By Harry Tovey
USW lacrosse coach Callum Roszell spelt out the challenging situation his team are in after defeat to UWE 1sts – their fourth successive loss.
The newly formed team went out of the cup in a 23-2 reverse against their rivals from across the bridge, but Roszell refused to criticise.
He said: “We are a very fresh squad, a lot of our players are new to lacrosse and we only train once week which doesn’t help.
“I am seeing improvements from all angles and a lot of the players are growing in confidence every game.”
USW never threw in the towel despite the UWE onslaught, as Amber-Maddox Moore scored twice for the hosts in a game where the result did not reflect the overall balance of play.
Roszell added: “It doesn’t really matter about the results as long as they are playing and giving their all, that’s more than I could ask for.
“I am really proud of the way they played today, it was a very competitive game.
“If you were a neutral watching you wouldn’t think we have been playing lacrosse for a couple of weeks.
“The players turn up to training each week and give it their all and I can see us improving every game.”
“They are a very aggressive side and were very drilled, but the girls kept up the fight.”
USW Goalkeeper Niente Ten Berge played a massive part in a positive performance as she made some impressive saves.
Roszell said of her display: “She’s our stand in player as we got an injury, so we might be looking to switch things around as she looked really good.”