Since both of these teams are in the UCAA league with Union, the two losses will now influence their seeding in the UCAA tournament, which will be held here at Union during Parent s Weekend. On Tuesday September 28, Union played Middlebury College at home. The team came out strong and took the first game from a heavy hitting Middlebury squad, thereby holding a 1-0 advantage. However, Middlebury came back to win the next three and take the match. From the bench and the stands, anyone could see Union was the better team, running more plays, hitting harder and passing better than Middlebury.
Luck just wasn t on their side that day.
The Dutchwomen planned to redeem themselves from the unlucky loss to Middlebury with a quick win against a weaker, but not weak team, from the College of Saint Rose. Again, the Dutchwomen came out hitting hard and strong with a 15-7 win in the first game. Yet, once again, the tables turned and St. Rose took the next three games to win the match. Union, once more, was clearly the better team. This loss convinced the team that some drastic changes needed to be made.