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How Ohio State’s all-time leading scorer Alayna Markwordt uses a crease roll to get high-percentage shots
>> WHAT I DO
HAVE A ROUTINE
I always have a pre-wrap headband. It has to be there. Before games, I shoot on my own before team warm-ups to get loosened up. It’s good to have a routine when you set up for a free position shot too, and to practice that situation. Some shooters have different routines depending on the hash mark; I do the same thing at every hash.
EAT HEALTHY
I’m majoring in dietetics. I’ve always been interested in nutrition and health. My fridge is full of fresh fruit and vegetables, stuff like that. I like simple kinds of stuff on the road – carbs, protein, lots of water, bagels with peanut butter and fruit. I took a cooking class for my major this semester, which is good because I’m actually not a great cook. We were studying the different reactions of things when you cook them, and we had all these different experiments with different amounts of ingredients. There were defi nitely some trap recipes, ones that were supposed to be bad. But you learned from those.
HIT THE ROAD
I took a road trip all across the country with [alums] Annie Carruthers and Jayme Beard. We started in Columbus and went up into Canada, then down the West Coast, and on to Arizona and Colorado. I’d never been to the West Coast before. It took six weeks. We camped a lot. The most amazing thing we saw were the sand dunes in Oregon. We went four-wheeling, and it was the most fun I’ve ever had. It’s just a sea of sand and mountains.
My Team Ohio State is such a huge
athletic brand. We defi nitely get recognized everywhere we go on road trips. There are Ohio State fans everywhere. I love going to football games in the Shoe. The best ones I’ve been to are Iowa and Wisconsin, where we won on a last- second play and stormed the fi eld.
My Record-
Breaking Goal (Markwordt set the OSU scoring
record Feb. 19 with her 244th career point in a win over Louisville at Ohio Stadium.) I was aware that it was coming. I’m really glad it came in the Shoe, too. Ohio State has so much tradition. It’s great to play in a stadium like that, and to play with so much history.
>> MY FREE POSITION TIPS
1. Look around you fi rst. See the cutters and defenders. If you have a teammate near the crease, try a quick pass. If it’s crowded, you might be better off stepping back from the hash and going into a settled offense.
2. If the shot looks good, move into the most open space. If the defense is stacked to one side of the fi eld, put your stick in the opposite hand. 3. Put your dominant foot on the hash, putting your weight on that foot. When the whistle blows, explode off the mark, taking a step towardd the cage. Don’t take a stutter step with your back foot. 4. Always throw a fake before shooting.
— compiled by Clare Lochary A Publication of US Lacrosse May 2012 >> LACROSSE MAGAZINE 69
©JOHN SARAYA; ©SHUTTERSTOCK
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