That's a Wrap!

Stolle, Cory, Justin, Buzz, Max, Vignola, Nate, Baf, Thiago

Last Saturday Drexel displayed more heart, grit and determination than the fans at Vidas have seen from them all season.  Almost every senior honored got the starting nod and a hefty dose of overdue playing time.  The only senior missing out was the injured Max Crockett.  The end product of the night was a hard fought match with one of the premier teams in the CAA where Drexel came up just short of a victory due to a pair of truly unfairly accurate ODU srtikes.  Seniors Cory Rohlfsen and Andrew Stolle played particularly well for The Dragons in the 3-2 loss to Old Dominion.  All of the seniors had great games, to the point where you have to ask yourself why these guys didn't see more of the pitch all season?  

Man of the Match:  This one was tough.  Cory Rohlfsen certainly made a case for himself tearing it up down the right flank and getting himself a slick back-heal goal, the first of his career.  Andrew Stolle made his effort clear as well, an absolute workhorse in the center of the park Stolle was winning tackles and solidifying the backbone of the team all game.  Seeing as it was senior day and we're all about sunbeams and rainbows here on The Ineligibles... I'm giving it to both of them.  Way to finish boys.

"POOP SQUAD" Player of the Game:  I knew this one before the game even started.  Just after the senior presentations and before the starting lineups were even announced this clown solidified his place among the Poop Squad Legends.  Thiago "Fabino Chicharito Messi" Assumpcao is Poop Squad Player of the Game on a senior day that wasn't really even his. Asking our administration to go out of their way to involve him in the senior day ceremony is fair enough for Thiago, who had missed 2 seasons due to 2 successive ACL tears.  However, indulging in this ceremony then collecting the framed action photo and alumni scarf before (excuse my language pretty please...) F@%KING OFF to go out drinking for the night all before the game even started...  ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?  I made my frustration with this kind of behavior clear at the various alumni events after the game at a few bars and the only response I received was exactly what I expected... "(disappointed head shake) classic Thiago..." Fabio would not approve.

Check out the official game recap and box score on drexeldragons.com.

With no more games to look forward to for the Vidas Field faithful, its time now for thank yous and appreciation.  With a long off season there will certainly be time to get into the end-season outlook & CAA playoff news as well as talk more about all the off season comings and goings - the banquet, alumni events, recruiting etc., so we can take a break from the buzz for just a little bit.  

I do want to add a special and sincere thank you to Cavanaugh's Restaurant & Sports Bar!  Cavanaugh's, or "Classy Cav's" as many of its faithful patrons over the years have dubbed it, has been serving the university city community for way longer than I care to research.  So as you roam around university city grabbing a few beers, watching a game or jumping in on college nights on Wednesdays make sure you stop by Cavanaugh's over on 119th South 39th Street (@ Sansom St.), and show your support for our #1 sponsor of The Ineligibles.  Cavanaugh's has done wonders in helping to get The Ineligibles off the ground since we started in 2009 and on behalf of all of us we would like to extend this Thank You!