\u2019ve changed our positions with some girls, including myself, and I think that\u2019s going to really give a lot of people an opportunity to do great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sokoloff went on to mention that Mackenzie Demaio, a fellow sophomore midfielder, is someone to really look out for on this Blazers roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe comes from a huge lacrosse background, she\u2019s finally playing in a midfield role and as a lefty she has a huge advantage over a lot of defenders,\u201d Sokoloff said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the potentially tough season ahead of them, Sokoloff remains confident, saying that she and her teammates are ready to get back on the field and compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blazers will host the Arcadia University Knights for their first match, kicking off the beginning to perhaps the most anticipated season many of the players have ever experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n