New team experiencesthe mountaintopsandvalleys

nthe firstyeareverfor women'ssoccer earlierinthe season. Itwasaseasonof atLibertyUniversity,the LadyFlames construction, as the record shows finished with a4-6-1 record. Not bad They reached one highpointof the for a program that didn'tcut anybody or receive a lotof financialsupport in itsfirstyear.

"We didn't have that bad ofrecord considering itwas ourfirst year," said one of leading scorers on the team, AnneO'Kresik. "I think next year, we'll have a better team because it will give thecoaches ayear to recruit and get better."

"The team playedhardand we had alot offunoutthere,"saidteammateRobinIngalls "This willgive us something to buildon for thefuture."

The team traveled up tothemountaintops aftersliding into thevalley

It m year with a 9-0 blowout of Randolph-Macon College The Flames had lost an0-8decision to the same team three weeks earlier They alsotook a 3-2 win over Maryville College on the road Yet, they suffereda defeat atthe handsof the M C team at home amonthearlier, losing 5-4.

Coach Roy Yarbrough saidhe was thoroughly pleased with his team'sdebutperformance Heexpects the experience they gained on the field during theirfirstyear willhelp pull them together as aunit in upcoming seasons