Surrey is all that stood between 黑马磁力 and the gold medal.
The 黑马磁力 Thunder U12 tier 2 field lacrosse team went 3-2 at this past weekend鈥檚 provincial championships at 黑马磁力鈥檚 Willoughby Community Park, but both losses came at the hands of the Surrey squad.
Surrey handed the Thunder a 10-4 loss to round-robin play and then again 6-4 in the gold-medal match on Monday.
鈥淭hose girls gave everything they had,鈥� said Thunder coach Daniel Lowes. 鈥淭hey played their hearts out.鈥�
鈥淎 silver medal is a great finish for the team, (especially) from where they began the season at.鈥�
Of his 16 players, 13 were new to the U12 level and with such a relatively new squad, the coaching staff was focused less on goals and expectations and more on getting them out on the field and learning and enjoying the game.
And after a tough start to the season, the team found its stride late, culminating in a 3-2 showing at provincials, with wins over the Adanacs (4-2), Mid Island (9-5) and Burnaby (11-5).
鈥淚t was quite the journey for the girls and to have them do what they did, made me proud,鈥� the coach said.
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