Indian Hill At Ursuline Academy Field Hockey

Another Senior night. A request came in and I was able to shuffle my schedule so I could make the game. I do remember getting my first bug bite of the season during the Varsity game. I put bug spray on my arms and around my ankles but did not think to get my hands. That bug was definitely on my hand for awhile but I got it during a quick stop in play. It was my shooting hand so I did not want to move it until I had a good chance of not missing anything. That bite itched for days! Just a couple images from the JV game followed by a few from the Varsity match-up.

It was getting pretty dark especially since there are no field lights. So I had to slow the shutter speed down which causes some blurring. I actually like this motion blur.
Varsity game

The goalie surveying her domain.

A poke save.

St. Ursula At Ursuline Academy

I will probably always remember these games just because when I left for the games there was no power at the house and when I got home I had power! It was a nice little welcome home. But the games themselves were great. Here are a few images from the JV and Varsity games.

This is why they wear a mask.

Ouch!

St. Ursula At Mt. Notre Dame Field Hockey

I got to the Varsity game a bit early and found shade under the lone tree at the end of the field. It became a pretty popular place before the start of the game. The sun was definitely hot and the humidity was not helping things.

The Varsity team played first as there are no lights on the field. So the JV gets stuck playing in whatever light is left. The first game was very intense and ended up going to overtime. The game officially ended in a tie after nobody scored in overtime. A big crowd stuck around to watch the JV teams compete and the level of intensity was the same. Here are some images from the games:

This athlete took a ball to the face\eye during warm-ups yet played the entire game. You could definitely see her eye was swollen but did not look too bruised at first. I am sure by the end of the day it had some nice color to it. Hopefully she suffered no serious injuries.

You can see she did not shy away from any action even after getting hit in warm-ups.





St. Ursula changed jersey's at half to help tell the teams apart.

Ursuline at Mt. Notre Dame

Back to a little field hockey. The JV and Varsity teams played on September 20th at Mt. Notre Dame. I do remember it being a little bit cooler weather than the last time I covered field hockey. Plus there is a tree on the sidelines I could stand under for shade before the games. There is a rivalry between these 2 teams. The last Ursuline game I covered there were MND players there scouting the team. I made a mental note to see if I had room in my schedule to cover this game. Luckily I did. Even though the Varsity game was first I am showing the JV images first followed by the Varsity ones.

One goalie save.
Concentration.
And then the other goalie save.
Varsity game.

I put this one in black and white because I thought it showed the incredible muscle definition this player has better.

Start of a defensive play.
The follow-thru looks painful!
A little unintentional motion blur.

St. Ursula at Ursuline Academy

Some more field hockey for a change of pace. These games took place on September 12th. (yes, still behind on posting) Definitely a rivalry and there were a lot of supporters for both schools. Because there are no lights at the field the JV team plays after the Varsity team. But sticking with the way I usually post, the JV game images are first.

Nice divot.

Varsity starts here with a stick reach in.


Nice stop of the ball!


Collisions do occur.