Daily Archives November 7, 2007

Stephanie Geehan '10 raised her arms and swatted the ball, blocking Bridgeport's first shot. With that, the women's basketball season was underway. Fairfield and Division II Bridgeport met Friday night at the Arena at Harbor Yard for an exhibition match-up featuring two local schools.

On this particular night, there wasn't even the slightest hint of anger in Head Coach Ed Cooley's voice. Following a game marked by turnovers, sloppy plays and a myriad of player rotations involving everyone on the Stags' roster, Cooley remained as composed and optimistic as ever.

On a night when seniors on the men's soccer team were honored for their accomplishments, it was two freshmen who played the pivotal roles in the victory over the Iona Gaels Saturday night at Lessing Field. In the 98th minute, with the game in overtime and the scored tied at zero, forward Matthew Uy '11 was taken down hard as he hustled to get control of the ball about 20 yards away from the goal.

I'll be the first to say that I'm not perfect, but who are we kidding, you aren't either, so let's get right to the judging. Girls here at Fairfield are all virtually of the same mold, but they generally come from three different areas. There are two types of girls from Long Island.