UCSC's Women's Lacrosse
Donation protected
Hi we are the UCSC Women's lacrosse team.
The team was founded in 2009 by our own Janine Sung. With hard work she was able to get us recognized as an official Division II team in the Western Women's Lacrosse League.
In 2012, our team placed 3rd in the entire league, and five of our players received All League Awards for their athletic performance. We were invited to Nationals, and although we didn't have the funds, it was still an honor to, after only 3 years, have made it to championships
Our 2013 season proved to be even more successful, for we placed 1st in the league! 5 more of our girls were given All League Awards. Again, we were unable to go to Nationals.
We did not make it to championships in 2014. Two of our players were given All League Awards. We are very excited and have high hopes for our 2015 season.
Currently our university can only fund a certain number of sports teams, and women's lacrosse is not on the list. Your support would mean a lot to us.
What will we use the money for?
Without funding from the school, we do not get free use of our own field, we do not get transportation to away games, and we have to pay for our own tournament fees. This year the east field on campus is closed so we have to find other locations to host our home games. In the past we have used a field at a local highschool. This field is not that great. Many of our girls and girls from other teams have rolled their ankles. We also have to line this field by ourselves and buy the paint to do so.
Money that is donated to us will go towards:
-gas for the team members who have to drive us to our tournaments all the way in Santa Barbara and other away games
-fees that keep us in the league
-fees that allow us to play in tournaments
-paint to line the field
-plane tickets to Nationals
We have worked hard to be recognized in lacrosse communities all over California. In 2013 we almost had to disband the team because we didn't have money to get to our away games. Luckily, some donations from a few generous parents saved us, and we were able to finish out the season. This year most of our games are away and we don't want to have this problem again.
We need your help:
We aren't allowed to fund raise on school property, so we've had to get creative. Sometimes, popular restaurants around town will help us out, and although they've helped us stay afloat, it's never been enough to get us to Nationals.
Even if we don't reach our goal, and even if we still don't have enough to go to Nationals, every little bit counts.
As amazing as it would be to go to Nationals our main goal is to be able to pay our fees so that we can play our games. Because this is all about playing lacrosse for us. We love the sport, and we'd like to continue playing!
Please donate if you can, and if not, we thank you for taking the time to read about us! GO SLUGS!
The team was founded in 2009 by our own Janine Sung. With hard work she was able to get us recognized as an official Division II team in the Western Women's Lacrosse League.
In 2012, our team placed 3rd in the entire league, and five of our players received All League Awards for their athletic performance. We were invited to Nationals, and although we didn't have the funds, it was still an honor to, after only 3 years, have made it to championships
Our 2013 season proved to be even more successful, for we placed 1st in the league! 5 more of our girls were given All League Awards. Again, we were unable to go to Nationals.
We did not make it to championships in 2014. Two of our players were given All League Awards. We are very excited and have high hopes for our 2015 season.
Currently our university can only fund a certain number of sports teams, and women's lacrosse is not on the list. Your support would mean a lot to us.
What will we use the money for?
Without funding from the school, we do not get free use of our own field, we do not get transportation to away games, and we have to pay for our own tournament fees. This year the east field on campus is closed so we have to find other locations to host our home games. In the past we have used a field at a local highschool. This field is not that great. Many of our girls and girls from other teams have rolled their ankles. We also have to line this field by ourselves and buy the paint to do so.
Money that is donated to us will go towards:
-gas for the team members who have to drive us to our tournaments all the way in Santa Barbara and other away games
-fees that keep us in the league
-fees that allow us to play in tournaments
-paint to line the field
-plane tickets to Nationals
We have worked hard to be recognized in lacrosse communities all over California. In 2013 we almost had to disband the team because we didn't have money to get to our away games. Luckily, some donations from a few generous parents saved us, and we were able to finish out the season. This year most of our games are away and we don't want to have this problem again.
We need your help:
We aren't allowed to fund raise on school property, so we've had to get creative. Sometimes, popular restaurants around town will help us out, and although they've helped us stay afloat, it's never been enough to get us to Nationals.
Even if we don't reach our goal, and even if we still don't have enough to go to Nationals, every little bit counts.
As amazing as it would be to go to Nationals our main goal is to be able to pay our fees so that we can play our games. Because this is all about playing lacrosse for us. We love the sport, and we'd like to continue playing!
Please donate if you can, and if not, we thank you for taking the time to read about us! GO SLUGS!
Organizer
Yesenia Jimenez
Organizer
Santa Cruz, CA
