Event #2: UNC Lacrosse

This past Friday night I went to my first ever lacrosse game! My roommate, my suitemate, and I decided on a whim to go because we had nothing else to do, but it ended up being really fun (even though it was extremely cold and my whole body was numb by the end of it). I never knew that they could just smack each other wherever with their stick as many times and as hard as they want until they get the ball. It looked extremely painful, but after we got used to it, it became very entertaining. We ended up getting really into the game like we would have at any other basketball or football game, which I did not expect to do. I know a few of the players on the team, so it was also cool to see them play the sport I had only heard them talk so much about. They played Navy, who are ranked number 9 nationally, so it was a big game since we are number 5. It was pretty much back and forth and close for the entire game. We ended up winning 9-8, and I was really excited!

It was really cool to experience something new and different as a UNC student. While I had always heard about lacrosse, I had never actually seen it played, and it was really exciting. We will definitely be going back to some more games! Connecting this to our class, it is clear that the audience of any sporting event is very important. Their involvement in the game has the ability to swing the players' emotions in either direction, from pumping them up to slowing them down. If they are cheering very loudly and participating in the game, the team tends to work harder and keeps their heart in the game. This then pleases the audience and keeps them interested in the event. It also could determine if they want to attend another game soon, like I do now following the exciting lacrosse game.