"Those at the top of the mountain didn't just fall there." -Mercedes Oestermann van Essen
A loss is only a loss if you walk away gaining nothing from the experience. After a rough match to Iowa we were able to experience where we eventually want to be and surpass as a competitive division one program. While often times it is hard to always enjoy "the process," it is in fact still part of "the process" and a necessary bump in the road that makes us stronger on the way. Taking the learning experience and tucking it in the back of our mind, we decided as a team before walking off the Iowa field to make every day of practice this week one in which gets us closer to the top, to reach new self-limits, and to challenge each other to get better before the end of each training session. We may not be able to see the top of the mountain just yet, but we all have an image of what it will be like when we get there and the process of getting there will be that much sweeter knowing we didn't just fall there.Â