Massapequa Girls Soccer

"#LowKeySwarm"

In the event that wasn't probably the most contradictory hashtag ever . . . Well, a minimum of because it relates to Massapequa women soccer.

A swarm, obviously, is not low-key, and their own it was exactly the same. No, this group was as talkative because it was gifted.

Let us return to August. 30. Produced on that day was the team's unofficial nickname - "The Swarm" - also it rapidly spread to social networking and soccer fields and, really, anywhere them went. It had been designed in chalk on drive-ways.

It grew to become a fight cry as gamers frequently screamed "SWARM!" towards the top of their lung area, and Cara Gallagher's father brought similar cheers one of the parents.

Then when Tara McBrien started a "low-key swarm" campaign (filled with Internet hashtags) after Massapequa won the Nassau Class AA championship, the collective reaction was: "What!?"

"It grew to become a running joke because we clearly were not low-key about anything, " senior Jessica Ammendola stated having a chuckle. "I was pretty obnoxious and try to speaking about ourselves."

Singing about themselves, too. The audience playfully remixed hit tunes as well as their bus rides frequently converted into dance contests. Even coach Bruce Stegner boogied lower a couple of occasions after large victories.

So when the Chiefs won another consecutive condition title recently in Cortland, they provided sure that everybody within earshot understood it. Which most likely incorporated a few of the neighboring cities upstate.

"Everything we did was 'swarm, swarm, swarm, ' also it stored building, " junior Becca Whitened stated. "It had been fun. We'd lots of confidence so we were not shy about this.Inch

But beneath that swagger and braggadocio was substance. There is talent, clearly, but resilience along with a genuine camaraderie were the real key points.

It had been an organization so close-knit that certain of their adopted traditions was watching before each playoff game exactly the same 30-minute highlight video, some which featured a slideshow of "uglie selfie" photos the gamers posted. "We've not a problem poking fun at ourselves and one another, " junior Melanie Hingher stated. "Everybody were built with a spontaneity about this.Inch

There have been periodic disputes over playing time, they accepted.

Having a roster so deep, potential stars would need to function as role gamers. "But we never allow that to get between us, " stated Gallagher, who alternated games at goalkeeper with Whitened.

"Everybody had exactly the same goal and when you walked around the bus, it had been concerning the group and winning for one another."

Throughout the 2010 nfl playoffs, All-New York defender Meghan McCabe experienced a bone bruise in her own right knee, an injuries initially feared to possess been a broken ligament. She came back for that county final, playing through discomfort.

And Massapequa's back line - "the OG defense squad, " a phrase they created themselves, naturally - did not allow an objective in the six postseason games.

"That's every defender's goal, not to let anything fall behind them, " stated Maggie Shanley, who moored the system together with Bianca Furci, McCabe and Hingher. "But to obtain a shutout in each and every game was incredible."