Tailgaters Anonymous

It was your average winter day in January… well at least for Southern Californians. The sun was shining, it was warm and we were eating pizza! It was MCU’s first Lacrosse game of the season and we gathered to support our guys with a tailgate party.

Lacrosse was the first intercollegiate sport at Marymount and this spring marked our 6^th consecutive season. Six years of team building and organization proved its success when our guys scored 5 goals within the first 10 minutes. Team Captain, Alex Breshears, said that was a great start to a game. Ultimately Marymount dominated with a 14-2 win. What a great game! This happened to be the first Lacrosse game I had ever watched and also my first Marymount affiliated tailgate! That might sound strange coming from the student body president who is supposed to be involved with a little bit of everything at school, but I think that can attest to how much is actually going on here at Marymount California University.

Student supporters!

Annie McBride from Student Life organized the event with Brenda Solomon and Audra Platz from our Development department. Also from student life, Kelly Krusee and Megan Johnston were geared up for the game. We had Susan Garman - our Director of Service Learning, my amazing academic advisor Susie Martin, and even the President of Marymount California University, Dr. Michael Brophy. There were student workers, student supporters, and probably about 95% of the soccer team all out to support the team’s first game.

Dr. Brophy presented an award at half time to the ‘founding fathers’ of the Lacrosse team. Professor Patrick Webster and Academic Advising Counselor Michael Fileta were congratulated for their hard work in getting Lacrosse off the ground and securing a strong foundation for current coach Aaron Karsh.

The day was a great success! Even a few of the Lacrosse player's parents came to show their support. It’s quite refreshing to see support from all angles of our community, but you get used to it… that’s just how we roll!

President Michael Brophy, Patrick Webster, Michael Fileta, Aaron Karsh, Gary White, the Lacrosse team and myself :)