Lady Cavs hope success will lead to championship

by Jenny Yoos staff writer

The women's soccer team has held an outstanding season so far this year and hopes to keep it going strong. The season has been extremely successful and their overall record is now 8-3. In the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference their record is currently 4-0. There is a four-game road trip currently underway in which the ladies will face Widener, Alvernia, Neuman, and Beaver College. The games against Widener and Alvernia have already been won. It is now up to the team to beat Neuman and Beaver.

The season so far has been a success. "We are corning together as a team very well. In the past few games we have been clicking," said senior captain Erin Barney

"Everyone is playing well and having a great season. I can not single out one particular person," junior goalie Jess Huda said. "It is the combined effort of our team that con- tributes to our success," Barney said.

There have been several victories for the team, however two in particular are big wins for the team. "Beaver was a good game to win because they are the defending champions for the PAC conference," Huda said. They won the game 2-1 in overtime. "Another good win was Misericordia, which we won 1-0. They are one of our rivals, as well as a good team which always gives us a good game," Huda said. "Every game is crucial in winning because it brings us a step closer to winning the PAC championship," Barney said. There have not been many losses for the team this season, however there were a few difficult losses.

The goals the ladies have set for themselves for the rest of the season have overall been to "win the rest of the games and win the PAC," Huda said. "Our primary goal is to be PAC champions and to get to the NCAA," Barney said. If the team wins the PAC they receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Each game there are three goals the team says out loud to one another, according to Barney. "Our three goals are for Jess to have a shutout, to give everyone a chance to play, and to win the game," she said.

There are several first-year players doing extremely well this season. "It is good to see so many new players. They all have been meshing well with the team and they are Cabrini's future for soccer which will make it a bright future," Barney said. "First year player, Siobhan McGonigle, has contributed greatly this year on defense. She filled the spot of sweeper that was left open this year," Huda said.

The girls have high hopes for the rest of the season, as well as the four-game road trip. "We hope to win every game, but especially Eastern because they are one of our rivals," Huda said.