Having Double the Fun with Club and Intramural Sports

Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been a competitive athlete. I played almost every sport growing up including soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, cross country, gymnastics, dance, and more. Whether it was watching the Tennessee Volunteers on TV or having my dad pitch to me in Little League, sports have always been a significant part of my life and an important component further connecting my family. Because of my investment in sports, I knew I wanted to continue playing sports in college.

My dad has been very influential in my love for sports. He played sports all throughout his life and for the past fifteen years has been coaching different levels of sports teams. During my junior and senior year of high school, I was the team manager for my dad’s lacrosse team. It was honestly the highlight of my high school career. I had the time of my life being the coach’s daughter and being in charge of the game day book with all of the players’ stats. I started practicing with the girls’ team and attended lacrosse clinics. I picked up the sport relatively quickly and just fell in love with it. 

The girls’ team head coach gave me all of my lacrosse gear, I just needed a team to play for. My dad really wanted me to play for the women’s varsity lacrosse team, but with my very busy schedule and other priorities, it just was not a realistic commitment for me. During the Student Involvement and Activities Fair of my freshmen year, I discovered the women’s club lacrosse team table. I immediately put my name down and could not wait to share the exciting news with my dad.

Playing on the women’s club lacrosse team at Bloomsburg has been a lot of fun. We play year-round, practice about two or three times a week, and compete against other women’s club lacrosse teams on weekends. We usually play against Bucknell, Lafayette, Towson, Lehigh, and more. We got new and sharp looking uniforms last year and did a team photoshoot in them. I always wanted to be a part of a media day, and the pictures turned out great. 

My freshmen year I started out playing midfield and then got moved to attack. We do not have coaches; instead we have team captains who run the practices, schedule our games, and an executive board who takes care of everything in between. We have fundraiser events which are always fun to be a part of. I'm happy to be a part of a team with other females who love lacrosse as much as I do.

This past semester, Bloomsburg's Intramural Sports Office offered powder puff. For those who don't know, powder puff is women’s flag football. As soon as I saw that, I knew I had to get a team together and sign up right away. I've been wanting to play powder puff ever since I was in high school. The perfect opportunity finally presented itself during my senior year. I recruited some of my friends to play and got enough friends to have a team. 

Our team’s name was the Blitz Babes. We only needed four girls on the field to play, and that’s exactly what we had. Even without any subs or extra girls, we were able to play a full season and even made it to the championship playoff game. We won! It was such an exciting game going all the way into double overtime. My team scored the winning T-shirts, which I have been wanting for quite some time now. This has been one of the highlights of my college experience.

— Lillie Corino, a senior business administration and communication studies major at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg with an emphasis in management and organizational communication, is interning with the Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications this fall. She's a native of Bucks County who enjoys spending time with her family, pets, ESA, watching Friends, seeing Morgan Wallen in concert, playing lacrosse, and going shopping with her mom.

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