SPECIAL THANKS!!

I would just like to say a special thank you to everybody involved with the Italy trip. We could not have had such an amazing experience if it was not for the people behind the scenes. Thank you firstly to our Athletic Director Brett Adams for his support of the trip for both teams. To Chip Rouse, the faculty member that conducted a one credit course for the student-athletes. To Jason Eichelberger, our Sports Information Director, for helping me update the blog and for the publicity on the website. To the parents that supported their daughters going to Italy and to the parents that came with us who helped make sure that things ran smoothly. The hotel staff were all very helpful and our tour guide Antonella was a great help. I also want to say a big thank you to John Plevyak, the Head men's soccer coach at Stevenson, and his assistant's Thomas Kane and Mike Radcliffe. John is a very good friend and we both work very well together. His team was very responsible and helped make sure the girls were safe, I am so happy both teams went together.

I would not be showing my appreciation to all these people if it was not for the company that organized the whole trip. Eric McAleer and Sara Kenney from Excel International Sports are responsible for this trip of a lifetime. If any college team wants to go on an international trip to Italy then I would without doubt highly recommend going to this beautiful country. The people of Italy welcomed our team with open arms and the host teams treated our teams with the upmost respect.

Lastly and for me the most important, Thank you to my players!! We accomplished a lot in such a short amount of time. To be able to go to Venice, Florence, Rome and play 3 games in 9 days takes a lot of energy, enthusiasm, patience and an open mind to explore a culture completely different than our own here in the States. The players made Stevenson University proud and I know I will never forget the good times we had in Italy. We played as a team and had fun off the field as a team, I hope we can continue to support and respect each other next season and beyond.