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Show APRIL 2000 H8gLlg Fe flUie love off the ST CHRISTINE JACKSON nM women's lacrosse players have put their heart and souls into playing lacrosse at the college level. They have no funding, no University support, and a struggling new league to play in, but they play. There is no BYU women's lacrosse team, and there may not be any time soon, but that hasn't stopped BYU's girls from competing. There called Wasatch South Lacrosse. Girls have been getting together for years to play a sport from home that they loved. Lacrosse originated in the east and is just beginning to gain popularity in the "We were very patient, had some very good Brooke Foulger said she really wants to work towards becoming a BYU team. "I believe that we'll bring Utah the sport of lacrosse," she said. "Because we're good we can raise the level of play in Utah." Emily Walker, like most of the girls, played the sport all through high school. "I was glad there was a team here," she said. "It's kind of a different level of the game, but it's fun." Colby Englund is the coach of this year's tight team of twenty. With the minimal competition in Utah, the team has been undefeated as long as they have existed, and this year is no exception. Their latest tournament, played at a field in Orem, turned out to show some steady competition. The . I i T in west. A few years ago the team joined SHOtS. BaSICally it WaS the Cougars, or Wasatch . f . soutn, still dominated best game all around" and won aii of four games. I hey deteated the University of a league here Utah. Each year they have become more and more organized as more and more girls want to play and more and more teams start here in the west. They play club teams from the Unversity of Utah, Utah State, Weber State, and Salt Lake. They've also played some Division three schools in Colorado, such as Regis University. This year Utah's women's league joined the United States Women's Lacrosse Association and things keep getting better. They even have a coach. Erin Foulger, a student from Potomac, Maryland, has taken on the responsibility of coaching the team for the past two years. Through fund raisers such as a big party thrown every year the team has raised enough money to get uniforms and affors a coach. Each girl pays ninety dollars to be in the league. Colby Englund, Head Coach Utah 12-8, Weber State 9-7 and10-6 in a second game, and Utah State 9-2. Englund said he has a vision of the team becoming NCAA. "We would be the forerunners, the ones who basically started it," he said. After the tournament he said he thought the team was united. "We showed some really good team work, we passed really well in the last game," he said. "We were very patient, had some very good shots. Basically it was the best game all around." Alex McKinnon said she felt pretty good about the games. "Since the other teams don't have as much experience as most of the players on our team we tend to play down a little," she said. "But it's a lot of fun. We really just like to play." And no matter what, they'll always play. D BYU Women's Lacrosse team known as the Wasatch South Lacrosse, having fun and winning along the way, boast four sets of sisters. Pictured above is this years Lacrosse Ladies: Alex McKinnon, Ashley Parker, Nancy Morgan, Emily Walker, Nikki Morris, Katie Checketts, Shannon Petty, and sisters: Erin & Brooke Foulger, Amber & Alena Englund, Laurie & Christine Jackson, Christina & Elise Smith. L 0 i CALL NOW FOR 6 Monthly Fees! ild line Fees! ATTBMTIOM it UXLJ mm SPB7B SOBS! Our newest advantage: A Meiv ieffmvoy (Cruise! n!y A Feu (CaLbSnc IqM For ALL your travel needs, plus earn prize points on trips,; cruises, & airline ticket purchases,, TWO EASY STEPS:;$ 1) Preston Travel - 1-800-531-0741 -". " 2) Book the following prices: " . ; - For imformation on additional cruises to: The Mexican Baia Pacific Northwest Alaska Please call 224-2582 or Preston Travel The Pacific Northwest SeattleVictoHaVancouverSeattle 3 Night Cruise... ........:.......$349person 'May 15, 2000 4 Night Cruise.... ..........$393person May 19, 20C0 Prices include port charges.".4.3rd4th Passengers Go FREE GROUP TRAVEL 14 |