It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore covering the Final Four Men’s lacrosse tournament over Memorial Day. But here we are again just days from when teams across the nation will open their season on Saturday.
Last year, I spent the opening day at Duke University, covering their men’s team’s return to the field after having their 2006 season cancelled. This year, I will be at Fetzer Field covering the home opener for the North Carolina Tar Heels. This will be an important milestone for the year-long project I am doing with the men’s team. The season-opener is always filled with emotions as, unlike the scrimmages played the past two weekends, now we are playing “for keeps”. I’m really looking forward to taking photos on Saturday and spending time with the team before and after the game.
Carolina fans should check out the Tar Heels this Saturday at 1pm on Fetzer Field. If you are of the darker blue persuasion, Duke is also playing their home opener at 1pm.
Unfortunately, the home opener is at the exact same time as when the men’s basketball team plays VA Tech at home. This will be the first home basketball game that I have missed all year (I even went to all the exhibition games!)