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Saturday was game day again and kick-off was at 7pm so after pre-match we chilled out then went up to get changed. Another big crowd watching and the game was again on the internet and live commentary on the radio station.

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Thursday was game day and everyone knew about the game. We watched Clayton State vs Lander first, a bit of a shock result really because Lander beat Clayton State 1-0. We played at 7pm in freezing conditions of 27 degrees fahrenheit.

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Everyone was really excited around college ahead of tomorrow’s big game; it’s the first time in school history that we have qualified for the Nationals so it’s another record that we have set for the school this season. ..

After class we went to training, this time it was back to normal and we found out that we would be hosting the regional tournament for the Nationals. The first round of the Nationals is on Thursday, it’s really difficult to understand at first how it works out and I have only just understood it now. ..

I had to be up at 8am for my morning class which wasn’t nice after the long journey home last night. We all had class as normal and then it was practice at 4pm. The lads that had played in yesterdays match just did some jobs around the changing rooms ..

The girls’ final was the first match played and it was between Queens and Belmont Abbey. Queens won on penalties. Our game followed and again it was on the radio. The game was tight just as it was earlier in the season…

After progressing to the final we were now staying until Sunday night so we collected our Conference title at the banquet in the afternoon and then we chilled out for the rest of the day. After eating in the evening we all went to the pictures and relaxed in preparation for the big game ahead. ..

Match: Stoke City Vs Crewe Alexandra

Bit of a local derby between ourselves and Crewe today and everyone was up for it. For the first ten minutes the game was scrappy with neither team willing to give the other any time or space on the ball. ..

The day of the semi-final. We played Belmont Abbey in the evening so we got to watch the other semi final between Queens and Pfeiffer, Queens won 2-1. After we had eaten we got ready to play against Belmont Abbey..

Today was a good day, after my lie-in we set off for Mount Olive College, which is 5 hours away near the coast, for the Conference tournament semi-finals and final which were being held over the weekend…

Game day, after classes we ate at 3pm and then got down to the training ground early to get taped up ready for the game. Tonight was the first game of the Conference tournament; we finished first in the Conference so we got to play against the 8th placed team…

Day before the game, and it was the same as normal or at least as normal as it could be due to the bad rain again. We watched the game tape from the Erskine game earlier in the year to remember how they played against us…