Women's soccer team looking for a PAC win

JAMIE KNOBLER STAFF WRITER

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Rita Homing, HeatherTu, Mel Klaus, and the class of 2002 werethedrivingforcebehindthe success of the program,"Pellcey said.

Thereare a few newplayers this yearwho are goingto prove to be as crucial to the teamas the returningplayers. Thisis a program that lives up to the word "team"and each player has a very important place on it. Everyone has a specific job and is importantto the program.

Besides havinggreat players who are serious about this sport, the softball team also knows how to have •fun. One thing they believe works at helping them win is the fact that they are so superstitious. Bags have to be placed in the same locations, cheers have to be said at the correct times before the start of a game, and the right people have to say the right things.

"We always do better in our toughest games when we're having a good time," Klaus said ''When we're all stressed out we don't play up to our potential."

The softball team agrees that being nationally ranked for the past three years is an ego booster, but they don't let it go to their heads. Even though they are ranked, some teams still don't take them seriously. They have played Division I teams like Villanova and St. Joseph's University, and have beaten both. These teams did not expect the softball team to be as good and as a result they were taken by surprise.

The softball team realizes how hard they will have to work tbi~ fall before the start of their season. They want to try and go above and beyond their wellknown status they achieved last year, and are focused and ready to achieve their goal, while having a good time.

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The Lady Cavalier's soccer team lost to Eastern University on Tuesday, Sept. 24 with the score 4-0.

The defense had their hands full in the first half, making crucial tum-overs and taking possession of the ball. Freshman Mary Remoli had excellent foot work and kept Eastern 's goalkeeper, Junior Allison Lecesse very busy.

The first goal of the game was scored with 6:45 left in the first half. Lecesse was kept very busy and tallied four saves in the first half, keeping the score at 0- l. The next goal was scored with 19: 15 left in the second half when the ball was kicked across the net, perfectly planted for a corner shot that was almost untouchable. Eastern then scored the next two unanswered goals several minutes later while keeping Cabrini from penetrating the net at all.

"We played very well as a team in the first half, we just need to •work on the full game," said Liz Graham, junior. And that seemed to be what everyone who saw the game had said. Captain Kelli Romano said, "We played really well. We just couldn't score and we couldn't finish."

Even though it was a shut out, the players were not disappointed completely. Head Coach Ken Prothero said, "We're playing extremely well but we have a young team. Most of our games we control the tempo of the match and possessed the match, but we've had some unlucky goals scored. We're in the middle of a rebuilding year with a lot of young talent."

But playing the entire 90 minutes isn't the only thing the women need to work on. Most of the team commented on how well they have been playing, but many question the heart that goes into their performance. "We have the talent, we have the skill, we just need the want to win," said Graham.

Jess Stork, now a Cabrini alum and former soccer captain said, "The talent on this team is the best that it's been since the start of the program. However, you can have all the talent in the world but without the heart that (talent) doesn't mean anything. You need to want to win."

There has been nothing but positive feedback from players about Head Coach Ken Prothero's coaching. "He's a really good coach, he's helped us a lot." Romano said.

"He has a very young team, and for a first year coach he's handing the pressure very well," Graham said. Through all of the good and the bad, Prothero is very positive for the program's future. "We're going to be a very tough team to beat in a few years. Anyone who has seen us play knows this."