#4 in the nation – #1 in our hearts

Kelly and the girls played 5 games in 3 days in the Div III nationals at UC Santa Cruz this weekend, finishing 4th. If it weren’t for some crappy refereeing and a couple of bad breaks, these girls would be champions. They are champions in my book! It was a great weekend of water polo. I took Friday off to watch CSUEB beat both Macalaster and the Slugs from Santa Cruz.  The Santa Cruz win was a sweet one because the slugirls were talking trash. The only reason that UCSC had a representative at the Nationals was because they were the host.  Santa Cruz, finished the season ranked 9th to East Bay’s #4 . Anyway, a sweet win against the slugs put the girls into the final four! All the players and all the parents that came to town for the games went out to a nice Italian dinner in Santa Cruz that night. A time to bond with other parents, chat it up with the other players and just relax a bit after a very intense day of water polo.  Saturday was a rough day.  Two hard fought games, against higher seeded teams resulted in two losses. A morning loss to #1 seed Redlands was a hard one to swallow. We played better than the lady bulldogs but the refs gave the game away. READ  A RULE BOOK ONCE IN A WHILE REF!!!!   Then the afternoon loss to Cal Lutheran was a bitter pill to swallow. The girls needed a win to get into the championship match but lost a heart breaker by a score of 8-6.  Sunday the girls again played Redlands  for 3rd place. The game was tied 6-6 with less than a minute to play. Redlands got a lucky steal and scored the game winner with seconds to play.   We had a great time rooting for the girls and visiting and cheering with all the parents and families that came to watch the game. Someday the water polo gods will learn the secret to success.

With Kelly in – YOU WIN