BC Soccer: Leaving it all on the Field

"That's the first goal I've ever scored in my life- I have to call my mom!"
A mass of white jerseys rushed over to congratulate our sole senior, Danielle
Goldman, as she cried out for no one in particular to hear.

Last year our team scored three goals throughout the season and lost every game, but Friday night we managed to score two goals in one half and almost come away with a win. The first half didn't look too promising when the halftime buzzer sounded and the scoreboard read a 2-0 lead to visiting Ohio Christian. However, we came back with a sense of urgency, we put everything on the line, and maybe we lost the game but as a team we improved greatly.

As a group we may be less skilled than some of our opponents, but no one can compare to the size of our heart. When touches and passes or techniques don't go our way, our fight to get the ball back or chase it to the end line is what makes us a tough competitor no matter what the score. And sometimes when you work hard, the touches and passes or techniques can fall together too. Friday this happened. Everyone was working so hard that the small technical things we worked on in practice seemed to just click together with the flow of the game.

There's such a satisfying feeling of knowing you tried your hardest, knowing you gave it your all, then a loss isn't so bad. There's nothing more you could have done because you left everything you had on the field and you feel a sort of accomplishment in the emptiness that's left. I don't think there's anything else like that.

In life you don't get the things you want every time, but next time, maybe, the prized object that's always just beyond your reach will finally be within your grasp. Until that time, for the women's soccer team at least, we'll just leave it all on the field.