 Welcome to the coaches corner. I'm Joe Wamba joined now with field hockey head coach Laurel Martin and coach two different types of games last week. First of all, winning in a big way against Hote at home. Right. Yeah, no Hote was an exciting game. We got to let everybody on the team play. And everyone had a lot of energy. And it was an exciting win for us, obviously. Having everybody involved in those types of games is really important in getting the younger people and players some experience is really valuable in this season. It is. Yeah, we have a pretty large squad and not everyone sees the field. We do actually get a lot more kids in the field than most other schools. So we try to do that. But it's good to see kids out there that don't normally see the field and see what they can do and just raise the overall morale and energy on the team. Yeah, it definitely would lead to some optimism when more players get involved and contribute and score. Right. So that was really exciting to see some of the younger players get on the scoreboard. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, yeah, Emma Adams made her first official goal with little time left on the clock. And that was a big goal for a lot of reasons. And so she was excited and as was the team. Yep, and Rosemary had a really large game out there. Rosie had an outstanding game. So she knocked in quite a few goals. And I thought she had another one, but it was real close. It was an exciting game for her and for her senior year to start to put it together and score a lot as neat as well. And then moving forward in the week on Saturday, two to one, in double overtime, another overtime finish for you guys. Tough one to take. But what are the points that you can turn in a positive turn on that performance? Yeah, I mean, I think that that game kind of simulates our season as a total this year. We just continue to work and work. And just luck doesn't fall our way or the inability to put it all together. We're just a little bit shy. And that is exemplary in our season as a total this year. But the kids just don't give up. They don't. They just don't. And we just keep. And I know the coaching staff doesn't give up. That's not part of our human nature. But that sums it up. We've got a young youthful group. And we want to have a great remaining two games to send off the upperclassmen, the seniors, with a smile. And we have a lot of opportunity for the future. And I have the privilege of having my office in the stadium. I get to see every team practice, yours being one of them. And field hockey, they're running. You're working hard all the time. And it shows in the games, too. It's just unfortunate that the ball isn't just kicking our way. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, we've got some really key players on our team, a lot of really key players that are sort of going through a slump right now. And that happens in sport. And I think what's going to be interesting to see is how do we rebound from that? How do those individuals rebound from that? And if they can rebound, if they know that they will, and that this is just something that we all go through in life. We've got a lot of positive things in the future. And looking at this week, you got Wilson this evening and heading out to Lebanon Valley over the weekend. Right. So first of all, let's talk about the Wilson game. It's out of conference. What does it do for getting back into the conference game, the type of performance that you're looking for from tonight? Well, I mean, Wilson's going to be an exciting game for us because it's another opportunity to play hard and to get kids to build some more confidence. And it will be interesting to me to see how we rebound. And if we come out on fire and we do what we're capable of doing, and if we do do what we're capable of doing, then we should have another situation similar to hood where we can get a lot of kids to see playing time and to raise the morale again. And that ultimately is my goal, but not something I can control. I have to count on the kids to do that. And hopefully those efforts will translate into a performance on Saturday at Lebanon Valley with the morale being high and people having that work ethic and drive to continue what they've been doing all season long. Right. I mean, I think that the game at Lebanon Valley is, again, going to be an interesting way to see how we rebound, not having a chance at playoffs at this point in stage, and LeVal still being in the mix. We might foil their opportunities. And that's not the goal. The goal is not to foil LeVal. The goal is for us to play our top caliber game, with the best players we can, to finish the season high so that we can carry that momentum into the off season and carry that morale. And I think that's an evenly matched game. It could go either way. And I look forward to seeing how we play today, as well as on Saturday. And, Coach, we're looking forward to it as well. And best of luck on the pitch with both those games. She's Laura Martin. I'm Joe Waman. This has been the Coach's Corner.