This weekend I am on the road with the UNC men’s lacrosse team as they take on Duke in the quarterfinals at Navy. We left UNC at 4pm Friday and arrived later that night at our hotel in Annapolis. We were treated to Jimmy Johns on the bus. Waiting for us when we arrived at the hotel was pizza and chicken cheese steaks. Yum, yum.
Today Geoff and Ellen Hunt, parents of midfielder Ben Hunt, were kind enough to host the team at their beautiful house just off the Severn River for lunch, one day before playing Duke in the quarterfinals. It takes a certain level of bravery to host a lunch for a bus full of hungry lacrosse players, but they were up to challenge. Within 5 minutes, the first 10 feet of subs was gone. Luckily they had backups ready to go. While eating, we watched Albany and UMBC play on ESPNU.
I am at the hotel now and at 4pm we leave for practice at the stadium. I believe tonight we are having dinner at the Staines house. Tomorrow is the big game against Duke.