The Naval Academy ladies’s lacrosse workforce might have completed their season in May, however a pre-game ritual went viral as many loved their patriotic tribute to the late Toby Keith.
To hype themselves up earlier than a recreation towards Holy Cross within the Patriot League semifinal, the ladies’s lacrosse workforce sang Keith’s hit tune “Courtesy of the Red, White And Blue” within the locker room.
Midfielder Sydney Beitler, a freshman from Darnestown, Maryland, led the way in which in the course of a circle, as her teammates stood round with arms round one another’s shoulders.
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Navy gamers huddle earlier than the sport. The University of North Carolina Tar Heels hosted the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen on May 20, 2017, at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, NC in an NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament Quarterfinal match. Navy received the sport 16-14. (Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
They have been clearly belting the tune and actually entering into it as Beitler made a faux “suckerpunch” at senior goalkeeper Anne Culicerto from Charlotte, North Carolina, enjoying on the lyrics of the tune.
The Instagram video, then, cuts to the Naval Academy’s recreation towards Holy Cross, the place they’re seen scoring objectives and celebrating with Keith now singing the tune with the workforce within the background.
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The Naval Academy went on to crush Holy Cross in that semifinal recreation, 19-5, with Emily Messinese and Tori DiCarlo scoring 4 objectives apiece within the victory.
The video, which was reposted by OutKick, obtained tons of optimistic feedback beneath from fellow patriots who beloved what they noticed from this group of future feminine midshipmen.
Navy head coach Cindy Timchal talks to her workforce earlier than the sport. The University of North Carolina Tar Heels hosted the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen on May 20, 2017, at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in an NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament Quarterfinal match. Navy received the sport 16-14. (Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
“This is the perfect factor you will notice all day!!” one X person wrote.
Another added: “Toby can be so proud! These ladies are firstclass patriots! Never watched ladies’s lacrosse recreation in my life however they received a brand new fan in me!”
Unfortunately, the Naval Academy weren’t capable of end the season on a excessive be aware, as they fell to No. 7 Loyola within the Patriot League Championship closing, 12-11, in additional time.
Navy’s Kelly Larkin (7) throughout participant introductions. The University of North Carolina Tar Heels hosted the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen on May 20, 2017, at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in an NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament Quarterfinal match. Navy received the sport 16-14. (Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
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But there’s no doubting the chemistry these feminine midshipmen have with one another coming into subsequent season, because it’s protected to say that enthusiasm – and patriotism – shall be on full show.
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