Last night I decided to switch up my normal Wednesday night routine and venture out to see the women’s soccer game. Ironically enough, it was against their South Jersey rival, the Rowan Profs. Rowan just so happens to be the school nearest to my hometown and even closer to my high school, being considered “the one that everyone goes to,” so this was the perfect game to go watch.

After dinner, I met up with my friend Olivia and we headed out to get a seat. It was an added bonus that the admission to get in was free; I hadn’t known that before going to this game. We sat about midfield but soon realized that we were much farther away from the players than we had initially expected.  Looking out across the field, each girl looked like a much tinier version of herself; we did not realize before we came that the field would seem so far away. As we sat, we also admired the vast size of the field. Olivia had played high school soccer, and I have watched soccer for a better part of eight years my sister now plays in high school but this field seems surprisingly large to both of us. I remember watching high school soccer games thinking “Wow, these girls have to play on a field bigger than what football players play on,” and this field seemed even larger than that.

The game began, and it was good competition from the start. Coming from Cumberland county and going to school in Pittsgrove in Salem county, I have always heard the news about Rowan sports and how well they are faring for the season. It was interesting to watch them in action, especially against my new school’s team. I knew a few girls on the Rowan team from different parts of my life and had heard about a few of the Stockton girls, but had yet to come into contact with them. For most of the first half it was equally matched, both teams battling it out to see who would score first. Unfortunately, much to Stockton’s dismay, the game ended in a 2-0 loss for the Ospreys. They held their own and contended throughout the entire game. It was a lively and exciting experience for my first college soccer game, and I will most definitely be attending more Stockton sporting events in the future.