GONZALAS

But Sister, the game is next semana. What if I let you down?

SISTER GEORGE MICHAEL

Me? You must do this for you.

(sings)
FIELD EVERY GOAL, MY GIRL,
LIVE AND LET YOUR AIM BE TRUE,
NOW THE CHOICE IS UP TO YOU.
FIND IT IN YOUR SOUL,
TO FIELD EVERY GOAL, MY GIRL,
GIVE IT ALL AND GO FOR GOLD.
WHO KNOWS WHAT
THE FATES MAY HOLD?
NEVER YIELD AND
FIELD EVERY GOAL.
EVERY SECOND.
EVERY MINUTE.
EVERY HOUR.
FEEL YOUR STRENGTH AND
FEEL THE POWER.

(The door opens and SHIPLEY ENTERS)
Maureen, meet your new Coach, Ms. Shipley Barnes--

SHIPLEY
(hungrily)
Hello, Maureen.

GONZALAS
Buenos tardes, Coach Barnes.

SHIPLEY
Bue-nos tar-days.

SISTER GEORGE MICHAEL
Coach Barnes will be your foster mother for the rest of the school year.

SHIPLEY
You’ll practice hard. Run hard and sweat hard, but the rewards will be great. Am I right, Sister?

SISTER GEORGE MICHAEL
(Looking at the cross on her rosary beads)
No greater sacrifice has ever been made!

SHIPLEY
Well, I’ve got a practice in progress so we gotta roll.

GONZALAS
Goodbye! Adios!

SISTER GEORGE MICHAEL

Goodbye. And remember, GONzalas, you’re leaving here an orphan but you’ve got to come back a Harvard athlete!

GONZALAS
I’ll try!

(SISTER BILLIE JEAN enters carrying a suitcase and a large field hockey bag. She places a Peruvian Bowler hat on her head complete with feathers and parrot. Her braids complete the image. MAUREEN waves goodbye to SISTER GEORGE MICHAEL who wipes away a tear. She leaves St. Annie’s and spins around a few times with SHIPLEY.The LADIES ENTERS and are going through a practice routine as they spin in.)

SISTER GEORGE MICHAEL & SHIPLEY

FIELD EVERY GOAL, MY GIRL,
YOU CAN DEIGN TO WIN IT ALL
KEEP YOUR EYES UPON THE BALL,
NEVER LOSE CONTROL.
AND FIELD EVERY GOAL, MY GIRL,
GO AND SHOW’EM ALL YOU’VE GOT,
ONLY YOU CAN TAKE THAT SHOT,
NEVER YIELD,
AND FIELD EVERY GOAL.

GONZALAS

(in counterpoint)
I WILL DO YOU PROUD!
FOR ALL THE ORPHANS
OF THE WORLD!
DES LOS NINOS DE LA MUNDO,
A MI VIDA!
MI CORAZON!
MI AMOR, MI CORAZON!
WILL FIELD EVERY GOAL!

SHIPLEY
Ladies. I’d like you all to meet Maureen GonZALas.

GONZALAS
Hola. Buenos tardes, senoritas.

STROKANOV I
DIs is new goalie? HA!

STROKANOV II
More like Goalie-locks!

SHIPLEY

(blows the whistle.)
Suit’er up. We’ll start with a 2 on 1 shot blocking drills.

LADIES
Coach!

SHIPLEY
GonZALas, show us what you’ve got!

GONZALAS
Just remember what Sr. George Michael told you she said to-

(split scene with the nuns under the stained glass window. MAUREEN riffs on the chorus as she does her thing.)

FIELD EVERY GOAL, MY GIRL,
LIVE AND LET YOUR AIM BE TRUE,
NOW THE CHOICE IS UP TO YOU.
FIND IT IN YOUR SOUL.
TO FIELD EVERY GOAL, MY GIRL,
GIVE IT ALL AND GO FOR GOLD.
WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FATES MAY HOLD?
NEVER YIELD
AND FIELD EVERY GOAL!

LADIES
(In counterpoint watch from afar as they go through the practice trying to get a ball into the net. MAUREEN IS GREAT! A true champion. She suits up in full goalie gear for a full ladder run.)

CAN SHE DO IT?
IS SHE READY?
IS SHE BUILT TO LAST?
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET IT PAST HER NET?
CAN SHE CUT IT?
CAN SHE DO THE JOB?
WATCH HER WEAVE!
SEE HER BOB!
IT’S STILL A LITTLE TRICKY,
CAUSE WE ALL MISS VICKY,
BUT AS LONG AS STICKY VICKY IS LAME,
WE GOTTA FIGHT EVERY MINUTE,
IF WE REALLY WANNA WIN IT,
AND THE GIRL IN THE NETS GOT GAME! SHE’S A WINNER,
AND ALREADY SHE CAN WEAVE SPELL.
NO BEGINNER COULD
EVER TEND A GOAL AS WELL.
SEE HER BLOCK UP EVERY HOLE,
SHE NEVER SEEMS TO LOSE CONTROL.
IT’S A WHOLE NEW HORIZON,
WITH OUR EYES ON THE PRIZE,
AND THE FIRE IN THE PIT OF HER SOUL
TO NEVER YIELD
NEVER YIELD-

GONZALAS & NUNS, SHIPLEY & CO.

AND FIELD EVERY GOAL, MY GIRL
LIVE AND LET YOUR AIM BE TRUE,
NOW THE CHOICE IS UP TO YOU.
FIND IT IN YOUR SOUL.
FIND IT IN YOUR SOUL.
TO FIELD EVERY GOAL, MY GIRL,
GIVE IT ALL AND GO FOR GOLD.
WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FATES MAY HOLD?
NEVER YIELD,
NEVER YIELD,
NEVER YIELD AND
FIELD EVERY GOAL!

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