234 WOMEN’S SOCCER SOCCER gets SOCIAL Lady Bison Soccer players participate in the social club process. When it was announced that the Harding soccer teams could not travel for games due to COVID-19, the athletes experienced college like never before. The Lady Bison athletes anticipated being involved in social club activities they traditionally missed due to weekend games. These activities included club week, mixers, functions and sports. The women entered a new chapter of college full of CDC-approved socializing. Junior Grace Ann Green said her day-to-day life looked similar to previous years with classes and practice, but her weekends changed since she was not gone Wednesday through Sunday every other week for games. Green said that because of these schedule changes she was more involved in Pi Theta Phi, which her helped grow her relationships with her club sisters. “It’s the first year that I’ve gotten to go to more than one mixer so far,” Green said. “Even freshman year, when I was pledging a club, I only went to one mixer for each club [because of practice].” Junior Madison Massoth said she enjoyed meeting new members during the club process in Ko Jo Kai and getting to attend more club events with her new free time. “I get to have a little bit more of a social life,” Massoth said. “I get more time to be with friends or get homework done.” Junior Parker Smitherman said having free weekends to spend time with her friends and Zeta Rho sisters was a different experience. “My freshman year, I missed first round [mixers] because of soccer, so it’s nice to get to go to everything this year,” Smitherman said. “I’ve learned that everything is out of my control, and I just need to make the most of my time that I have with my friends.” story by Ava Galyean
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