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The Daily OrangeFH | Headed into final game, goal record still in sight for SU
By Zach Zagger
Posted: 10/25/07, 12:39 AM EST Section: Sports
The day before the final regulation home game of senior Jessica Lerew's Syracuse field hockey career, one target still stands out in her mind: beating the all-time SU record for most goals scored in the season.
Amid all the emotions that come at the end of a senior season, and the fact SU will be playing in the Big East tournament in less than two weeks, this one target remains Lerew's focus. It is a shared sentiment with the other two seniors on the team: Brittany Angellella and Gloria Nantulya.
Their focus is merely a reflection of new head coach Ange Bradley's philosophy, which in just one season she has imparted on the three seniors. It's indicative of not just Bradley's aim to break the goal-scoring record, but the competitive spirit the new coach has brought to the SU program.
The Orange (12-5, 3-3) will take on Central New York rival Cornell (7-6) tonight at 7 p.m. at Coyne Field, in the final regular season home game for SU. The three seniors and graduate student Leigh Fawcett will be honored before the game.
"It's sad that it's coming to an end," Angellella said, "because we've been playing with these people for so many years."
Seniors Angellella, Nantulya, and Lerew have all played together for the last four years. The first three of those were under former head coach Kathleen Parker. The trio was forced into a position this season where they would have to step into leadership roles as veterans while adjusting to a new coach's system.
All three are playing, by their own admissions, the best seasons of their careers and have led the Orange to an appearance in the Big East tournament for the first time since they were freshmen.
"It was a positive change for our program because Ange Bradley taught us a lot of things that we did not know, so I think that it has only helped us," Angellella said. "She has made us a more intense team."
Amid all the emotions that come at the end of a senior season, and the fact SU will be playing in the Big East tournament in less than two weeks, this one target remains Lerew's focus. It is a shared sentiment with the other two seniors on the team: Brittany Angellella and Gloria Nantulya.
Their focus is merely a reflection of new head coach Ange Bradley's philosophy, which in just one season she has imparted on the three seniors. It's indicative of not just Bradley's aim to break the goal-scoring record, but the competitive spirit the new coach has brought to the SU program.
The Orange (12-5, 3-3) will take on Central New York rival Cornell (7-6) tonight at 7 p.m. at Coyne Field, in the final regular season home game for SU. The three seniors and graduate student Leigh Fawcett will be honored before the game.
"It's sad that it's coming to an end," Angellella said, "because we've been playing with these people for so many years."
Seniors Angellella, Nantulya, and Lerew have all played together for the last four years. The first three of those were under former head coach Kathleen Parker. The trio was forced into a position this season where they would have to step into leadership roles as veterans while adjusting to a new coach's system.
All three are playing, by their own admissions, the best seasons of their careers and have led the Orange to an appearance in the Big East tournament for the first time since they were freshmen.
"It was a positive change for our program because Ange Bradley taught us a lot of things that we did not know, so I think that it has only helped us," Angellella said. "She has made us a more intense team."
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