Alumni Day Hangover...

Well my hangover after Alumni Day has finally gone away... no no not really anything to do with beer... more about the day as a whole.  Allow me to explain - Alumni Day started out great like a typical soccer party at Drexel:  Everyone was excited to see all the guys you play soccer with in one place, you start off playing a game thats a lot of fun, jokes are flying and spirits are high, mix in some food and a bigger crowd and things are looking up!  However, Alumni Day also ended a lot like a typical party at Drexel back in the day:  By the end of it Ray Nedbal was no where to be found, Johnny Martin had left early again, Thiago was at the bar by himself calling everyone to hurry them up, but mainly that there was a huge sense of disappointed in the "main attraction" - The turnout of females in the case of the party, and the turnout of the varsity game in the case of Alumni Day...  UNC Wilmington dropped Drexel like "Russell Himelein through a pong table"...It was slow, painful to watch, and Drexel never really put any effort into the fight.

A fluke goal, where the UNC midfielder was just as surprised as everyone else in attendance that his volley went in, was one of the only exciting moments of the match (and it happened in the 1st half).  Neither team played very well and in the end the large crowd of alumni and supporters left feeling frustrated that the boys hadn't shown more spirit.  Nate Baker was one of the only players that seemed to play with any kind of chip on his shoulder.  Check out the official game recap and box score on drexeldragons.com.

A huge Thank You has to be extended to Drexel Athletics for putting on a great Alumni Day.  No complaints from any alumni other than to leave the beer and food out a little longer, but who didn't see that coming haha...  Also, a Man of the Match "Special Nomination" to Associate Director of Sports Information Britt Faulstick, for two expertly crafted tributes to former Drexel coaches Lew Meehl & Johnson Bowie.  Britt has been making all of us sound like much better soccer players than we really were for years.  Instead of some kind of award for the quality of his work he gets stuck with Chris Schieve as his full-time graduate assistant for the next 2 years, poor guy.  Stay strong Britt...  

Drexel drops to a last place 0-2 in the CAA and gets prepared to face George Mason tomorrow at Vidas Field @7:00pm (Ineligibles tailgate as always around 5:00pm with free food and appropriate beverages supplied by Cavanaugh's Restaurant & Sports Bar).

Drexel has struggled the past few years against George Mason.  Mark Stevenson's header goal in 2007 was the last time the Dragons beat the Patriots (1-0).  In 2008, Cory Robertson picked up a red card for tackling a kid on a breakaway and we finished the game with a 2-0 loss, Mason went on to win the CAA that year.  In 2009, surprise surprise Drexel got their asses kicked (3-1) at home (you'll start to see that trend I as reference the 2009 season more).

Hope to see you at the game tomorrow night @7:00pm.

Check out the official pre-match write up by "Man of the Match" Britt Faulstick on drexeldragons.com shortly.