Monday, October 12, 2009:

Good morning to all and I hope the week-end was great! We won our game on Sunday by a score of 2:1! that makes our record at the moment 9 wins 2 losses and 1 tie! A far cry better than last year, that is for sure.

Now to the game itself. I knew after the emotional and tense game we endured on Friday evening, against the number 12 team in the nation, Trinity University, we would be hard pressed to duplicate that effort on Sunday. I was correct! We came out very flat, just like we did against Oglethorpe the previous Sunday. We were emotionally and physically drained to start the game. We gave up a goal in the 28th minute, but we would find ourselves getting some good chances to score in the remainder of the first half, but to no avail and the score would remain 0:1 at the half. We made some changes at halftime in our approach and our intensity started to pick up and take over the game during the second half. In the 63rd minute a great cross from Sean Head to an onrushing Andrew Shelton would knot the score at 1 a piece. Andrew Shelton's goal was a diving header and a great one at that. Our winning goal was tallied by Sean Head with an assist from Tony Crocker in the 80th minute. That is how the game would end, 2 to 1 for BSC.

It was certainly not a pretty game by any stretch of the imagination, but sometimes winning "ugly" can be a great catalyst for the remainder of the season. What winning 'ugly" can do is make the team acutely aware that they are good enough to overcome anything in a game in order to secure a victory. We did that in this game. I truly believe that they now know they can win every time they step on the field regardless of the circumstances. They have also learned the meaning of "battling" to the final whistle is blown and they are back in the locker room! Good teams always find ways to win and great teams do it with a sort of arrogance. That arrogance is not cockiness, but confidence in that, no matter what the score is or how poorly they are playing, they will always win by "battling" to the end! We are on the verge of some great things and only time will give us the momentum to achieve these great things!

Our next game is this Thursday, October 15 at 7 PM against Maryville College on our field. So, I hope to see you all at the game and wish each of you a great start to the week.

Best regards,
Coach G from Birmingham, AL