Submitted by Kelly

How is this championship going to be different than the one in 2006?  We are going to WIN it!

It’s hard to think about the differences from this year and the 2006 team.  I can come up with one!  The difference is that instead of 20 AWESOME Angels that played in 2006, we have 40 AWESOME Angel playing in 2009.  In 2006, we traveled by motor coach bus to Raleigh, NC with about 20 girls and we had to play 3 hard hitting, intense games in two days.  This year we have 30 some girls flying to Houston , TX to play 4 games in 2 days.  While we could’ve done the job in 2006, we had the passion, we had the desire, we just didn’t have the numbers.  This year, we have the passion, we have the desire, but this time we have the numbers!!!  It is not just the 15 people on the field, it’s also the 15 other people on the sidelines who can step on that field at any time and make the difference.

This opportunity is an exciting one!  I don’t even know how to begin to explain what it means to win a National Championship.  It’s one of the most surreal feelings in the world.  My senior year of college, we lost the National Championship by 1 try.  It was disheartening, I cried (only game I ever cried after), but the reason I cried wasn’t necessarily because the team lost, it was because I wanted so much to give my teammates the same feeling I felt 2 years earlier, the feeling of winning a National Championship.  That’s why this year is so important to me.  I want to give everyone of my teammates the gift of winning a National Championship!  That’s why I worked so hard to get back on the field this season, not just for me, but for all 40 of the Angels.  I want to experience the surreal feeling with this AWESOME group of girls and our dedicated, wonderful coach!