Desire for lacrosse inspires new team

This Fall for the first time ever, Georgia College will be able to boast of a women’s club lacrosse team coached by Tim McNalley. Many students are excited for the opportunity to join the up-and-coming team. As excitement continues to grow, so does enthusiasm to join the team.

“I’ve missed it so much, and the only downside to coming to Georgia College was not having a club lacrosse team to be involved with again,” junior sports marketing major Sarah Jeffery said.

Although games will not begin until Spring semester, the team will have the first meeting Sept. 8 to discuss the logistics of practicing this Fall. Three games are scheduled this Spring against Georgia Southern, the University of Georgia and Agnes Scott College. All students are encouraged to come out regardless of experience. The team captains, Sarah Jeffery and Jen Hoffman, encourage freshmen to come out as well.

Although the team is fresh, a strong focus will revolve around forming a team that has a lasting impact as a force to be reckoned with. With a combination of seasoned former players and new freshmen, the team will be able to continue throughout the years.

“This is the first year Georgia College has had a club lacrosse team. I think the biggest challenge at first will be coming together as a team,” junior nursing major Page Gamel said. “Everyone has different levels of experience and some players, like me, haven’t picked up a stick since high school”.

Being so fresh, the team will certainly face challenges in their attempt to become a seasoned, collaborative team.

“I think time will be the biggest and most constant challenge. Everyone has different agendas so it may be hard to get everyone together at one time to practice. However, I believe we will have an awesome learning experience being the first women’s lacrosse team,” Gamel said.

In order to be able to compete as a club team, at least 15 girls must sign up and dedicate their time.

“Some of the challenges we will face are recruiting enough girls, getting people excited about the sport, and finding girls that want to do it and also have fun,” Jeffery said.

Aside from forming a lasting team, the girls hope to compete well enough to be able to join the Southeastern Women’s Lacrosse League. In order to join the ranks of the league, they must play their first games this Spring. At that point, SWLL will look at the team to assess whether their record is good enough, bringing the opportunity to play against top notch teams.

Women who are interested are encouraged to sign up at imleagues.com where they will first need to create an account, and then find the women’s team under all GC club sports.

“I am excited to start playing lacrosse again because it has been a hot minute, and I’m looking forward to feeling a sense of unity from being on a team,” junior mass communication major Katie Levan said.