2008 Woodie Awards
Lancaster set to break own record
GOALIE: Hard work and experience give the team a confident player.
By: Robert Sanchez
Issue date: 10/14/04 Section: Sports
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Waiting at her position for action to come her way, she yells at her teammates and knows that she will be ready when needed.
After a missed shot by her teammates, the ball heads her way. All of her nervousness turns into energy and she becomes focused, knowing that she will have to do her job to keep her team in the game.
Watching the passing ball, Kelly Lancaster waits for it to come her way. Finally the shot comes.
Moving to her left, she blocks the shot. This is just another blocked shot for Lancaster, who did it 235 times last season, setting an EC women's water polo record.
"It was pretty cool to break that record. When coach Corey (Stanbury) told me what I have done, I was shocked," Lancaster said.
Last year, Lancaster's 235 block shots was the second most blocked shots in state and broke the school's previous record by almost 50 blocked shots.
Lancaster was a bright spot for a team last year, which had trouble winning throughout the season and finished the year with a 10-16 record.
"It was nice to know that I broke the record last year because I worked really hard and it feels good to see that it all paid off," Lancaster said.
Stanbury was not surprised by his goalies performance last year.
"Kelly is an awesome person to coach because she is really focused at practices and games and is serious about her academics," Stanbury said.
While it's nice to own the school record, Lancaster said she wants to break her own record in her final year to make sure that nobody will be able to surpass her.
"It would be cool to break my own record and it is a goal of mine this year," Lancaster said. "I have about ten games left, so I still have a chance."
Lancaster has 133 blocked shots so far this year, but while Stanbury said it would be nice for his star goalie to set a new record, he knows that if she does, it would probably mean more losses for the team.
"Our goal as a team is to have Kelly see less shots this year," Stanbury said. "If we can do that, then we would get better results."
After a missed shot by her teammates, the ball heads her way. All of her nervousness turns into energy and she becomes focused, knowing that she will have to do her job to keep her team in the game.
Watching the passing ball, Kelly Lancaster waits for it to come her way. Finally the shot comes.
Moving to her left, she blocks the shot. This is just another blocked shot for Lancaster, who did it 235 times last season, setting an EC women's water polo record.
"It was pretty cool to break that record. When coach Corey (Stanbury) told me what I have done, I was shocked," Lancaster said.
Last year, Lancaster's 235 block shots was the second most blocked shots in state and broke the school's previous record by almost 50 blocked shots.
Lancaster was a bright spot for a team last year, which had trouble winning throughout the season and finished the year with a 10-16 record.
"It was nice to know that I broke the record last year because I worked really hard and it feels good to see that it all paid off," Lancaster said.
Stanbury was not surprised by his goalies performance last year.
"Kelly is an awesome person to coach because she is really focused at practices and games and is serious about her academics," Stanbury said.
While it's nice to own the school record, Lancaster said she wants to break her own record in her final year to make sure that nobody will be able to surpass her.
"It would be cool to break my own record and it is a goal of mine this year," Lancaster said. "I have about ten games left, so I still have a chance."
Lancaster has 133 blocked shots so far this year, but while Stanbury said it would be nice for his star goalie to set a new record, he knows that if she does, it would probably mean more losses for the team.
"Our goal as a team is to have Kelly see less shots this year," Stanbury said. "If we can do that, then we would get better results."